2019 Coachmen Viking problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Wheels:hubcap/Cover (1)
Safety recalls (2)
Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer 2020-02-12 · campaign 20V075000 · 4,464 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Surveyor, NO BO, Cherokee, R. POD, Clipper, Viking, Independence, Puma and East to West trailers. The spare tire carrier U-bolts may fail allowing the spare tire carrier and spare tire detach from the vehicle.
Risk: If the spare tire carrier and spare tire detach from the vehicle while in motion, it can become a road hazard and increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace U-bolts, free of charge. The recall began March 20, 2020. Owners may contact Surveyor, NO BO, R. and POD customer service at 1-574-642-3119, Independence, Viking, and Clipper customer service at 1-269-467-4600, Puma customer service at -574-642-0606, East and West customer service at 1-574-264-6664 or Cherokee customer service at 1-877-426-5337. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1133.
Equipment:other:labels 2018-05-21 · campaign 18V334000 · 23 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019 Coachmen Viking recreational trailers, models T17BHS and T17FQS. The Federal Placard states that the tires have an inflation pressure of 65 PSI, when the tires actually require 75 PSI. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
Risk: The incorrect Placard could cause the operator to underinflate the tires, possibly causing tire failure, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Forest River has notified owners and provided a corrected Federal Placard, free of charge. The recall began May 31, 2018. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-269-467-8281. Forest River's number for this recall is 121-0734.
Service bulletins (3)
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.
Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer 2018-09-28 · 510780 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
per the service bulletin from dometic ?dometic corporation has identified a visual cosmetic defect that has occurred on our dometic dm2652 refrigerators up in the freezer compartment. this does not occur on all units, but may be present on units with serial numbers starting with mb between 805xxxxx
Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer 2018-09-28 · 510692 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
per the service bulletin from dometic ?the nuisance issue enunciates by either blowing the protective fuse, opening the circuit breaker in the furnace circuit, or rendering the furnace inoperative. our testing has shown that in all instances the furnace fails in a safe manner.?
What owners report
2018-06-21 · Wheels:hubcap/Cover · 100 mi · 🔥 fire“tl* the contact owns a 2019 coachmen viking. while driving 60 mph, the vehicle started to vibrate and was pulled over to the side of the road. the contact noticed that the entire wheel hub was melted and the front driver's side tire was destroyed. the vehicle was towed to lazydays rv loveland (4777 marketplace dr., johnstown, co 80534) and was awai…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.