# NHTSA recall 17V838000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 17V838000
- Manufacturer's number: 64\-0456
- Manufacturer: Forest River, Inc.
- Reported: 2017\-12\-21
- Owners notified: 2018\-02\-07
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
- Units potentially affected: 3297

## What is wrong

Forest River, Inc. \(Forest River\) is recalling certain 2015\-2018 Cascade and Cherokee recreational trailers.  The trailer wiring may have been improperly routed, allowing the wires to be pinched between the chassis and the vehicle body.


## What can happen

Pinched wires may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the trailers, rerouting the wires, as necessary, free of charge.  The recall began on February 7, 2018.  Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1\-541\-644\-8072.  Forest River's number for this recall is 64\-0456.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 29, for 2025 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2025\-04\-11
- Vehicles in the campaign: 3297
- Reported remedied: 1271 \(38%\)
- Reported unreachable: 207
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- 2015 FOREST RIVER CASCADE. Built 2015\-01\-07 to 2017\-09\-12.
- 2016 FOREST RIVER CASCADE. Built 2015\-01\-07 to 2017\-09\-12.
- 2017 FOREST RIVER CASCADE. Built 2015\-01\-07 to 2017\-09\-12.
- [2018 FOREST RIVER CASCADE](/makes/forest-river/cascade/2018/recalls.md). Built 2015\-01\-07 to 2017\-09\-12.
- [2015 FOREST RIVER CHEROKEE](/makes/forest-river/cherokee/2015/recalls.md). Built 2015\-01\-07 to 2017\-09\-12.
- [2016 FOREST RIVER CHEROKEE](/makes/forest-river/cherokee/2016/recalls.md). Built 2015\-01\-07 to 2017\-09\-12.
- [2017 FOREST RIVER CHEROKEE](/makes/forest-river/cherokee/2017/recalls.md). Built 2015\-01\-07 to 2017\-09\-12.
- [2018 FOREST RIVER CHEROKEE](/makes/forest-river/cherokee/2018/recalls.md). Built 2015\-01\-07 to 2017\-09\-12.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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