The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Salem, and Wildwood travel trailers. The affected vehicles may not have a secondary emergency exit installed.
The risk
In the event of an emergency, passengers may not be able to exit the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will install an emergency exit window, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 26, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 574-534-3167. Forest River's number for this recall is 72-1805.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Forest River Salem | 2024, 2025 |
| Forest River Wildwood | 2024, 2025 |
Components: STRUCTURE:EMERGENCY:ESCAPE/EGRESS/EXIT
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 | 2024 | 4 | 10 |
| Forest River Salem | 2025 | 5 | 8 |
| Forest River Wildwood | 2024 | 1 | 10 |
| Forest River Wildwood | 2025 | 2 | 8 |
Other structure recalls in 2024
73 of the 950 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2024 concerned the structure; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
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NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2024