NHTSA recall 25V245000
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 | 25V245000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 51-1915 |
| Manufacturer | Forest River, Inc. |
| Reported | 2025-04-14 |
| Owners notified | 2025-04-28 |
| Component | STRUCTURE:BODY:STEP/LADDER |
| Units potentially affected | 4179 |
| Part numbers | STP-641, STP57-515 |
| Report | Quarterly report 5, for 2026 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-17 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 4179 |
| Reported remedied | 1991 (47%) |
| 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 2024-2025 Coachmen Catalina, Forest River Aurora, Cascade, Cedar Creek, Cherokee, Sandpiper, Sierra, 2025 Campsite Reserve, Impression, Pause, Puma, Sabre, Salem, Vengeance, and Wildwood fifth wheel and travel trailers, equipped with a removable step assembly. The clip-on bracket mounting bolts may come loose, allowing the steps to detach.
What can happen
Steps that detach while in use increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and repair or replace the clip-on bracket as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 28, 2025. Owners may contact customer service at Aurora & Catalina (1-574-825-4995), Campsite Reserve, Cascade, Cherokee, Sabre, Vengeance (1-260-499-2100), Cedar Creek (1-260-593-4000), Impression (1-574-327-2716), Pause (1-574-327-2681), Puma (1-574-642-0588), Sierra & Sandpiper (1-574-534-4574), and Salem & Wildwood (1-574-534-3167). Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1915.
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.
| 2024 COACHMEN CATALINA | |
|---|---|
| 2025 COACHMEN CATALINA | |
| 2024 FOREST RIVER AURORA | |
| 2025 FOREST RIVER AURORA | |
| 2025 FOREST RIVER CAMPSITE RESERVE | |
| 2024 FOREST RIVER CASCADE | |
| 2025 FOREST RIVER CASCADE | |
| 2024 FOREST RIVER CEDAR CREEK | |
| 2025 FOREST RIVER CEDAR CREEK | |
| 2024 FOREST RIVER CHEROKEE | |
| 2025 FOREST RIVER CHEROKEE | |
| 2025 FOREST RIVER IMPRESSION | |
| 2025 FOREST RIVER PAUSE | |
| 2025 FOREST RIVER PUMA | |
| 2025 FOREST RIVER SABRE | |
| 2025 FOREST RIVER SALEM | |
| 2024 FOREST RIVER SANDPIPER | |
| 2025 FOREST RIVER SANDPIPER | |
| 2024 FOREST RIVER SIERRA | |
| 2025 FOREST RIVER SIERRA | |
| 2025 FOREST RIVER VENGEANCE | |
| 2025 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD |
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.