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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2012 Forest River Salem Recalls

The 2012 Forest River Salem has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on November 22, 2017.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Forest River Salem. Whether a recall on your own RV is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
3

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2012 Forest River Salem, the 17-character VIN is on a plate near the entry door, inside a cabinet, or on the trailer tongue for a towable.

1 recall on the 2012 Forest River Salem

Equipment

Campaign
17V756000
Reported
November 22, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 365,885
Risk NHTSA names
fire and injury
Same campaign
also 2010–2011, 2013–2018 Salem, 22 other models

17V756000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2012 Forest River Salem complaints by year

NHTSA has received 3 owner complaints about the 2012 Forest River Salem, the newest on August 27, 2019.

In complaints about the 2012 Forest River Salem, the component group named most often is the equipment (33%), followed by the structure (33%) and the suspension (33%).

The 2012 Forest River Salem's only recall also concerns the equipment.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Equipment1
  • Structure1
  • Suspension1
  • Wheels1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2012 Forest River Salem received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20131
20151
20191

Complaints about the 2012 Forest River Salem peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 1. 67% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.

The 3 complaints about the 2012 Forest River Salem are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Forest River Salem by model year

Other 2012 Forest River models

Newest record on this page: August 27, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted