NHTSA recall 20V654000
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 | 20V654000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 17D-1201 |
| Manufacturer | Forest River, Inc. |
| Reported | 2020-10-26 |
| Owners notified | 2020-11-23 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Units potentially affected | 9261 |
| Report | Annual report 3, for 2024 quarter 4 to 2025 quarter 3 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2025-10-16 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 9261 |
| Reported remedied | 4127 (44%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 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.
What is wrong
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Cherokee recreational trailers. The shore cord inlet wiring insulation may not have been sufficiently stripped back, causing a poor connection with the set screw.
What can happen
A poor electrical connection can increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will remove the inlet, and rewire or replace the inlet completely if necessary, free of charge. The recall began November 23, 2020. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-260-499-2100. Forest River's number for this recall is 17D-1201.
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.
| 2019 FOREST RIVER CHEROKEE | |
|---|---|
| 2020 FOREST RIVER CHEROKEE | |
| 2021 FOREST RIVER CHEROKEE |
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
| 511906 | 2025-03-19. Service bulletin. Generic drawing of a 87A relay wiring diagram for holding tank warmers. |
|---|---|
| 511377 | 2021-09-07. Service bulletin. As per Lippert Components Technical Service Bulletin 11-004-21. The slide room actuator was assembled incorrectly, which may cause the room to become stuck in the out position and prevent from fully retracting. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.