NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Forest River Salem Recalls
The 2017 Forest River Salem has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 10, 2025.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Forest River Salem. Whether a recall on your own RV is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 5
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2017 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.
9 recalls on the 2017 Forest River Salem
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 25V682000
- Reported
- October 10, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 20,305
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2016, 2018–2025 Salem, 2 other models
Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery
- Campaign
- 18V550000
- Reported
- August 21, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,847
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2016, 2018–2019 Salem, 4 other models
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer
- Campaign
- 18V436000
- Reported
- June 27, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 326
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2016, 2018–2019 Salem, 1 other model
Equipment
- Campaign
- 17V756000
- Reported
- November 22, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 365,885
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2016, 2018 Salem, 22 other models
Tires
- Campaign
- 17V282000
- Reported
- April 26, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 71
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2018 Salem, 6 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 17V218000
- Reported
- March 31, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- 49 CFR Part 567, certification label
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: lpg systems
- Campaign
- 17V118000
- Reported
- February 24, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 17
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 16V787000
- Reported
- October 28, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 92
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- 49 CFR Part 567, certification label
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Tires
- Campaign
- 16V673000
- Reported
- September 16, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 178
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2017 Forest River Salem complaints by year
NHTSA has received 5 owner complaints about the 2017 Forest River Salem, the newest on May 23, 2024.
In complaints about the 2017 Forest River Salem, the component group named most often is the structure (60%), followed by the equipment (20%) and the tires (20%).
5 of the 2017 Forest River Salem's 9 recalls also concern the equipment.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure3
- Equipment1
- Tires1
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2017 Forest River Salem peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 1. 80% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
The 5 complaints about the 2017 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 2017 Forest River models
Newest record on this page: October 10, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted