The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Forest River Aurora, Coachmen Catalina, 2026 Coachmen Viking, Coachmen Clipper, 2016-2026 Wildwood, and Salem recreational trailers. The distribution panel wire may be connected to the battery without over current protection.
The risk
Unprotected wiring can increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Dealers will relocate the distribution panel wire to the correct side of the breaker, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 18, 2025. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-4995. Forest River's number for this recall is 205-1987.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Coachmen Catalina | 2025, 2026 |
| Coachmen Clipper | 2026 |
| Coachmen Viking | 2026 |
| Forest River Aurora | 2025, 2026 |
| Forest River Salem | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Forest River Wildwood | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coachmen Catalina | 2025 | 0 | 7 |
| Coachmen Catalina | 2026 | 0 | 2 |
| Coachmen Clipper | 2026 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Viking | 2026 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Aurora | 2025 | 1 | 5 |
| Forest River Aurora | 2026 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 Salem | 2020 | 12 | 7 |
| Forest River Salem | 2021 | 4 | 10 |
| Forest River Salem | 2022 | 13 | 7 |
| Forest River Salem | 2023 | 2 | 5 |
| Forest River Salem | 2024 | 4 | 10 |
| Forest River Salem | 2025 | 5 | 8 |
| Forest River Salem | 2026 | 0 | 6 |
| Forest River Wildwood | 2016 | 5 | 7 |
| Forest River Wildwood | 2017 | 5 | 9 |
| Forest River Wildwood | 2018 | 11 | 8 |
| Forest River Wildwood | 2019 | 5 | 11 |
| Forest River Wildwood | 2020 | 3 | 7 |
| Forest River Wildwood | 2021 | 10 | 10 |
| Forest River Wildwood | 2022 | 9 | 7 |
| Forest River Wildwood | 2023 | 3 | 6 |
| Forest River Wildwood | 2024 | 1 | 10 |
| Forest River Wildwood | 2025 | 2 | 8 |
| Forest River Wildwood | 2026 | 0 | 6 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2025
148 of the 891 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2025 concerned the electrical system; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
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NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2025