Recall Register

2020 Forest River Forester: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2020 Forest River Forester. The newest campaign is 20V477000. NHTSA received the report on 14 Aug 2020. The NHTSA record gives the component Seats. NHTSA has no 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, 20V477000, in the NHTSA record

Forest River will notify owners, and Sprinter dealers will inspect the wire harness routing for both front seats and will repair the wiring and add clips or cable ties as needed, free of charge. This recall began September 21, 2020. Owners may contact Daimler Vans customer service at 1-877-762-8267. Daimler Vans number for their recall is VS3DREHSIK. Forest's number for this recall is 51-1206.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 1,326 units in total.

  1. 20V477000Received . 412 units.

    Seats

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River, Inc. (Forest) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Forest River Forester, Sunseeker, Dynamax Isata and Coachmen Galleria and Prism motorhomes built on Sprinter Van chassis equipped with swivel seats. The wiring harnesses for the front seats may have been routed incorrectly and could become jammed and damaged in the swivel seat frames.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the wiring harness is damaged, the side air bag within the seat may deploy inadvertently or not deploy as designed in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury to vehicle occupants.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River will notify owners, and Sprinter dealers will inspect the wire harness routing for both front seats and will repair the wiring and add clips or cable ties as needed, free of charge. This recall began September 21, 2020. Owners may contact Daimler Vans customer service at 1-877-762-8267. Daimler Vans number for their recall is VS3DREHSIK. Forest's number for this recall is 51-1206.

    Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 51-1206. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 20V363000Received . 522 units.

    Structure / Frame and Members / Underbody Shields

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Coachmen Galleria, Dynamax Isata, and Forest River Battisti Coach, Forester, and Sunseeker motorhomes, built on 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis. The rear part of the front fender liner may contact and chafe the brake hose, possibly resulting in a loss of brake fluid.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Loss of brake fluid can extend the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River will notify owners, and Mercedes-Benz or Freightliner Sprinter dealers will inspect and replace the brake hoses, as necessary. Additionally, the fender liners will be modified. All services will be performed free of charge. This recall began July 8, 2020. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 1-877-762-8267. DVUSA's number for this recall is VS3BRADVER. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1177.

    Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 51-1177. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 20V358000Received . 392 units.

    Equipment / Other / Owners/Service/Other Manual

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Coachmen Galleria and PRISM, Forest River Forester, Battisti and Sunseeker and Dynamax Isata recreational vehicles built on Sprinter chassis with automatic transmission. The operator's manual does not correctly specify certain conditions under which the automatic parking function ("Auto-P") operates.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the driver relies on the Auto-P function as described in the Operator's Manual, vehicle rollaway or movement may occur, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River will notify owners, and Mercedes-Benz dealers will provide the correct description of the Auto-P function for the Operator's Manual, free of charge. The recall began June 25, 2020. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-348-7440 or Sprinter service at 1-877-762-8267. The booklet with correct information is also available online through Mercedes-Benz, free of charge.

    Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. 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

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

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.

  1. 19971
  2. 19981
  3. 19991
  4. 20001
  5. 20011
  6. 20021
  7. 20032
  8. 20042
  9. 20051
  10. 20061
  11. 20101
  12. 20111
  13. 20121
  14. 20134
  15. 20143
  16. 20151
  17. 20163
  18. 20172
  19. 20183
  20. 20192
  21. 20203
  22. 20215
  23. 20223
  24. 20234
  25. 20242
  26. 20252
  27. 20261

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2020 Forest River Forester: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/forest-river/forester/2020/. 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
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
15 May 2019
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Forest River, Inc.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2020 Forest River Forester?
1,326 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Forest River Forester have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 24 recall campaigns for the Forest River Forester, model years 1997 to 2026. 3 of them name the 2020 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2020 Forest River Forester open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.