01 Coachmen Apex Ultra-Lite recall campaigns, newest first
| Campaign | Reported | Coachmen Apex Ultra-Lite model years | Component | NHTSA’s summary | Units potentially affected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25V212000 | 4 Apr 2025 | 2025 | Equipment | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2025 Coachmen Apex and Remote travel trailers. The solar panel wiring may be incorrectly wired to the battery, causing it to melt. | Not shown: campaign also names 1 other model |
| 23V773000 | 17 Nov 2023 | 2024 | Electrical system | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024 Coachmen Adrenaline, Apex, Freedom Express, Remote, Spirit, and Forest River Work and Play travel trailers. The electrical plug blade openings (narrow hot blade and… | Not shown: campaign also names 5 other models |
| 23V262000 | 13 Apr 2023 | 2023 | Equipment | 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… | Not shown: campaign also names 13 other models |
| 22V556000 | 29 Jul 2022 | 2022 | Equipment | 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… | Not shown: campaign also names 56 other models |
| 22V489000 | 8 Jul 2022 | 2022 | Electrical system | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2022 Coachmen Apex travel trailers. The tail lights may have been incorrectly wired to an "ON/OFF" switch, which can cause the brake or tail lights to not illuminate when the… | 43 |
| 22V243000 | 13 Apr 2022 | 2021–2022 | Equipment | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Coachmen Adrenaline, Apex, Catalina, Freedom Express, Spirit, East to West Alta, Della Terra, Silver Lake, Forest River Cedar Creek, Cherokee, Columbus, Flagstaff… | Not shown: campaign also names 39 other models |
| 22V135000 | 8 Mar 2022 | 2022 | Electrical system | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2022 Coachmen Catalina, Aurora, Apex, Freedom Express, Spirit, Work N Play, Forest River XLR Toy Hauler, Vengeance, Sabre, Cherokee, and Cardinal travel trailers and fifth… | Not shown: campaign also names 10 other models |
| 18V879000 | 11 Dec 2018 | 2019 | Power train | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019 Coachmen Apex, Spirit, Primetime Impression, and Tracer recreational trailers. The inner hub bearings may not have been sufficiently greased, which can cause the… | Not shown: campaign also names 3 other models |
| 18V624000 | 13 Sep 2018 | 2019 | Suspension | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019 Coachmen Catalina and Apex travel trailers and Forest River Shasta, Wildwood, Salem, Vibe, Sierra, Sandpiper, XLR and Prime Time travel trailers. The axles may be… | Not shown: campaign also names 9 other models |
| 17V756000 | 22 Nov 2017 | 2009–2017 | Equipment | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2003-2018 Forest River Berkshire, Charleston, Rockport, Cedar Creek, Cherokee, Riverstone, Salem, Sandpiper, Sierra, Vengeance, Wildcat, Wildwood, XLR Boost, Cargo Mate… | Not shown: campaign also names 27 other models |
NHTSA’s units figure is a total for the whole campaign; it is shown on the 1 of 10 campaigns that name the Coachmen Apex Ultra-Lite and no other model, and withheld where it would count other models’ trailers.
02 Year by year, 2009 to 2025
| Model year | Recall campaigns | Owner complaints | Components named |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | — | Equipment |
| 2010 | 1 | — | Equipment |
| 2011 | 1 | — | Equipment |
| 2012 | 1 | — | Equipment |
| 2013 | 1 | — | Equipment |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | Equipment; Suspension; Unknown or other |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | Equipment; Structure |
| 2016 | 1 | — | Equipment |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | Equipment; Suspension |
| 2018 | — | 3 | Equipment; Structure |
| 2019 | 2 | — | Power train; Suspension |
| 2020 | — | 2 | Electrical system; Unknown or other |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | Equipment; Structure |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | Electrical system; Equipment; Unknown or other |
| 2023 | 1 | — | Equipment |
| 2024 | 1 | — | Electrical system |
| 2025 | 1 | — | Equipment |
Range is the span of the federal record for this line, not a production span. Every record we hold for this line falls inside the range shown.
03 What Coachmen Apex Ultra-Lite owners reported
| Component | Owner complaints | Model years named |
|---|---|---|
| Equipment | 3 | 2015 and 2018 |
| Structure | 3 | 2015, 2018 and 2021 |
| Unknown or other | 3 | 2014, 2020 and 2022 |
| Suspension | 2 | 2014 and 2017 |
| Electrical system | 1 | 2020 |
12 complaints are on file; the most were filed against 2018 units (3). Of them, 1 cites a fire (model year 2020).
04 The record, year by year
Model year 2024
1 recall campaign on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Nov 2023 | 23V773000 | Electrical system |
Model year 2022
4 recall campaigns and 1 owner complaint on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 2022 | 22V556000 | Equipment |
| 8 Jul 2022 | 22V489000 | Electrical system |
| 13 Apr 2022 | 22V243000 | Equipment |
| 8 Mar 2022 | 22V135000 | Electrical system |
Complaints on 2022 units name Unknown or other (1).
Model year 2021
1 recall campaign and 1 owner complaint on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 2022 | 22V243000 | Equipment |
Complaints on 2021 units name Structure (1).
Model year 2020
2 owner complaints on file.
Complaints on 2020 units name Electrical system (1) and Unknown or other (1).
Model year 2019
2 recall campaigns on file.
Model year 2018
3 owner complaints on file.
Complaints on 2018 units name Equipment (2) and Structure (1).
Model year 2017
1 recall campaign and 1 owner complaint on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 2017 | 17V756000 | Equipment |
Complaints on 2017 units name Suspension (1).
Model year 2015
1 recall campaign and 2 owner complaints on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 2017 | 17V756000 | Equipment |
Complaints on 2015 units name Equipment (1) and Structure (1).
Model year 2014
1 recall campaign and 2 owner complaints on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 2017 | 17V756000 | Equipment |
Complaints on 2014 units name Suspension (1) and Unknown or other (1).
05 The Coachmen Apex Ultra-Lite in this site’s records
Spec pages: 6 floorplans on the Forest River Coachmen Apex Ultra-Lite line page, for model year 2026. None of those years falls inside the federal record above, which runs 2009 to 2025.
None of the 6 Coachmen Apex Ultra-Lite floorplans here has separate records for two model years, so this site measures no change between years for this line.
Owner documents from the maker: Coachmen Owner's Manual.
What was queried: NHTSA’s recall lookup under COACHMEN APEX for model years 2014–2015, 2017–2018 and 2020–2022; for 2018 and 2020 it answered HTTP 400 with a count of zero, which means no entry in NHTSA’s index under that name and year, not that no recall reached those trailers. The complete recall file added 2 of the 10 campaigns above, and every complaint count comes from the complete complaint file.
Counts of NHTSA records matched on NHTSA’s own model field; a complaint is one owner’s unverified report, and an empty year is an empty record, not a clean one (how this record is built). Check a trailer by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls before you buy.