Forest River, Inc. is recalling certain 2021-2022 Dynamax Isata Class 3 and Class 5 motorhomes

Jul 08, 2022 — Recall Campaign #22V487000

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Dynamax Isata Class 3 and Class 5 motorhomes, 2021 Coachmen Sportscoach, 2020 Coachmen Pursuit, and 2017, 2020-2021 Coachmen Freelander motorhomes. The service valves on the LPG tanks may be improperly connected, which can cause a propane leak.

The recall was influenced by the manufacturer with about 172 units affected.

See recall notice

NHTSA Safety Recall Notice

22V487000

Manufacturer:	Forest River, Inc.
Recall date:	July 08, 2022
NHTSA Campaign #:	22V487000
Units affected:	172

Description:: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Dynamax Isata Class 3 and Class 5 motorhomes, 2021 Coachmen Sportscoach, 2020 Coachmen Pursuit, and 2017, 2020-2021 Coachmen Freelander motorhomes. The service valves on the LPG tanks may be improperly connected, which can cause a propane leak.
Consequeces:: A propane leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
Corrective action:: Dealers will inspect and replace the service valves, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 2, 2022. Owner may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-262-3474 (Dynamax), 1-574-825-8212 (Sportscoach and Pursuit), and 1-574-825-8602 (Freelander). Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1533.
Notes:: 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.

Affects the following:

2020 COACHMEN PURSUIT Complaints
STEERING TIRE G670 RV UNISTEEL 245/70R19.5 LOAD RANGE G ON MY CLASS A MOTORHOME IS 'OUT OF ROUND' AND COULD NOT ALIGN PROPERLY BY PEACH STATE FREIGHTLINER IN JEFFERSON, GA I CONTACTED GOODYEAR OF PROBLEM/WARRANTY AND I HAVE YET TO FIND ANY FORD DEALER OR GOODYEAR REPRESENTATIVE WHO CAN ORDER THIS TIRE OR GET THIS TIRE OR SUPPLY ME ANY INFORMATION TO BUY OR WARRANTY THIS TIRE...FOREST RIVER THE MANUFACTURER SAYS CALL FORD...FORD SENDS YOU TO MOTORHOME ASSISTANCE CENTER WHO WILL GIVE YOU LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE (CAR) DEALERS WHO ARE UNABLE TO HELP OR ORDER THIS TIRE...I'M COMPLETELY BAFFLED AS IF I DON'T GET THIS FIXED IT WILL RUIN THE OTHER STEERING TIRE...LOCAL TRUCK STOP (PETRO) CAN'T EVEN HELP - WHAT IF I HAD A BLOW OUT ON THE FREEWAY AND THEY CAN'T EVEN GET ONE TIRE FROM GOODYEAR. I'VE CALLED RV DEALERS WITHIN 100 MILES OF MY HOME AND THEY CAN'T HELP. MAYBE THE PANDEMIC HAS CREATED THIS IN MANUFACTURING WHERE THEY ARE OVERWHELMED TO SUSTAIN INVENTORY BUT AT THIS MOMENT I CANNOT FIND ANYONE WHO CAN GET ME A TIRE TO PURCHASE WITHOUT EVEN CONSIDERING A WARRANTY.*DT;
2021 COACHMEN SPORTSCOACH Complaints
The contact owns a 2021 Coachmen Sportscoach built on a 2021 Freightliner XC-S Chassis. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the instrument panel became inoperable and turned blank. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the Viper module had failed and needed to be replaced. The RV was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 10,000.;
2022 DYNAMAX ISATA Complaints
This unit is a cutaway Sprinter converted to a class C RV by Dynamax Corporation. I discovered a propane leak and in tracing it down, found that Dynamax had run their main propane delivery over a flexible hose. This hose was improperly protected from being damaged by poor installation process in that the hose was strapped to a cross member under the unit without consideration to protecting the sheath. I have just over 20K miles on this and the main sheath has a pinhole caused by it rubbing against a sharp edged metal cross-member. The cross-member is directly under the passenger compartment exposing us to fire and gas exposure. This danger could have easily been avoided by either putting a protective sheath between the hose an the cross-member, or plumbing the entire length with black pipe. I consider myself fortunate that this leak did not present itself while driving down the road. I have attached pictures of both the cross-member where the gas line is strapped down and the pinhole in the gas line (verified with a propane tester).;