NHTSA recall 18V134000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 18V134000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 45-0645 |
| Manufacturer | Forest River, Inc. |
| Reported | 2018-02-23 |
| Owners notified | 2018-03-13 |
| Component | EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER |
| Units potentially affected | 157 |
| Report | Quarterly report 14, for 2021 quarter 2 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2021-07-13 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 157 |
| Reported remedied | 67 (42%) |
| Reported unreachable | 8 |
| 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.
What is wrong
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Forest River XLR Toyhauler recreational trailers, models XLT25KW, XLT25KW-W, XLT28KW and XLT28KW-W. The safety chains on these vehicles do not exceed the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of the trailer.
What can happen
If the trailer becomes uncoupled, the existing safety chains may fail, allowing the trailer to separate from the tow vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the safety chains with chains that exceed the vehicle's GVWR, free of charge. The recall began on March 13, 2018. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-0432. Forest River's number for this recall is 45-0645.
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.
| 2016 FOREST RIVER XLR TOYHAULER | Built 2016-03-31 to 2018-02-15. |
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| 2017 FOREST RIVER XLR TOYHAULER | Built 2016-03-31 to 2018-02-15. |
| 2018 FOREST RIVER XLR TOYHAULER | Built 2016-03-31 to 2018-02-15. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 510780 | 2018-10-15. Service bulletin. Per the service bulletin from Dometic ?Dometic Corporation has identified a visual cosmetic defect that has occurred on our Dometic DM2652 refrigerators up in the freezer compartment. This does NOT occur on all units, but may be present on units with serial numbers starting with MB between 805xxxxx and 820XXXXX. The visual cosmetic defect in no way affects the performance, operation, safety, or function of the refrigerator and does not represent a non-compliance issue to one or more of the FMVSS standards or result in a risk of personal injury, death, vehicle crash, or property damage.? |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.