The defect
Forest River, Inc. is recalling certain 2024-2025 Viking and Clipper travel trailers. The side marker lights may not reflect light as intended, which can make it difficult for other drivers to see the trailer. As such, these trailers fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
The risk
Insufficiently reflective side marker lights can reduce the trailer's visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will install reflector stickers to the lights, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 22, 2024. Owners may call Forest River Customer Service at 269-467-6604. Forest River's number for this recall is 121-1845.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Forest River Clipper Camping Trailer | 2024, 2025 |
| Viking Travel Trailers Viking | 2024, 2025 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
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 Clipper Camping Trailer | 2024 | 0 | 4 |
| Forest River Clipper Camping Trailer | 2025 | 0 | 4 |
| Viking Travel Trailers Viking | 2024 | 0 | 4 |
| Viking Travel Trailers Viking | 2025 | 0 | 4 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 2024
40 of the 950 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2024 concerned the exterior lighting; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
| 24V965000 20 Dec 2024 | Orange EV |
| 24V913000 6 Dec 2024 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 24V904000 2 Dec 2024 | Tesla, Inc. |
| 24V895000 27 Nov 2024 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 24V889000 25 Nov 2024 | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| 24V871000 19 Nov 2024 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 24V766000 15 Oct 2024 | McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. |
| 24V755000 10 Oct 2024 | General Motors, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2024