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2015 Forest River Dynamax Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2015 Forest River Dynamax has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 2,508 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the equipment. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

EQUIPMENT 16V552000 2016-07-25 1,330 affected
Defect

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2013-2017 Dynamax and Coachmen Pursuit recreational vehicles and 2016-2017 Freelander and Orion recreational vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with shower curtains that may not adequately resist catching fire in the presence of an ignition…

Consequence

A flammable shower curtain may further fuel a fire, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the shower curtains with curtains made with fire retardant, free of charge. The recall began on September 12, 2016. Owners may contact Dynamax customer service at 1-574-262-3474, Pursuit customer service at 1-574-825-8305 (east of the Mississippi) or…

EQUIPMENT 15V771000 2015-11-19 489 affected
Defect

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2012-2016 Berkshire, Charleston, Legacy, Dynamax, XLR, Continental Cargo, Work & Play, Shockwave, and Coachmen Brookstone recreational vehicles and toy haulers, equipped with Atwood on demand water heaters, models OD45, OD50, and OD50CW, manufactured…

Consequence

The overheating of the water may result in the release of steam, possibly causing the operator is to scald themselves and increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

Forest River will notify owners of a field remedy as provided by Atwood to the Dealerships and O.E.M. A. Inspection and installation instructions for the remedy, to be used and applied only by qualified service center personnel. B. Installation of a water flow adjustment STOP KEY that prevents the adjustment of the…

EQUIPMENT 15V273000 2015-05-11 689 affected
Defect

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Dynamax, 2014 Cardinal trailers, and 2015 Cedar Creek, Sierra and Sandpiper trailers. In the affected vehicles, a rivet for the quad entry steps may shear and fail, causing the steps to give when being used.

Consequence

If the rivet shears causing the quad step to fail, the step user may fall, increasing the risk of personal injury.

Remedy

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will remove the rivets and the step sections will be bolted together, free of charge. The recall began on June 11, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-389-4600. Forest River's number for this recall is 15-05062015-0034.

Complaints by component

EQUIPMENT
1
STRUCTURE
1
SUSPENSION
1
TIRES
1
Total complaints4

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“3 st235/80r16 tomax 10 ply tires blew out with less than 10,000 miles and 8/32 tread depth. We had 3 separate blowouts in the course of a 14 day period. All involved belt separation”

TIRES · reported 2017-06-16

“While making a sharp 90 degree plus right turn on a city street moving at less than 5 mph the torque caused by the turn caused the curb side rear spring hanger (lippert components inc, lci correct track suspension system) to detach from the rv frame and broke the spring eye completely off. The…”

SUSPENSION · reported 2016-05-24

“Rivets in the camper stairs were replaced with bolts as specified in the active recall. I inspected unit before picking back up from the selling dealership. The lower step in the staircase make a loud pop when you step on it while either ascending or descending the staircase. I have called the…”

EQUIPMENT · reported 2015-08-01

“Rivets in the camper stairs were replaced with bolts as specified in the active recall. I inspected unit before picking back up from the selling dealership. The lower step in the staircase make a loud pop when you step on it while either ascending or descending the staircase. I have called the…”

STRUCTURE · reported 2015-08-01
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2015 Forest River Dynamax as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.