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2020 Forest River Berkshire problems, complaints & recalls

Most-reported problem areas: Exterior Lighting:headlights (1)

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Complaints
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Recalls
14
Service bulletins
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Crashes reported
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Fires reported
0
Deaths

Safety recalls (5)

Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer 2021-07-09 · campaign 21V523000 · 825 vehicles

Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Coachmen Cross Country, 2015 Coachmen Encore, 2016-2020 Coachmen Mirada, 2018-2021 Coachmen Sportscoach, 2019-2021 Forest River Berkshire, 2011-2016 Forest River Blue Ridge, 2014-2019 Forest River Cardinal, 2014-2020 Forest River Cedar Creek, 2014-2021 Forest River Georgetown, 2019 Forest River Legacy, and 2017-2018 Forest River Riverstone recreational vehicles equipped with Hehr 6400 Series windows. The adhesive that bonds the ve

Risk: Adhesive failure may cause the vent portion of the window to detach, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.

Fix: Dealers will inspect the windows, and replace the vent if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 2, 2021. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-8600. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1380.

Equipment:appliance:oven/Stove/Cooktop 2020-11-23 · campaign 20V727000 · 4,203 vehicles

Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019 Coachmen Chaparral and Shasta, 2019-2020 Coachmen Concord and Orion, 2020-2021 Coachmen Cross Trek and Forest River Berkshire, 2019-2021 Coachmen Freelander, Leprechaun and Prism, 2020 Coachmen Mirada, Pursuit and Sportscoach, Dynamax Force, DX3, Dynaquest XL and Isata and Forest River Wildwood and 2008 and 2020 Forest River Salem vehicles equipped with Dometic 3 burner cooking stoves. The saddle valve securing bolt may be overtightene

Risk: A gas leak can increase the risk of a fire.

Fix: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a remedy kit of gaskets, washers, thread locker bolts, and two round orange labels, free of charge. The recall began January 11, 2021. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-4995, or Dometic customer service at 1-574-293-0681. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1259.

Tires:valve 2020-09-17 · campaign 20V562000 · 1,000 vehicles

Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Coachmen Sportscoach and Forest River Legacy and 2018-2021 Berkshire motorhomes built on a Daimler Trucks (DTNA) chassis. The tire valve stem extension for the inner wheel may come in contact with the outer wheel rim opening and become damaged.

Risk: Extensive damage to the valve stem extension may result in a loss of tire pressure of the inner wheel, increasing the risk of a crash.

Fix: Forest River will notify owners, and DTNA will inspect the inner wheel valve stem stabilizers, or replace as necessary, free of charge. The recall began November 24, 2020. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-547-0712 or DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1228. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-861.

Exterior Lighting:turn Signal 2020-08-18 · campaign 20V488000 · 1,547 vehicles

Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Charleston, 2017-2019 Legacy, 2017-2020 Berkshire, 2017 Coachmen Cross Country, and 2017-2020 Sportscoach motorhomes built on certain FCCC XB and XC chassis that received an inspection-only remedy for recall 18V-763. The rear mounted Power Distribution Module (PDM) may have been damaged during manufacturing, possibly resulting in the rear marker lights, brake lights, or turn signals not functioning.

Risk: Non-functioning exterior marker lights can increase the risk of a crash.

Fix: Forest Rivers will notify owners, and Daimler Trucks dealers will replace the old Power Distribution Module (PDM) with a new PDM, free of charge. The recall began January 18, 2021. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712 . Forest's number for this recall is 51-1203.

Service Brakes, Air:disc:caliper 2020-03-19 · campaign 20V161000 · 53 vehicles

Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Berkshire and Sportscoach motorhomes equipped with air disc brakes. The brake caliper mounting bolts may have been insufficiently tightened.

Risk: Loose brake caliper mounting bolts can reduce brake effectiveness, increasing the risk of a crash.

Fix: Forest River will notify owners, and Daimler Trucks (DTNA) dealers will inspect and repair the vehicles, free of charge. The recall began April 20, 2020. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000. Forest River's number for this recall is FL-845.

Service bulletins (14)

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.

Unknown Or Other 2026-09-01 · 402090 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

generic drawings to aide dealerships.

Unknown Or Other 2026-07-15 · 402074 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

generic prints for dealers to reference during service.

Unknown Or Other 2025-10-31 · 401989 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

generic troubleshooting documents for dealers.

Unknown Or Other 2025-08-29 · 401963 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

generic drawings to help service centers trouble shoot vehicles.

Unknown Or Other 2025-07-31 · 401951 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

generic drawings to aid in trouble shooting components,

Unknown Or Other 2025-06-19 · 401944 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

generic roof drawings with electrical for dealer reference.

Showing the 6 most recent of 14 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.

What owners report

2022-02-08 · Exterior Lighting:headlights · 2,000 mi

“the contact owns a 2020 forest river berkshire rv. the contact stated that when he purchased the rv and parked at his residence, the headlights failed to operate as designed. the rv was taken back to the dealer and he was informed that a switch was installed in the rv that would eliminate the failure. the failure recurred and the rv was taken back …”

Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.

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