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Coachmen Orion Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 6 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 12 model years of the Coachmen Orion (2009–2020). The most-complained-about year is 2016.

6
safety recalls, all years
1
owner complaints, all years
2016
year with most recalls
2016
year with most complaints

Pick your Coachmen Orion model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2020 Coachmen Orion10
2019 Coachmen Orion20
2018 Coachmen Orion30
2017 Coachmen Orion30
2016 Coachmen Orion41
2015 Coachmen Orion10
2014 Coachmen Orion10
2013 Coachmen Orion10
2012 Coachmen Orion10
2011 Coachmen Orion10
2010 Coachmen Orion10
2009 Coachmen Orion10

What Coachmen Orion owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 2016 model year has the most, with 1.

All Coachmen Orion recalls (6)

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

  1. Oven/stove/cooktop (equipment) and lpg systems (equipment)

    NHTSA 20V727000 Reported 4,203 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    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…

    Model years: 2019, 2020

  2. Column shift (power train)

    NHTSA 20V158000 Reported 60 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2016 Coachmen Orion, 2019-2020 Lone Star Handicap Vans, and 2016-2018 Dynamax Rev vehicles. The transmission shifter cable may separate and disconnect from the transmission, causing the vehicle to not perform shifts intended by the driver and the gear shift lever position not…

    Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and Fiat Chrysler USA dealers will replace the transmission shift cable, free of charge. The recall began April 20, 2020. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at…

    Model years: 2016

  3. Fan (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 19V919000 Reported 11 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Dynamax Rev and Coachmen Orion motorhomes built on Ram ProMaster chassis equipped with 3.0L diesel or 3.6L gasoline engines and air conditioning (A/C). The engine cooling fan may seize which can cause the cooling fan motor to overheat.

    Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and Chrysler dealers will replace the engine cooling fan module, free of charge. This recall began September 14, 2020. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-348-7440…

    Model years: 2016, 2017, 2018

  4. Visibility: rearview mirrors/devices

    NHTSA 19V202000 Reported 3,051 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    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…

    Model years: 2018, 2019

  5. Equipment

    NHTSA 17V756000 Reported 365,885 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    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

  6. Switch (electrical system)

    NHTSA 16V126000 Reported 176 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Dynamax Rev recreational vehicles manufactured from April 1, 2015, through February 15, 2016, and 2016-2017 Coachman Orion recreational vehicles manufactured from May 18, 2015, through December 10, 2015. These vehicles, built on RAM ProMaster chassis, have an…

    Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) dealers will replace the ignition switch contact holder block, free of charge. The recall began on May 20, 2016. Owners may call the FCA Recall…

    Model years: 2016, 2017

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.