Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch (Coachmen)
Vehicle recall 23V-133. NHTSA received Forest River, Inc.’s report on Mar 1, 2023.
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The short answer
NHTSA received Forest River, Inc.’s report on Mar 1, 2023. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 20, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The inability to enter or exit the vehicle in an emergency increases the risk of injury.
Forest River, Inc.
(Forest River) is recalling certain 2013 Coachmen Cross Country and 2023 Coachmen Sportscoach Motorhomes.
The entry door latch may fail and not allow entry or exit.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch.
What should you do?
Dealers will inspect and replace the door latch, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 7, 2023. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at 1-574-825-8212. Forest River’s number for this recall is 310-1603.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 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 19 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 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Coachmen Sportscoach2023
- Coachmen Cross Countryand 2013, before the model years listed here
Who is recalling it?
- Made by Forest River, Inc..
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 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 20, 2026 and checked Oct 20, 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 20, 2026.