NHTSA recall 25V162000
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 | 25V162000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 45-1909 |
| Manufacturer | Forest River, Inc. |
| Reported | 2025-03-14 |
| Owners notified | 2025-03-27 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL; EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER |
| Units potentially affected | 120 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2026 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-17 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 120 |
| Reported remedied | 99 (82%) |
| 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 2025 Nightfall travel trailers and XLR Toy Hauler fifth wheel trailers. The breakaway switch may be incorrectly wired and fail to activate the trailer brakes during an emergency.
What can happen
Trailer brakes that fail to activate increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will rewire the breakaway switch, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 27, 2025. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-0432. Forest River's number for this recall is 45-1909.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1- 888-275-9171), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 2025 FOREST RIVER NIGHTFALL | |
|---|---|
| 2025 FOREST RIVER XLR TOYHAULER 5TH WHEEL | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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.