The defect
Forest River, Inc (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Clipper and Viking travel trailers. Please see the recall report for a complete list of models. The bottle bracket welds may break and cause the propane tank to detach from the vehicle.
The risk
A detached propane tank may become a road hazard and increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and replace the bottle bracket as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 2, 2025. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-269-467-8283. Forest River's number for this recall is 121-1874.
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: EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:LINES AND FITTINGS
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 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 |
| 24V902000 29 Nov 2024 | Kuntry Kustom RV, LLC |
| 24V893000 26 Nov 2024 | Volvo Bus Corporation |
| 24V884000 22 Nov 2024 | Forest River, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2024