2024 Coachmen Catalina: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the 2024 Coachmen Catalina. The newest campaign is 25V264000. NHTSA received the report on 18 Apr 2025. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Wiring. NHTSA has 1 complaint on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 25V264000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will add circuit protection to the accent lights, awning, and auto leveling system, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 29, 2025. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-4995. Forest River's number for this recall is 300-1922.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
6 campaigns, newest first. 8,732 units in total.
- 25V264000Electrical System / Wiring
- 25V245000Structure / Body / Step/Ladder
- 25V111000Equipment / Other / Labels
- 24V280000Equipment / Appliance / Oven/Stove/Cooktop
- 24V254000Electrical System / Wiring
- 24V094000Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
25V264000Received . 975 units.
Electrical System / Wiring
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Forest River Aurora and Coachmen Catalina travel trailers. Please see the 573 report for the complete list of model numbers. The front exterior accent lights, awning, and auto-leveling system may be incorrectly wired and not have proper over current circuit protection.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Wiring without circuit protection may become damaged and short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will add circuit protection to the accent lights, awning, and auto leveling system, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 29, 2025. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-4995. Forest River's number for this recall is 300-1922.
Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 300-1922. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
25V245000Received . 4,179 units.
Structure / Body / Step/Ladder
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Coachmen Catalina, Forest River Aurora, Cascade, Cedar Creek, Cherokee, Sandpiper, Sierra, 2025 Campsite Reserve, Impression, Pause, Puma, Sabre, Salem, Vengeance, and Wildwood fifth wheel and travel trailers, equipped with a removable step assembly. The clip-on bracket mounting bolts may come loose, allowing the steps to detach.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Steps that detach while in use increase the risk of injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and repair or replace the clip-on bracket as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 28, 2025. Owners may contact customer service at Aurora & Catalina (1-574-825-4995), Campsite Reserve, Cascade, Cherokee, Sabre, Vengeance (1-260-499-2100), Cedar Creek (1-260-593-4000), Impression (1-574-327-2716), Pause (1-574-327-2681), Puma (1-574-642-0588), Sierra & Sandpiper (1-574-534-4574), and Salem & Wildwood (1-574-534-3167). Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1915.
Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 51-1915. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
25V111000Received . 1,833 units.
Equipment / Other / Labels
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017-2025 Coachmen Catalina, 2020-2025 Aurora, and 2025 Puma travel trailers. The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) on the Federal placard may exceed the safety chain rating. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 110, "Tire Selection and Rims" and 120, "Wheels and Rims - Other Than Passenger Cars."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An incorrect weight rating may lead to unintentionally overloading the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Forest River will mail owners a corrected Federal Placard with application instructions, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 24, 2025. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 5745-825-4995, and Puma customer service at 1-574-642-0588. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1895.
Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 51-1895. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
24V280000Received . 148 units.
Equipment / Appliance / Oven/Stove/Cooktop
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024 Coachmen Catalina BCAT154RDX and Forest River Aurora BART15RDX travel trailers. The panel that isolates the cooktop from the furnace was not properly sealed during manufacturing, which could result in an inverted cooktop flame.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A inverted cooktop flame increases the risk of a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will seal the furnace from the cooktop, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 1, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at 1-574-825-4995. Forest River's number for this recall is 203-1766.
Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 203-1766. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
24V254000Received . 1,552 units.
Electrical System / Wiring
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024 Aurora and Coachmen Catalina Travel Trailers. Improper routing may leave the distribution panel wire unprotected from the battery.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An unprotected wire increases the risk of a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will reroute the distribution panel wire to the breaker side of the mini breaker, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 26, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at 1-574-825-4995. Forest River's number for this recall is 203-1757.
Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 203-1757. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
24V094000Received . 45 units.
Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024 Coachmen Catalina and Forest River Aurora travel trailers. The tire may contact the slide adjustment bolt and puncture the tire.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A punctured tire can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the slide adjustment bolt and install a shackle kit, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 19, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-4995. Forest River's number for this recall is 205-1735.
Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 205-1735. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
1 complaint, 3 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Equipment | 2 |
| Tires | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 7 Jan 2026
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2024 Coachmen CatalinaThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2024 Coachmen Catalina: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/coachmen/catalina/2024/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- Forest River, Inc.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2024 Coachmen Catalina?
- 8,732 units in 6 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Coachmen Catalina have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 38 recall campaigns for the Coachmen Catalina, model years 1991 to 2026. 6 of them name the 2024 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2024 Coachmen Catalina name most often?
- Equipment: 2 of 3 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2024 Coachmen Catalina open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.