# NHTSA recall 18V002000

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: 18V002000
- Manufacturer's number: 37\-0604
- Manufacturer: Forest River, Inc.
- Reported: 2018\-01\-02
- Owners notified: 2018\-01\-24
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
- Units potentially affected: 152

## What is wrong

Forest River, Inc. \(Forest River\) is recalling certain 2018 Surveyor recreational trailers, models SVT266RLDS, SVT285IKDS, SVT285IKLE, SVT323BHLE, SVT33KRETS, SVT33KRLOK and SVT33KRLTS.  These vehicles were built with a circuit breaker that allows more current that the wiring can handle.


## What can happen

The incorrect circuit breaker can cause the wiring to melt, increasing the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a circuit breaker with the correct load rating, free of charge.  The recall began on January 24, 2018.  Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1\-574\-642\-3119, extension 205.  Forest River's number for this recall is 37\-0604.


## 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 14, for 2021 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2021\-07\-13
- Vehicles in the campaign: 152
- Reported remedied: 82 \(53%\)
- Reported unreachable: 7
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2021 quarter 2, 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

- [2018 FOREST RIVER SURVEYOR](/makes/forest-river/surveyor/2018/recalls.md). Built 2017\-09\-15 to 2017\-12\-18.

## 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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