Coachmen Leprechaun Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 16 safety recalls and 24 owner complaints across 29 model years of the Coachmen Leprechaun (1976–2023). The most-complained-about year is 1997.
Pick your Coachmen Leprechaun model year
- 1976
- 1984
- 1989
- 1997
- 1999
- 2000
- 2001
- 2002
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- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 Coachmen Leprechaun | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 Coachmen Leprechaun | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 Coachmen Leprechaun | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 Coachmen Leprechaun | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 Coachmen Leprechaun | 3 | 2 |
| 2018 Coachmen Leprechaun | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 Coachmen Leprechaun | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 Coachmen Leprechaun | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 Coachmen Leprechaun | 3 | 1 |
| 2014 Coachmen Leprechaun | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 Coachmen Leprechaun | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 Coachmen Leprechaun | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 Coachmen Leprechaun | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 Coachmen Leprechaun | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 Coachmen Leprechaun | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 Coachmen Leprechaun | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 Coachmen Leprechaun | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 Coachmen Leprechaun | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 Coachmen Leprechaun | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 Coachmen Leprechaun | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 Coachmen Leprechaun | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 Coachmen Leprechaun | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 Coachmen Leprechaun | 2 | 1 |
| 2000 Coachmen Leprechaun | 2 | 3 |
| 1999 Coachmen Leprechaun | 1 | 4 |
| 1997 Coachmen Leprechaun | 0 | 4 |
| 1989 Coachmen Leprechaun | 0 | 2 |
| 1984 Coachmen Leprechaun | 0 | 1 |
| 1976 Coachmen Leprechaun | 1 | 0 |
What Coachmen Leprechaun owners complain about
Across all model years, owners have filed 24 complaints with NHTSA. The 1997 model year has the most, with 4.
All Coachmen Leprechaun recalls (16)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Coachmen Leprechaun, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Lpg systems (equipment)
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Coachmen Freelander, Leprechaun, and 2023 Coachmen Prism motorhomes. The auxiliary LPG quick disconnect may be improperly tightened, causing a gas leak.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect the quick disconnect, and tighten if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 29, 2022. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-8602. Forest…
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Lines and fittings (equipment)
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Coachmen Adrenaline, Apex, Catalina, Freedom Express, Spirit, East to West Alta, Della Terra, Silver Lake, Forest River Cedar Creek, Cherokee, Columbus, Flagstaff, Impression, Ozark, Rockwood, Sabre, Salem, Sandstorm, Shockwave, Stealth, Stealth Evo, Vengeance, Vibe,…
Remedy: Dealers will replace the quick disconnect and perform a LP system check, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 20, 2022. Owners may contact the applicable customer service number for their vehicle…
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Oven/stove/cooktop (equipment) and lpg systems (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 and Prism, 2020 Coachmen Mirada, Pursuit and Sportscoach, Dynamax Force, DX3, Dynaquest XL and Isata and…
Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a remedy kit of gaskets, washers, thread locker bolts, and two round orange labels, free of charge. The recall began January 11, 2021. Owners may contact Forest…
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Visibility: rearview mirrors/devices
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Orion Class C, Freelander Class C, and Leprechaun Class C motorhomes, Rockport work trucks, and Berkshire Ultra Coach, and StarCraft shuttle buses, equipped with ASA Electronics back up mirror-monitors, model number VOM74MM. The affected displays may revert back to the…
Remedy: Forest River has notified owners, and dealers will install a harness/relay/capacitor module, free of charge. The recall began April 8, 2019. Orion, Freelander, and Leprechaun owners may contact Forest River customer…
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Power window devices and controls (visibility)
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2016 Forest River Forester, 2014-2016 Forest River Sunseeker and Coachmen Leprechaun, 2014 Coachmen Concord, and 2014-2017 Coachmen Freelander vehicles, built on Chevrolet chassis and equipped with power windows. Liquid may leak into the driver's power window switch and cause…
Remedy: Forest River has notified owners, and Chevrolet dealers will replace the driver side window switch, free of charge. The recall began July 24, 2018. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438,…
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Axle assembly (power train)
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019 Forest River Forester and Sunseeker and Coachmen Leprechaun and Freelander motorhomes. The U-Bolts that secure the rear differential may not have been properly tightened, causing them to loosen over time and allowing the rear axles to shift.
Remedy: Forest River has notified owners, and dealers will inspect the U-Bolts and properly tighten or replace the U-Bolts, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on June 6, 2018. Owners may contact Forest River…
Model years: 2019
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Equipment
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2003-2018 Forest River Berkshire, Charleston, Rockport, Cedar Creek, Cherokee, Riverstone, Salem, Sandpiper, Sierra, Vengeance, Wildcat, Wildwood, XLR Boost, Cargo Mate, Continental Cargo, motorhomes, recreational trailers, toyhaulers, cargo trailers and restroom trailers and…
Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, instructing them to contact Kidde for a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall began on December 27, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at…
Model years: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
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Labels (equipment)
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Coachmen Freelander vehicles manufactured February 14, 2014, to April 1, 2015, and 2015 Coachmen Leprechaun vehicles manufactured on June 10, 2014. The affected vehicles, manufactured on a Ford 158" wheelbase chassis with a 5.4L V-8 engine, may have a Federal…
Remedy: Forest River will notify owners and will provide replacement labels with the corrected information, free of charge. The recall began on April 17, 2015. Owners may contact Coachmen customer service at 1-800-453-6064.…
Model years: 2015
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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, Stealth, Sunseeker, Wildcat, Wildwood, Work and Play and XLR; Coachmen models Brookstone, Catalina, Chaparral,…
Remedy: Forest River will notify owners and Dometic staff will replace the affected motors with motors of a different design. The safety recall began on July 29, 2013. Owners may contact Forest River at 1-574-389-4600 or…
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Recreational vehicle/trailer (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 glass shower door, the edge of the bar may contact the glass.
Remedy: Owners will be provided with new mounting hardware for the towel bar and installation instructions. If an owner is not comfortable replacing the hardware themselves, a dealer will install the hardware at no cost to…
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Engine and engine cooling
On motor homes built on ford e-series chassis, the air filter element material process resulted in an air filter paper element that can smolder or burn. This change in filter paper composition combined with the configuration of the air induction system, may allow hot carbon particles to contact the air filter element during certain…
Remedy: Ford is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Dealers will inspect and replace the air filter element. Owners should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673 or coachmen at 219-825-5821.
Model years: 2004
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Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)
On certain motor homes, travel trailers, and fifth wheel trailers equipped with samsung microwave ovens, these units were produced with a defective panel. An electrical short can occur between circuit patterns on the membrane panel, especially overlapped by a "jumper" or jump wire. This may cause the oven to activate without pressing…
Remedy: Samsung will notify customers and repair the panel free of charge. In the meantime, consumers should unplug their microwave, if possible. If the consumer is unable to unplug the microwave, they should leave the door…
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Alternator/generator/regulator (electrical system)
On certain class c MINI-motor homes, the generator exhaust pipe may have been assembled and installed incorrectly resulting in insufficient clearance to or contact with the chassis fuel fill tube.
Remedy: Dealers will disassemble a portion of the generator exhaust pipe assembly, turning one of the bent components around 180 degrees, reassembling the exhaust pipe and measuring to ensure a minimum of 3" air gap with…
Model years: 2003
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Cables (electrical system)
Vehicle description: MINI-motor homes, model number 305. The battery cable that provides power from the coach battery to the generator was routed so it crosses over the top of the catalytic converter heat shield.
Remedy: Coachmen will inspect to determine if the wires are properly routed. If necessary, the wires will be re-routed.
Model years: 2001
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Buckle assembly (seat belts)
Vehicle description: class a and c motor homes equipped with safety belt assemblies built by am-safe. On some seat belts, the buckle and connector may unlatch during a collision.
Remedy: Am-safe in notifying customers that they will inspect and replace the defective buckle assemblies free of charge.
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Tank assembly (equipment)
On the involved vehicles, the threaded studs which secure the l.p. Tank mounting system could fail. Consequently, the l.p. Tank may drop to ground.
Remedy: The dealer, from whom the vehicle was purchased, will install two metal straps under the l.p. Tank, securing them with bolts through the vehicle floor. This will be done without charge.
Model years: 1976
Other Coachmen models
- Coachmen98 complaints
- Catalina38 complaints
- Mirada37 complaints
- Freedom Express32 complaints
- Santara29 complaints
- Freelander15 complaints
- Prism14 complaints
- Aurora13 complaints
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.