2018 Coachmen Catalina problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer:lpg Systems:lines And Fittings (1) · Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer (1)
Safety recalls (1)
Equipment:other:labels 2025-02-21 · campaign 25V111000 · 1,833 vehicles
Defect: 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."
Risk: An incorrect weight rating may lead to unintentionally overloading the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: 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.
Service bulletins (1)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Equipment 2020-04-13 · CV1-4 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
provide an update that would prevent possible message corruption that could take place on the rvc network.
What owners report
2018-05-04 · Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer:lpg Systems:lines And Fittings · 125 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2018 coachmen catalina. after purchasing the camper in march of 2018, it was immediately used to go on a long distance trip. while traveling, it was discovered that the propane fuel had leaked out the container. the propane container was refilled, but the failure continued. the contact discovered that the rubber propane line …”
2018-04-23 · Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer“tl* the contact owns a 2018 forest river coachmen catalina. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 17v756000 (equipment). the contact called kidde customer service at 1-855-262-3540 as well as forest river at 1-800-348-7440 to receive a replacement fire extinguisher. the contact never received a replacement fire extinguisher af…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.