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2017 Forest River Coachmen Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Feb 21, 2023
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Oct 31, 2016

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2017 Forest River Coachmen. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Body & structureOther / unspecified
Filed Feb 21, 2023

The contact owns a 2017 Forest River Coachmen. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the rubber seal detached from the vent and shattered without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was not notified of the failure. Additionally, the contact stated that the second vent was partially detached. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V523000 (Equipment, Structure). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was 15,600.

NHTSA ID
11508400
Incident
Feb 15, 2023
Mileage
15,600 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Dec 3, 2021
Fire reported

The contact owns a 2017 Forest River Brookstone RV. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked he and his family were in the trailer. The contact smelt something burning in the trailer. The contact inspected the trailer and noticed the burning smell was coming from the heater ducts in the trailer and had melted due to the material of paper and Styrofoam in the heat duct to extremes heat coming from the furnish in the trailer. The contact took the vehicle to a local dealer who diagnosed the failure as the contact expected was extreme heat coming from the furnish that caused the heat ducts to melt. The dealer disconnected the furnish from the heater deck, however the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 250.

NHTSA ID
11442542
Incident
Oct 20, 2019
Mileage
250 mi
Visibility
Filed Nov 7, 2017

PURCHASE A NEW 2017 FOREST RIVER COACHMAN CROSS COUNTRY 404RB ON JULY 15, 2018. UPON RECEIVING COACH IMMEDIATELY NOTICED LOUD WIND NOISE AS WELL AS HOT AIR COMING IN THROUGH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD AREA OF COACH. TOOK MY COACH TO THREE CERTIFIED COACHMAN REPAIR FACILITIES TO FIND OUT THAT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED. QUOTE FROM LAZY DAYS RV CENTER UPON REMOVING OLD WINDSHIELD " CUT OUT FRONT WINDSHIELD AND FOUND WINDSHIELD NOT TOUCHING URETHANE ACROSS BOTTOM". I DROVE THIS COACH ALL OF 100 MILES TO MY HOME AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THIS PROBLEM. FOR SOME REASON IT MADE IT TO THE CUSTOMER IN THIS CONDITION AS WELL AS BEING DRIVEN 1300 MILES FROM INDIANA TO FLORIDA WITHOUT THE COACHMAN DRIVER NOTICING! OWNED FROM JULY 15 TO CURRENT, UNABLE TO USE AS NOT SOLD IN USABLE CONDITION. ABLE TO USE STARTING NOVEMBER 1, 2018 AFTER REPAIRS.

NHTSA ID
11044040
Incident
Jul 15, 2017
Mileage
1,400 mi
Suspension
Filed Nov 7, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FOREST RIVER COACHMAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A BANGING NOSE FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE BY THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AXEL MAY BE FRACTURED HOWEVER, WERE UNABLE TO CONFIRM THE DIAGNOSING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

NHTSA ID
10924577
Incident
Nov 2, 2016
Mileage
100 mi
Fuel system
Filed Oct 31, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FOREST RIVER COACHMEN CLIPPER RV 16BH. WHEN THE CONTACT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE HOME AND WAS TESTING EVERYTHING FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE DISCOVERED THAT THE PROPANE TANK WAS NOT CONNECTED TIGHTLY AND THE COACH FILLED UP WITH PROPANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2.

NHTSA ID
10920196
Incident
Oct 29, 2016
Mileage
2 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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