NHTSA recall 19V844000
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 | 19V844000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 64-1114 |
| Manufacturer | Forest River, Inc. |
| Reported | 2019-11-25 |
| Owners notified | 2020-02-17 |
| Component | TRAILER HITCHES |
| Units potentially affected | 328 |
| Report | Quarterly report 21, for 2025 quarter 1 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2025-04-11 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 328 |
| Reported remedied | 154 (46%) |
| Reported unreachable | 14 |
| 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.
What is wrong
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Cascade and Cherokee travel trailers. The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of the vehicle exceeds the GVWR of the trailer hitch coupler, potentially resulting in the coupler failing and the trailer detaching.
What can happen
A trailer that detaches from the tow vehicle can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners and dealers will replace the coupler, free of charge. The recall began February 17, 2020. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-260-499-2100 or 1-541-995-3447. Forest River's number for this recall is 64-1114.
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 CASCADE | Built 2017-08-30 to 2019-10-24. |
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| 2019 FOREST RIVER CASCADE | Built 2017-08-30 to 2019-10-24. |
| 2020 FOREST RIVER CASCADE | Built 2017-08-30 to 2019-10-24. |
| 2018 FOREST RIVER CHEROKEE | Built 2017-08-30 to 2019-10-24. |
| 2019 FOREST RIVER CHEROKEE | Built 2017-08-30 to 2019-10-24. |
| 2020 FOREST RIVER CHEROKEE | Built 2017-08-30 to 2019-10-24. |
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
| 750864 | 2018-11-13. Service bulletin. MORryde wants to add a decal to their ?Orbital? hitch head that indicates the hitches GVWR as 16,000# |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.