# Transport Canada recall 2020509

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: Transport Canada \(Canada\)
- Campaign number: 2020509
- Manufacturer's number: 17D\-1201
- Reported: 2020\-10\-26
- Component: Electrical
- Notification type: Safety Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 1022

## What is wrong

Issue:

On certain travel trailers, the wiring for the shore power cord inlet may not have been properly connected. As a result, the wiring could overheat and melt.

Safety Risk:

Wiring that overheats or melts could create the risk of a fire.

Corrective Actions:

Forest River will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your trailer to a dealer to rewire or replace the shore power cord inlet, as necessary.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2019 FOREST RIVER CHEROKEE](/makes/forest-river/cherokee/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 FOREST RIVER CHEROKEE](/makes/forest-river/cherokee/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 FOREST RIVER CHEROKEE](/makes/forest-river/cherokee/2021/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [511906](/bulletins/11015784.md), 2025-03-19, Service bulletin
- [511377](/bulletins/10199637.md), 2021-09-07, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

JSON: [/v1/recalls/tc/2020509](/v1/recalls/tc/2020509)

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