The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Catalina and 2025 Aurora travel trailers. The washer preparation area may not have an anti-siphon vent installed, allowing sewer gas to enter the vehicle.
The risk
Sewer gas entering the vehicle increases the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers install an anti-siphon vent, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 5, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at (574) 825-4995. Forest River's number for this recall is 103-1854.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Aurora ART26BHS | 2025 |
| Catalina CAT261BHS | 2024, 2025 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:PLUMBING
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora ART26BHS | 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| Catalina CAT261BHS | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Catalina CAT261BHS | 2025 | 0 | 1 |
Other equipment recalls in 2024
156 of the 950 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2024 concerned the equipment; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
| 24V958000 20 Dec 2024 | Gillig, LLC |
| 24V952000 20 Dec 2024 | Altec Industries, Inc. |
| 24V934000 17 Dec 2024 | Cummins, Inc. |
| 24V929000 13 Dec 2024 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 24V931000 13 Dec 2024 | Featherlite Trailer Manufacturing, LLC |
| 24V912000 6 Dec 2024 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 24V902000 29 Nov 2024 | Kuntry Kustom RV, LLC |
| 24V893000 26 Nov 2024 | Volvo Bus Corporation |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2024