The 2018 Coachmen Freedom Express has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 1,349 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the structure. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT18V0510002018-01-121,349 affected
Defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018 Rockwood and Flagstaff, and Coachmen Freedom Express recreational trailers and 2017-2018 Palomino and XLR ToyHauler and Coachmen Viking recreational trailers equipped with a Smart-Jack model power tongue jack. The laminated plastic touch pad on the jack may…
Consequence
If the tongue jack retracts or extends unexpectedly, there could be an increased risk of a crash or injury.
Remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and a Forest River or a Lippert dealer will replace the power tongue jack, free of charge. The recall began on February 20, 2018. Rockwood and Flagstaff Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-5164; XLR ToyHauler owners can call 1-574-642-0432; Viking owners…
Complaints by component
STRUCTURE:BODY
1
SUSPENSION
1
Total complaints2
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Our 2018 coachmen freedom express 287bhds with lippert (lci) frame experienced a failure of the steel frame while making a turn in a residential neighborhood. The hanger for the leaf spring suspension broke off the frame. Large cracks were also visible both north and south of the broken suspension…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2018 coachmen freedom express. While driving various speeds, the rv was very unstable. Upon inspection, it was discovered that the rear axle was misaligned. The failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2018 Coachmen Freedom Express as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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