{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"21V784000","date":"2021-10-08","owner_notified":"2021-10-22","manufacturer":"Forest River, Inc.","component":"EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:PLUMBING:SEWAGE/BLACK:STORAGE TANK; STRUCTURE","summary":"Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Puma travel trailers.  The black wastewater-holding tank may be missing the ventilation pipe, allowing methane gas to build up.","consequence":"In the presence of an ignition source, a gas build up increases the risk of fire.","remedy":"Dealers will properly vent the black wastewater-holding tank, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed October 22, 2021.  Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at 1-574-642-0606.  Forest River's number for this recall is 420-1425.","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.","mfr_campaign":"420-1425","part_number":null,"units":44,"completion":{"kind":"annual","report_number":2,"period_from":"2024-4","period_to":"2025-3","submitted":"2025-10-16","involved":44,"remedied":25,"unreachable":0,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":56,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2021,"make":"FOREST RIVER","model":"PUMA","vehicle_id":"2021_forest-river_puma","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2022,"make":"FOREST RIVER","model":"PUMA","vehicle_id":"2022_forest-river_puma","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/21V784000"}