NHTSA Campaign 18V550000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
NHTSA campaign 18V550000 covers 23 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 18V550000 with NHTSA on August 21, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V550000, NHTSA lists up to 5,847 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 21, 2013 and August 13, 2018.
Owner notification letters for 18V550000 were scheduled from September 25, 2018, 35 days after the report.
18V550000 covers 5 models from Forest River, model years 2014–2019.
Owners of the model years 18V550000 covers have filed at least 11 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V550000 vehicles, the 2015 Forest River Salem has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V550000 ranks 13 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 18V550000, Forest River, Inc has 51 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 18V550000 was 18V545000, reported on August 17, 2018.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2014-2019 Forest River Salem, Wildcat Maxx, Wildwood, Vibe, and Rainier recreational trailers. The break-away safety switch may not have been wired to a constant power source, and, as a result, the switch may be inadvertently disconnected from the trailer house battery causing the brakes to not engage if the trailer detaches from the tow vehicle.
- The risk
- If the trailer brakes cannot engage if the trailer detaches from tow vehicle, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a new wiring harness to reroute the wiring, free of charge. The recall began September 25, 2018. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-503-831-5410. Forest River's number for this recall is 22/30-0824.
Reported August 21, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V550000 (23)
Forest River (23)
- 2017 Forest River Rainier
- 2014 Forest River Salem
- 2015 Forest River Salem
- 2016 Forest River Salem
- 2017 Forest River Salem
- 2018 Forest River Salem
- 2019 Forest River Salem
- 2015 Forest River Vibe
- 2016 Forest River Vibe
- 2017 Forest River Vibe
- 2018 Forest River Vibe
- 2019 Forest River Vibe
- 2014 Forest River Wildcat
- 2015 Forest River Wildcat
- 2016 Forest River Wildcat
- 2017 Forest River Wildcat
- 2018 Forest River Wildcat
- 2014 Forest River Wildwood
- 2015 Forest River Wildwood
- 2016 Forest River Wildwood
- 2017 Forest River Wildwood
- 2018 Forest River Wildwood
- 2019 Forest River Wildwood
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V550000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: August 21, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted