NHTSA recall 18V752000
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 | 18V752000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 75-0867 |
| Manufacturer | Forest River, Inc. |
| Reported | 2018-10-25 |
| Owners notified | 2018-11-27 |
| Component | EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER |
| Units potentially affected | 3606 |
| Report | Quarterly report 15, for 2022 quarter 2 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2022-07-15 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 3606 |
| Reported remedied | 1271 (35%) |
| Reported unreachable | 1 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2022 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 2018-2019 Cherokee Alpha Wolf and 2019 Cherokee Arctic Wolf recreational trailers. The awnings may have been mounted with fasteners that are insufficient in length and/or quantity, possibly resulting in the awning arm detaching from the wall.
What can happen
If the awning arm detaches, it can increase the risk of injury or a crash.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners and dealers will inspect and replace with the correct fastener, free of charge. The recall began November 27, 2018. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-260-499-2100. Forest River's number for this recall is 75-0867.
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.
| 2018 FOREST RIVER CHEROKEE | Built 2018-07-27 to 2018-09-21. |
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| 2019 FOREST RIVER CHEROKEE | Built 2018-07-27 to 2018-09-21. |
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.