# NHTSA recall 20V269000

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: 20V269000
- Manufacturer's number: 22\-1166
- Manufacturer: Forest River, Inc.
- Reported: 2020\-05\-13
- Owners notified: 2020\-06\-01
- Component: EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
- Units potentially affected: 22

## What is wrong

Forest River, Inc. \(Forest River\) is recalling certain 2020\-2021 Vibe trailers, models VBT16RB\-OR and VBT17DB\-OR.  The roof vent for the refrigerator may be missing.


## What can happen

Insufficient ventilation may cause the refrigerator to overheat, increasing the risk of a fire or result in a carbon monoxide buildup, increasing the risk of injury.


## The remedy

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a vent on the roof for the refrigerator, free of charge.  The recall began on June 1, 2020.  Owners may contact Forest River customer service at \(503\) 831\-5413.  Forest River's number for this recall is 22\-1166.


## 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: Annual report 3, for 2024 quarter 2 to 2025 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2025\-04\-09
- Vehicles in the campaign: 22
- Reported remedied: 18 \(81%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2020 FOREST RIVER VIBE](/makes/forest-river/vibe/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 FOREST RIVER VIBE](/makes/forest-river/vibe/2021/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [59\-1555](/bulletins/10222190.md), 2022-09-30, Service bulletin
- [591484](/bulletins/10210113.md), 2022-04-07, Service bulletin
- [591474](/bulletins/10208122.md), 2022-03-01, Service bulletin
- [591458](/bulletins/10206463.md), 2022-02-04, Service bulletin
- [591437](/bulletins/10203439.md), 2021-12-02, Service bulletin
- [591369](/bulletins/10197960.md), 2021-07-02, Service bulletin
- [591251](/bulletins/10185486.md), 2021-01-11, Service bulletin
- [591130](/bulletins/10172398.md), 2020-03-09, Service bulletin

## 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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