NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Forest River Salem Recalls
The 2018 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 2018 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
- 6
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2018 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 2018 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 2016–2017, 2019–2025 Salem, 2 other models
Trailer hitches
- Campaign
- 20V563000
- Reported
- September 18, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,397
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2021 Salem, 1 other model
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 2014–2017, 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 2016–2017, 2019 Salem, 1 other model
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 18V232000
- Reported
- April 12, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 24
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- only the 2018 Forest River Salem
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 17V790000
- Reported
- December 8, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 133
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 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 2010–2017 Salem, 22 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 17V484000
- Reported
- August 2, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 30
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- 49 CFR Part 567, certification label
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
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 2017 Salem, 6 other models
2018 Forest River Salem complaints by year
NHTSA has received 6 owner complaints about the 2018 Forest River Salem, the newest on March 7, 2021. Of these, 1 describe a fire.
In complaints about the 2018 Forest River Salem, the component group named most often is the electrical system (33%), followed by the structure (33%) and the fuel/propulsion system (17%).
2 of the 2018 Forest River Salem's 9 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System2
- Structure2
- Fuel/Propulsion System1
- Tires1
- Wheels1
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2018 Forest River Salem peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 2. 100% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
The 6 complaints about the 2018 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 2018 Forest River models
Newest record on this page: October 10, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted