NHTSA recall 24V395000
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 | 24V395000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 51-1786 |
| Manufacturer | Forest River, Inc. |
| Reported | 2024-06-04 |
| Owners notified | 2024-07-10 |
| Component | EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:120/240 VAC ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:CHARGER LOW VOLTAGE BATTERY |
| Units potentially affected | 41353 |
| Report | Quarterly report 8, for 2026 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-17 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 41353 |
| Reported remedied | 4231 (10%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 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 2004-2024 Cedar Creek and 2006-2024 Puma fifth wheels trailers. The overcurrent protection from the trailer battery may have been incorrectly routed, allowing the wires to be pulled out of the junction box.
What can happen
A loose wire can cause a short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Dealers will reroute the wires to the protected side of the mini-beaker, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 10, 2024. Owners may contact Puma customer service at 1-574-642-0588 or Cedar Creek customer service at 260-593-4000. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1786.
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.nhtsa.gov.
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
| 511744 | 2024-03-14. Service bulletin. The Alpha Roof Sealant may cause the Solar Panel Inlet to crack, which may allow water intrusion. Affected Model Year(s): 2024 Affected Make: Puma |
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| 511680 | 2023-10-02. Service bulletin. According to a Furrion TSB "TB-220919": Irregular cooling performance has been reported on the identified refrigerators. The refrigerator compressor has been found to stop working and requires a “hard reset” by disconnecting power to reset cooling operation. On occasion, disconnecting power does not reset operation and the refrigerator requires service replacement of the control boards. This TSB may not be applicable for some vehicles. |
| 4251172 | 2020-07-01. Service bulletin. The Model Year identifier in the VIN (10th digit) that is printed on the Federal Placard is incorrect. |
| 511150 | 2020-06-04. Service bulletin. As Per Lippert Components, the bonding on certain 3300 series window vents may not be adequate. |
| 511081 | 2019-10-01. Service bulletin. A limited number of units with Alpha Roofing Membrane installed on slide-outs have displayed an adverse reaction in extreme heat conditions where the wiper seal comes into contact with the membrane on the slide when fully extended. |
| 201066 | 2019-10-01. Service bulletin. The installed ice-maker water line union fitting may come apart when under water pressure. |
| 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.? |
| 4250668 | 2018-05-21. Service bulletin. The monitor panel incorrectly displays the level of fresh water, gray water, black water, etc. and is required to be changed with a replacement monitor panel. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.