Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: lpg systems: water heater (Coachmen, Forest River and Continental Cargo)
Vehicle recall 15V-771. NHTSA received Forest River, Inc.’s report on Nov 19, 2015.
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NHTSA received Forest River, Inc.’s report on Nov 19, 2015. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The overheating of the water may result in the release of steam, possibly causing the operator is to scald themselves and increasing the risk of injury.
Forest River, Inc.
(Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2012-2016 Berkshire, Charleston, Legacy, Dynamax, XLR, Continental Cargo, Work & Play, Shockwave, and Coachmen Brookstone recreational vehicles and toy haulers, equipped with Atwood on demand water heaters, models OD45, OD50, and OD50CW, manufactured January 2, 2012, to August 13, 2015.
The affected water heaters have a water and gas valve that may cause the water heater to overheat the water in the hot water supply tap.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: lpg systems: water heater.
What should you do?
Forest River will notify owners of a field remedy as provided by Atwood to the Dealerships and O.E.M. A. Inspection and installation instructions for the remedy, to be used and applied only by qualified service center personnel. B. Installation of a water flow adjustment STOP KEY that prevents the adjustment of the water flow down below .5gal/min. C. The addition of a star or lock washer to secure the adjustment screw that prevents unintended adjustment or and adjustment drift from vibration as you travel down the road. D. Securement of the remedy with the application of a warning and tamper proof label applied over the stop key and adjustment screw. The recall began on December 17, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-348-7440, or Atwood customer service at 1-574-264-2131. Forest River’s number for this recall is 51-11092015-0107.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 489 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
Each model year opens its own page: every recall naming it, its owner complaints and its crash ratings.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- Coachmen Brookstone20162015and 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Forest River Legacy20162015and 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Forest River Shockwave20162015and 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Forest River Work and Play20162015and 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Forest River XLR20162015and 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Forest River Charleston20162015and 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Forest River Berkshire20162015and 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Continental Cargo Continental Cargo20162015and 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Forest River Dynamax20162015and 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
Who is recalling it?
- Made by Forest River, Inc..
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt. Owners’ complaints are counted on each vehicle’s page.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 19, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 19, 2026.