# NHTSA recall 20V049000

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: 20V049000
- Manufacturer's number: 51\-1129
- Manufacturer: Forest River, Inc.
- Reported: 2020\-01\-29
- Owners notified: 2020\-02\-19
- Component: SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
- Units potentially affected: 218

## What is wrong

Forest River, Inc. \(Forest River\) is recalling certain 2020 Freedom Express, Salem, Stealth EVO, Vibe, Wildcat Maxx, and Wildwood recreational trailers.  The emergency break\-away switch may fail.


## What can happen

In the event of trailer separation from the tow vehicle, a failed break\-away switch will not apply the trailer's brakes, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the break\-away switch, free of charge.  The recall began February 19, 2020.  Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1\-503\-831\-5410 or 1\-574\-825\-8205.  Forest River's number for this recall is 51\-1129.


## 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 11, for 2022 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2022\-10\-20
- Vehicles in the campaign: 218
- Reported remedied: 144 \(66%\)
- Reported unreachable: 3
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2022 quarter 3, 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

- [2020 FOREST RIVER FREEDOM EXPRESS](/makes/forest-river/freedom-express/2020/recalls.md)
- 2020 FOREST RIVER SALEM
- 2020 FOREST RIVER STEALTH EVO
- [2020 FOREST RIVER VIBE](/makes/forest-river/vibe/2020/recalls.md)
- [2020 FOREST RIVER WILDCAT MAXX](/makes/forest-river/wildcat/2020/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- 2020 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD

## 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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