01 Chaparral recall campaigns, newest first
| Campaign | Reported | Chaparral model years | Component | NHTSA’s summary | Units potentially affected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26V020000 | 19 Jan 2026 | 2024–2026 | Equipment | 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… | Not shown: campaign also names 6 other models |
| 23V660000 | 29 Sep 2023 | 2024 | Electrical system | 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… | Not shown: campaign also names 2 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 12 other models |
| 22V813000 | 31 Oct 2022 | 2019–2022 | Equipment | 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… | Not shown: campaign also names 2 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 55 other models |
| 20V727000 | 23 Nov 2020 | 2019 | Equipment | 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… | Not shown: campaign also names 17 other models |
| 19V476000 | 21 Jun 2019 | 2017–2020 | Electrical system | 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… | Not shown: campaign also names 2 other models |
| 18V354000 | 30 May 2018 | 2019 | Equipment | 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… | Not shown: campaign also names 2 other models |
| 17V282000 filed as Forest River Chaparrel Lite | 26 Apr 2017 | 2017–2018 | Tires | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Salem, Wildwood, XLR, Sanibel, Wildcat, Vengeance, Chaparral Lite and Columbus recreational trailers. The Federal Placard may inaccurately list the tire and rim… | Not shown: campaign also names 7 other models |
| 13V203000 | 17 May 2013 | 2013–2014 | Equipment | 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… | Not shown: campaign also names 42 other models |
| 11V066000 | 31 Jan 2011 | 2007–2008 | Equipment | 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… | Not shown: campaign also names 4 other models |
| 10V508000 | 21 Oct 2010 | 2011 | Equipment | 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… | Not shown: campaign also names 2 other models |
| 08V639000 | 4 Dec 2008 | 2005–2007 | Equipment | 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… | Not shown: campaign also names 32 other models |
| 08V279000 | 25 Jun 2008 | 2005–2007 | Equipment | Coachmen is recalling 37,293 motorhomes and fifth wheel travel trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the Dometic corporation. The refrigerator may have a defect in the boiler tube. Pressurized coolant… | Not shown: campaign also names 34 other models |
NHTSA’s units figure is a total for the whole campaign. None of these 14 campaigns names the Chaparral alone, so no units figure here belongs to this line and none is shown.
Filed under another badge: NHTSA lists 17V282000 (model years 2017–2018) under the Forest River Chaparrel Lite name only, not under Chaparral. It is listed because this page follows NHTSA’s records for every name in the badge family (Coachmen Chaparral, Coachmen Chaparral Lite, Forest River Chaparrel Lite); it is not a record of a trailer sold as a Chaparral.
02 Year by year, 2005 to 2026
| Model year | Recall campaigns | Owner complaints | Components named |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | Equipment |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | Equipment; Tires |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | Equipment |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | Equipment; Suspension |
| 2009 | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 1 | — | Equipment |
| 2012 | — | 1 | Tires |
| 2013 | 1 | — | Equipment |
| 2014 | 1 | — | Equipment |
| 2015 | — | 1 | Suspension |
| 2016 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 2 | — | Electrical system; Tires |
| 2018 | 2 | — | Electrical system; Tires |
| 2019 | 4 | — | Electrical system; Equipment |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | Electrical system; Equipment |
| 2021 | 1 | — | Equipment |
| 2022 | 2 | — | Equipment |
| 2023 | 1 | — | Equipment |
| 2024 | 2 | — | Electrical system; Equipment |
| 2025 | 1 | — | Equipment |
| 2026 | 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 Chaparral owners reported
| Component | Owner complaints | Model years named |
|---|---|---|
| Equipment | 4 | 2005, 2007 and 2020 |
| Suspension | 3 | 2008 and 2015 |
| Tires | 2 | 2006 and 2012 |
9 complaints are on file; the most were filed against 2008 units (2). Of them, 1 cites a fire (model year 2007).
04 The record, year by year
Model year 2024
2 recall campaigns on file.
Model year 2022
2 recall campaigns on file.
Model year 2020
2 recall campaigns and 1 owner complaint on file.
Complaints on 2020 units name Equipment (1).
Model year 2019
4 recall campaigns on file.
Model year 2018
2 recall campaigns on file.
Model year 2017
2 recall campaigns on file.
Model year 2015
1 owner complaint on file.
Complaints on 2015 units name Suspension (1).
Model year 2012
1 owner complaint on file.
Complaints on 2012 units name Tires (1).
Model year 2008
1 recall campaign and 2 owner complaints on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2011 | 11V066000 | Equipment |
Complaints on 2008 units name Suspension (2).
Model year 2007
3 recall campaigns and 1 owner complaint on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2011 | 11V066000 | Equipment |
| 4 Dec 2008 | 08V639000 | Equipment |
| 25 Jun 2008 | 08V279000 | Equipment |
Complaints on 2007 units name Equipment (1).
Model year 2006
2 recall campaigns and 1 owner complaint on file.
Complaints on 2006 units name Tires (1).
05 The Chaparral in this site’s records
Spec pages: 19 floorplans on the Forest River Chaparral line page, for model year 2025. That year also falls inside the federal record above.
None of the 19 Chaparral 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: Forest River Owner's Manual.
What was queried: NHTSA’s recall lookup under COACHMEN CHAPARRAL and COACHMEN CHAPARRAL LITE for model years 2005–2008, 2012, 2015 and 2020; for 2012 and 2015 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 3 of the 14 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.