NHTSA recall 25V682000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 25V682000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 51-1987 |
| Manufacturer | Forest River, Inc. |
| Reported | 2025-10-10 |
| Owners notified | 2025-11-18 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING |
| Units potentially affected | 20305 |
| Report | Quarterly report 3, for 2026 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-10 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 20305 |
| Reported remedied | 3630 (17%) |
| 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 2025-2026 Forest River Aurora, Coachmen Catalina, 2026 Coachmen Viking, Coachmen Clipper, 2016-2026 Wildwood, and Salem recreational trailers. The distribution panel wire may be connected to the battery without over current protection.
What can happen
Unprotected wiring can increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Dealers will relocate the distribution panel wire to the correct side of the breaker, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 18, 2025. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-4995. Forest River's number for this recall is 205-1987.
| 2025 COACHMEN CATALINA | Built 2025-01-22 to 2025-06-27. |
|---|---|
| 2026 COACHMEN CATALINA | Built 2025-06-11 to 2025-10-08. |
| 2026 COACHMEN CLIPPER | Built 2025-06-09 to 2025-10-02. |
| 2026 COACHMEN VIKING | Built 2025-06-11 to 2025-10-07. |
| 2025 FOREST RIVER AURORA | Built 2025-02-03 to 2025-06-20. |
| 2026 FOREST RIVER AURORA | Built 2025-06-11 to 2025-09-25. |
| 2016 FOREST RIVER SALEM | Built 2015-03-10 to 2025-06-05. |
| 2017 FOREST RIVER SALEM | Built 2015-03-10 to 2025-06-05. |
| 2018 FOREST RIVER SALEM | Built 2015-03-10 to 2025-06-05. |
| 2019 FOREST RIVER SALEM | Built 2015-03-10 to 2025-06-05. |
| 2020 FOREST RIVER SALEM | Built 2015-03-10 to 2025-06-05. |
| 2021 FOREST RIVER SALEM | Built 2015-03-10 to 2025-06-05. |
| 2022 FOREST RIVER SALEM | Built 2015-03-10 to 2025-06-05. |
| 2023 FOREST RIVER SALEM | Built 2015-03-10 to 2025-06-05. |
| 2024 FOREST RIVER SALEM | Built 2015-03-10 to 2025-06-05. |
| 2025 FOREST RIVER SALEM | Built 2015-03-10 to 2025-06-05. |
| 2026 FOREST RIVER SALEM | Built 2025-05-07 to 2025-10-20. |
| 2016 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD | Built 2015-03-10 to 2025-06-06. |
| 2017 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD | Built 2015-03-10 to 2025-06-06. |
| 2018 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD | Built 2015-03-10 to 2025-06-06. |
| 2019 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD | Built 2015-03-10 to 2025-06-06. |
| 2020 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD | Built 2015-03-10 to 2025-06-06. |
| 2021 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD | Built 2015-03-10 to 2025-06-06. |
| 2022 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD | Built 2015-03-10 to 2025-06-06. |
| 2023 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD | Built 2015-03-10 to 2025-06-06. |
| 2024 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD | Built 2015-03-10 to 2025-06-06. |
| 2025 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD | Built 2015-03-10 to 2025-06-06. |
| 2026 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD | Built 2015-03-10 to 2025-06-06. |
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