6 NHTSA safety recalls cover the Coachmen Orion, across model years 2009–2020. Every recall repair is free at any Coachmen dealer.
Is yours affected? Check your Orion by VIN — or pick your model year below for every recall, complaint and fix.
Recalls and owner complaints by model year
The 2016 Coachmen Orion has the most recalls (4) and the most owner complaints (1).
Recalls: NHTSA campaigns covering each Coachmen Orion model year on this page. Complaints: owner reports filed with NHTSA for that model year, including trims and variants sold under the model name (e.g. an F-150 page counts F-150 Raptor). Separate scales: compare the shape, not the heights across panels.
| Model year | Recalls | Owner complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | no data |
| 2010 | 1 | no data |
| 2011 | 1 | no data |
| 2012 | 1 | no data |
| 2013 | 1 | no data |
| 2014 | 1 | no data |
| 2015 | 1 | no data |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | no data |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
What these recalls fix, grouped by the vehicle system NHTSA files them under:
Forest River recalls 2020 Coachmen Prism RVs with potential gas leak causing fire risk. Owners must get free remedy kit to fix saddle valve seal.
Forest River recalls 2016 Coachmen Orion vehicles with faulty shift cable that may disconnect, causing unintended gear shifts and crash risk. Owners must contact customer service for free transmission repair.
Forest River recalls 2016-2018 Dynamax Rev motorhomes with overheated fan motors that could cause fire. Owners must contact customer service for free replacement of the engine cooling fan module.
Forest River recalls 2018-2019 Leprechaun motorhomes with reversed camera images that could cause drivers to turn opposite direction, increasing crash risk. Owners must contact customer service for free fix.
Forest River is recalling certain 2018 Coachmen Prism motorhomes with Kidde fire extinguishers that may become clogged or detach, increasing injury risk during fires. Owners must contact Kidde for a free replacement.
When the Coachmen Orion recalls were issued, by year — a cluster usually means one defect recalled in stages or across a platform.
We have 6 NHTSA safety recalls on record for the Coachmen Orion, covering model years 2009–2020. The most recent was issued Nov 23, 2020 (Equipment).
The 2016 Coachmen Orion has the most, with 4 recalls on record. Every model year with a recall is listed on this page with links to each one.
By system: Equipment (2), Power Train (1), Engine and Engine Cooling (1), Visibility (1).
None of these recalls carries an NHTSA do-not-drive or park-outside warning, but each fixes a safety defect, so book the free repair promptly.
Run a VIN recall check: enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact year, then confirm at NHTSA.gov which are still unrepaired on your vehicle. Any Coachmen dealer can also look it up.
Yes. Federal law requires Coachmen to fix safety recalls free of charge at any authorized Coachmen dealer, regardless of the vehicle’s age or how many owners it has had.