Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer (Forest River, Coachmen and EAST TO WEST and 2 more)
Vehicle recall 22V-556. NHTSA received Forest River, Inc.’s report on Jul 29, 2022.
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NHTSA received Forest River, Inc.’s report on Jul 29, 2022. 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?
An awning that drops or extends beyond normal operation can increase the risk of injury.
Forest River, Inc.
(Forest River) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Coachmen Catalina, Cross Trail, Pursuit, Sportscoach, East to West Della Terra, Silver Lake, Forest River Forester, FR3, Sunseeker, Wildwood, 2022 Coachmen Adrenaline, Apex, Brookstone, Chaparral, Chapparral Lite, Clipper, Freedom Express, Independence Trail, Mirada, Spirit, Viking, Work and Play, East to West Ahara, Tandara, Forest River Aurora, Cardinal, Cedar Creek, Cherokee, Flagstaff, Georgetown, Ibex, Impression, Ozark, Puma, R-Pod, Rockwood, Sabre, Salem, Sandpiper, Sandstorm, Shockwave, Sierra, Solera, Stealth, Stealth Evo, Surveyor, Vengeance, Vibe, Wildcat, XLR Toyhauler, Prime Time Avenger, Crusader, Lacrosse, Sanibel, Tracer, Shasta Oasis, and Phoenix fifth wheel and travel trailers.
The electric retractable awning has a welded seam on the fabric that may separate, potentially allowing the awning to drop beyond normal operation.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer.
What should you do?
Dealers will replace the fabric roll or complete awning, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 17, 2022. Owners may contact the customer service numbers listed in the recall report for their designated model. Forest River’s number for this recall is 51-1532. This recall supersedes and expands NHTSA recall number 22V-486.
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.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 49,295 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.
- Forest River Wildwood20232022
- Coachmen Sportscoach20232022
- Forest River Sierra2022
- Forest River Solera2022
- Forest River Cardinal2022
- Coachmen Spirit2022
- Forest River Flagstaff2022
- Coachmen Apex2022
- Coachmen Clipper2022
- Coachmen Chaparral Lite2022
- East to West Tandara2022
- Forest River Sunseeker20232022
- Forest River Aurora2022
- East to West Della Terra20232022
- Forest River Vengeance2022
- Forest River Vibe2022
- East to West Silver Lake20232022
- Forest River FR320232022
- Coachmen Cross Trail20232022
- Prime Time Crusader2022
- Coachmen Work and Play2022
- Coachmen Catalina20232022
- Forest River Shockwave2022
- Forest River Stealth Evo2022
- Forest River Sandstorm2022
- Forest River XLR Toyhauler2022
- Forest River Georgetown2022
- Shasta Phoenix2022
- Coachmen Independence Trail2022
- Coachmen Viking2022
- Shasta Oasis2022
- Coachmen Pursuit20232022
- Forest River Forester20232022
- Coachmen Adrenaline2022
- Forest River Rockwood2022
- Forest River Salem2022
- Forest River Cherokee2022
- Forest River Surveyor2022
- Forest River Wildcat2022
- Coachmen Freedom Express2022
- Forest River Cedar Creek2022
- Forest River Ibex2022
- Forest River Impression2022
- Coachmen Mirada2022
- Forest River Ozark2022
- Forest River Puma2022
- Forest River R-Pod2022
- Forest River Sabre2022
- Forest River Sandpiper2022
- Forest River Stealth2022
- Coachmen Chaparral2022
- Coachmen Brookstone2022
- Prime Time Tracer2022
- Prime Time Sanibel2022
- Prime Time Lacrosse2022
- Forest River Avenger2022
- East to West Ahara Travel Trailer2022
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.