Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2023-2026 Forest River Work and Play, 2024-2026 East to West Takoda, Coachmen Chaparral, 2025-2026 Shasta Phoenix, 2023-2025 Forest River Riverstone, 2022-2026 Coachmen Adrenaline, and 2025 Forest River...
2000-2026 · 23 model years
Coachmen Chaparral Problems by year
Owners have filed 9 complaints about the Coachmen Chaparral across 23 model years, and it has 14 recalls. The 2007 has the most complaints once its age is allowed for (1), while 2012, 2015 have far fewer than a typical year. The most reported problem area is the equipment & accessories, followed by the suspension.
- Complaints
- 9
- Recalls
- 14
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Chaparral complaints by model year
Highlighted: the year with the most complaints for its age. Older vehicles have had more time to collect complaints - the Safety Index grade allows for that.
Most common Chaparral problems
Coachmen Chaparral recalls 14
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024 Coachmen Brookstone, Chaparral, Chaparral Lite, and Shasta Phoenix fifth wheel trailers. The affected vehicles may have been manufactured with an incorrect fuse in the power distribution center.
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021 Forester 2401BSD, FR3 F3A32DSF, Georgetown GTA36K7, 2022-2023 East to West Entrada, 2023 East to West Alta, Coachmen Apex, Brookstone, Chaparral and Chaparral Lite, Forest River Crusader, Sanibel...
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Shasta Phoenix, Coachmen Brookstone, and 2019-2022 Coachmen Chaparral, and Chaparral Lite fifth wheels. The floating cross-member may not be installed correctly and fail to retain the holding...
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Coachmen Catalina, Cross Trail, Pursuit, Sportscoach, East to West Della Terra, Silver Lake, Forest River Forester, FR3, Sunseeker, Wildwood, 2022 Coachmen Adrenaline, Apex, Brookstone...
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...
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017-2020 Coachmen Chapparal, Chapparal Lite, Chapparal X-Lite and Shasta Phoenix recreational trailers. The outside kitchen may be equipped with a standard outlet receptacle and not a Ground Fault...
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019 Coachmen Chaparral, Chaparral Lite and Brookstone, and Shasta Phoenix recreational trailers. The liquid propane (LP) gas bottle ring on these trailers may not have a deep enough pierce punch to bind...
Forest River is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Forest River models Blue Ridge, Cardinal, Cherokee, Columbus, EVO, Georgetown, Flagstaff, Forester, Lexington, Puma, Rockwood, Sabre, Salem, Sandpiper, Sandstorm, Sierra, Stealth, Sunseeker, Wildcat...
Coachmen is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 chaparral, model year 2004-2006 somerset, model year 2007-2008 wyoming, model year 2004-2005 santara, and model year 2004-2006 sportscoach elite motor homes and fifth wheel trailers manufactured from october...
Coachmen is recalling certain model year 2011 chaparral, brookstone, and northridge fifth wheel travel trailers manufactured from july 1, 2010, through september 20, 2010, equipped with atwood 35 series range ovens. A potential exists for a small fracture...
Coachmen is recalling 13,662 my 2002-2008 motor homes, fifth wheel and travel trailers equipped with glass shower doors and manufactured from june 15, 2001 thorugh august 6, 2007. When pressure is applied to the towel bar on the glass shower door, the edge...
Latest Chaparral complaints
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 coachmen chaparral. While driving 75 mph, the contact heard a popping noise coming from the trailer and noticed that it began to sway. The contact pulled the vehicle over and had it towed to an independent mechanic. The mechanic informed the contact that the u-bolts on the axle were loose, which caused the equalizers to bend and pop. The pressure of the u-bolts shifted inside the axle, which caused the trailer to sway. The contact was informed that the repairs would cost between $3,500 to $4,500. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure due to the number no longer being in service. There was no odometer inside the trailer.
When turning into my driveway, I noticed a loud metallic noise. After stopping the 5th wheel I noticed that the left back spring bracket had broken on either side of the welded base. The frame is produced by lippert (lci) "correct track" suspension.
2005 Coachman chapparal. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle refrigerator system issues. *Smd the consumer stated the refrigerator stopped cooling in the fall of 2014. The consumer discovered recall # 06e076000. However, he never received a recall notice. The consumer stated his refrigerator had all the symptoms as described in the recall. Dometic refused to assist, the consumer. *Jb
On september 9, 2013 my husband & I were coming home to west palm beach florida from mt airy maryland traveling on i95 south bound just over the virginia line we had a left rear tire on our 5th wheel trailer go flat. We changed the tire ourselves and continue on to the next truck stop and asked the service department to fix our flat we did not want to be without a spare tire we still had 1000 miles to home. They told us it could not be repaired it was split all around. We were on i95 sb at mile marker 82 near...
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dunn north carolina at 5pm had one right tire the tread separated and the tire next to it blew causing $7,000+ to our 5th wheel trailer and also damaged the 5th wheel hitch. We had to purchase 3 new tires and sat on i95 from 5pm to 9pm before getting back on the road. The damage was bad enough but the trailer service company stated it was inches away from the propane tanks and we were very lucky the trailer did not catch on fire and explode from the electrical wiring torn apart. We were very glad our grandkids where at home in mt. Airy maryland and that the accident did not happen on the way to take them home. The four new tires were only 2 years old and had less than 3400 miles on them. Fortunately there were no injuries or other vehicles involved. We will also need to buy 1 more tire to replace the 4th carlisle tire we still have - we will not travel with that tire either on the trailer or as a spare. We do not trust carlisle tires. Our out of pocket expenses are so far approximately $1000. *Tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 coachmen chaparral fifth wheel equipped with triangle (n/a), tire size st 225/75/r/15. The contact stated that there were several tires issues with the rv. The front driver's side tire was exhibiting tread separation, the rear driver's side tire experienced tread and belt separation, and the passenger's side tire had excessive wear. The failure was reported to the manufacturer but they refused to offer any assistance. The tire failure mileage was 10,000. The failure mileage for the rv was unknown. The current mileage was 10,000. Updated 8/19/13 *cn the consumer replaced all of the tires at a cost of $740. Updated 09/04/13
I believe the fire started by a recalled refrigerator that we were not aware of, the make of refrigerator was a dometic. *Tr
Questions about the Coachmen Chaparral
Which Coachmen Chaparral years have the most problems?
Which Coachmen Chaparral years have the fewest complaints?
What are the most common Coachmen Chaparral problems?
Across every model year, owners report problems with the equipment & accessories (3), suspension (3), wheels & tires (3) most often.
How many recalls does the Coachmen Chaparral have?
NHTSA lists 14 recalls across all Coachmen Chaparral model years. Each year's page lists the recalls for that year; check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether the repair has been done.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data