2021 Forest River Sunseeker Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2021 Forest River Sunseeker has 4 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 2,353 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the vehicle speed control. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 23V286000 2023-04-21 1,027 affected
Defect

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Coachmen Galleria, Beyond, Forester, Sunseeker, and 2021-2024 Nova motorhomes, equipped with certain Cummins Onan QG 2800i, and Onan QG 2800i EVAP generator sets. The fuel hose between the inline fuel filter and the Injection Pump Module (IPM) may have…

Consequence

A gas leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.

Remedy

Cummins Dealers will inspect and replace the fuel hose and clamps, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 17, 2023. Owners may contact Cummins at: (800) CUMMINS OR (800) 286-6467. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at 1-574-206-7600, or Coachmen Class B customer…

AIR BAGS 20V477000 2020-08-14 412 affected
Defect

Forest River, Inc. (Forest) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Forest River Forester, Sunseeker, Dynamax Isata and Coachmen Galleria and Prism motorhomes built on Sprinter Van chassis equipped with swivel seats. The wiring harnesses for the front seats may have been routed incorrectly and could become jammed and damaged…

Consequence

If the wiring harness is damaged, the side air bag within the seat may deploy inadvertently or not deploy as designed in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury to vehicle occupants.

Remedy

Forest River will notify owners, and Sprinter dealers will inspect the wire harness routing for both front seats and will repair the wiring and add clips or cable ties as needed, free of charge. This recall began September 21, 2020. Owners may contact Daimler Vans customer service at 1-877-762-8267. Daimler Vans…

STRUCTURE 20V363000 2020-06-19 522 affected
Defect

Forest River Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Coachmen Galleria, Dynamax Isata, and Forest River Battisti Coach, Forester, and Sunseeker motorhomes, built on 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis. The rear part of the front fender liner may contact and chafe the brake hose, possibly resulting in a…

Consequence

Loss of brake fluid can extend the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Forest River will notify owners, and Mercedes-Benz or Freightliner Sprinter dealers will inspect and replace the brake hoses, as necessary. Additionally, the fender liners will be modified. All services will be performed free of charge. This recall began July 8, 2020. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at…

EQUIPMENT 20V358000 2020-06-16 392 affected
Defect

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Coachmen Galleria and PRISM, Forest River Forester, Battisti and Sunseeker and Dynamax Isata recreational vehicles built on Sprinter chassis with automatic transmission. The operator's manual does not correctly specify certain conditions under which…

Consequence

If the driver relies on the Auto-P function as described in the Operator's Manual, vehicle rollaway or movement may occur, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Forest River will notify owners, and Mercedes-Benz dealers will provide the correct description of the Auto-P function for the Operator's Manual, free of charge. The recall began June 25, 2020. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-348-7440 or Sprinter service at 1-877-762-8267. The booklet…

Complaints by component

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1
POWER TRAIN
1
STEERING
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
1
Total complaints8

What owners report

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

“My 2021 chevy 4500 is an rv, anyway last september 2023. I was on a 2 1/2-week vacation driving on [xxx] near lacy washington and was in the middle lane moving over to the slow lane when the vehicle just stalled. I had just made it off the freeway by a few feet, I seriously thought we were going…”

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM · reported 2023-09-08

“The message center displayed “service advance tracâ€� and the cruise control stopped working. Right after this event the steering wheel was no longer straight when driving straight but angled counterclockwise about 30 degrees. After this happened the warning always comes back and the cruise…”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL · reported 2022-11-19

“The message center displayed “service advance tracâ€� and the cruise control stopped working. Right after this event the steering wheel was no longer straight when driving straight but angled counterclockwise about 30 degrees. After this happened the warning always comes back and the cruise…”

STEERING · reported 2022-11-19

“The message center displayed “service advance tracâ€� and the cruise control stopped working. Right after this event the steering wheel was no longer straight when driving straight but angled counterclockwise about 30 degrees. After this happened the warning always comes back and the cruise…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2022-11-19

“Our vehicle is stuck in park. Driver message system says “do not shift, contact mercedesâ€�. We have the mercedes sprinter 3500 xd chassis. While our vehicle had this happen in our driveway, internet research to resolve our issue revealed several sprinters having the same issues while stopped in…”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2022-05-25

“Tl* the contact owns a 2021 forest river sunseeker. The contact stated that while driving at 10 mph, the cruise-control and hill assist deactivated independently as the hill assist not available warning message illuminated on the instrument panel. The next day, the contact stated that while…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2020-08-10

“Tl* the contact owns a 2021 forest river sunseeker. The contact stated that while driving at 10 mph, the cruise-control and hill assist deactivated independently as the hill assist not available warning message illuminated on the instrument panel. The next day, the contact stated that while…”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL · reported 2020-08-10

“Tl* the contact owns a 2021 forest river sunseeker. The contact stated that while driving at 10 mph, the cruise-control and hill assist deactivated independently as the hill assist not available warning message illuminated on the instrument panel. The next day, the contact stated that while…”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL · reported 2020-08-10
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 2021 Forest River Sunseeker as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.