The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Forest River Wildwood, and 2016-2019 Forest River Salem recreational trailers. The outside auxiliary shower faucet cover may cover the water heater exhaust panel when opened.
The risk
The covered water heater exhaust panel could increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
Forest River has notified owners, and dealers will install a replacement outside shower, free of charge. The recall began on July 24, 2018. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-534-3167. Forest River's number for this recall is 44-0762.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Forest River Salem | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Forest River Wildwood | 2016, 2017, 2018 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest River Salem | 2016 | 9 | 8 |
| Forest River Salem | 2017 | 5 | 9 |
| Forest River Salem | 2018 | 6 | 9 |
| Forest River Salem | 2019 | 5 | 11 |
| Forest River Wildwood | 2016 | 5 | 7 |
| Forest River Wildwood | 2017 | 5 | 9 |
| Forest River Wildwood | 2018 | 11 | 8 |
Other equipment recalls in 2018
142 of the 912 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2018 concerned the equipment; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
| 18V936000 28 Dec 2018 | Arcimoto Inc |
| 18V923000 20 Dec 2018 | Great Dane Trailers |
| 18V900000 19 Dec 2018 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 18V918000 19 Dec 2018 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 18V896000 17 Dec 2018 | Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC |
| 18V882000 12 Dec 2018 | Van Hool N.V. |
| 18V871000 7 Dec 2018 | Keystone RV Company |
| 18V855000 30 Nov 2018 | Winnebago Industries, Inc |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2018