NHTSA Safety Recalls
2019 Forest River Salem Recalls
The 2019 Forest River Salem has 11 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 10, 2025.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2019 Forest River Salem. Whether a recall on your own RV is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 11
- Owner complaints
- 5
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2019 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.
11 recalls on the 2019 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, 2020–2025 Salem, 2 other models
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer
- Campaign
- 21V621000
- Reported
- August 9, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 336
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2020–2021 Salem, 1 other model
Trailer hitches
- Campaign
- 20V563000
- Reported
- September 18, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,397
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2018, 2020–2021 Salem, 1 other model
Equipment
- Campaign
- 20V482000
- Reported
- August 14, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 643
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2020–2021 Salem, 1 other model
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 18V933000
- Reported
- December 27, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 151
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 18V856000
- Reported
- December 3, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly
- Campaign
- 18V624000
- Reported
- September 13, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 935
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 6 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 2014–2018 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 Salem, 1 other model
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 18V428000
- Reported
- June 25, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 110
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly
- Campaign
- 18V386000
- Reported
- June 8, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 152
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2019 Forest River Salem complaints by year
NHTSA has received 5 owner complaints about the 2019 Forest River Salem, the newest on April 29, 2023.
In complaints about the 2019 Forest River Salem, the component group named most often is the tires (60%), followed by the wheels (40%) and the equipment (20%).
3 of the 2019 Forest River Salem's 11 recalls also concern the equipment.
Component groups named in complaints
- Tires3
- Wheels2
- Equipment1
- Suspension1
- Unknown Or Other1
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2019 Forest River Salem peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 2. 80% arrived between 2018 and 2022, the model year's first years on the road.
The 5 complaints about the 2019 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 2019 Forest River models
Newest record on this page: October 10, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted