Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer; structure (Forest River and Coachmen)
Vehicle recall 21V-523. NHTSA received Forest River, Inc.’s report on Jul 9, 2021.
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NHTSA received Forest River, Inc.’s report on Jul 9, 2021. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 27, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
Adhesive failure may cause the vent portion of the window to detach, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
Forest River, Inc.
(Forest River) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Coachmen Cross Country, 2015 Coachmen Encore, 2016-2020 Coachmen Mirada, 2018-2021 Coachmen Sportscoach, 2019-2021 Forest River Berkshire, 2011-2016 Forest River Blue Ridge, 2014-2019 Forest River Cardinal, 2014-2020 Forest River Cedar Creek, 2014-2021 Forest River Georgetown, 2019 Forest River Legacy, and 2017-2018 Forest River Riverstone recreational vehicles equipped with Hehr 6400 Series windows.
The adhesive that bonds the vented portion of the window may fail.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer.
- NHTSA’s part: Structure.
What should you do?
Dealers will inspect the windows, and replace the vent if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 2, 2021. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-8600. Forest River’s number for this recall is 51-1380.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 27, 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.nhtsa.gov.
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 825 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 27, 2026. Updated daily.
- Forest River Cedar Creek202020192018201720162015and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Forest River Georgetown2021202020192018201720162015and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Coachmen Sportscoach2021202020192018
- Coachmen Mirada20202019201820172016
- Coachmen Cross Country201720162015
- Coachmen Encore2015
- Forest River Blue Ridge20162015and 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Forest River Cardinal20192018201720162015and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Forest River Riverstone20182017
- Forest River Legacy2019
- Forest River Berkshire202120202019
Who is recalling it?
- Made by Forest River, Inc..
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 27, 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 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 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 27, 2026.