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Coachmen Chaparral Lite Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 5 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 7 model years of the Coachmen Chaparral Lite (2017–2023). The most-complained-about year is 2020.

5
safety recalls, all years
1
owner complaints, all years
2019
year with most recalls
2020
year with most complaints

Pick your Coachmen Chaparral Lite model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2023 Coachmen Chaparral Lite10
2022 Coachmen Chaparral Lite20
2021 Coachmen Chaparral Lite10
2020 Coachmen Chaparral Lite21
2019 Coachmen Chaparral Lite30
2018 Coachmen Chaparral Lite10
2017 Coachmen Chaparral Lite10

What Coachmen Chaparral Lite owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 2020 model year has the most, with 1.

All Coachmen Chaparral Lite recalls (5)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Coachmen Chaparral Lite, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Equipment

    NHTSA 23V262000 Reported 2,616 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    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, Forest River Crusader, Sanibel, Shasta Phoenix, Coachmen Spirit, and East to West Tandara vehicles. The solar…

    Remedy: Dealers will install additional hardware to the existing panel and install a secondary holding bracket, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 5, 2023. Owners may contact East to West Alta, Entrada…

    Model years: 2023

  2. Storage tank (equipment) and frame and members (structure)

    NHTSA 22V813000 Reported 2,018 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    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 fail to retain the holding tanks, causing the holding tanks to become dislodged.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and relocate the cross-member as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 29, 2022. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-7101. Forest…

    Model years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

  3. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 22V556000 Reported 49,295 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    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 Adrenaline, Apex, Brookstone, Chaparral, Chapparral Lite, Clipper, Freedom Express, Independence Trail, Mirada,…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the fabric roll or complete awning, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 17, 2022. Owners may contact the customer service numbers listed in the recall report…

    Model years: 2022

  4. Equipment and electrical system

    NHTSA 19V476000 Reported 2,114 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    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 and not a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) protected outlet.

    Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace a standard 110V outlet in the exterior kitchen with a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) one. The recall is expected to begin July 31, 2019. Owners may…

    Model years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

  5. Lpg systems (equipment)

    NHTSA 18V354000 Reported 237 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    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 deep enough pierce punch to bind the metal strap, possibly resulting in the LP bottle detaching.

    Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install new LP bottle rings, free of charge. The recall began on June 28, 2018. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-8360. Forest River's…

    Model years: 2019

Other Coachmen models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.