NHTSA Campaign 22V477000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL
NHTSA campaign 22V477000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system: integrated trailer brake control. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 22V477000 with NHTSA on July 6, 2022; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 22V477000, NHTSA lists up to 12,141 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 22V477000 were scheduled from August 2, 2022, 27 days after the report.
22V477000 covers 1 model from Forest River, model years 2021.
Owners of the model years 22V477000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 22V477000 ranks 7 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 22V477000, Forest River, Inc has 51 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 22V477000 was 22V381000, reported on May 27, 2022.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Coachmen Catalina, and 2021-2022 Forest River Aurora travel trailers. The breakaway switch may be incorrectly wired to the battery disconnect, which can prevent the trailer brakes from activating as intended.
- The risk
- Trailer brakes that fail to activate can increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Dealers will inspect and re-wire the breakaway switch, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 2, 2022. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-6241. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1529.
Reported July 6, 2022
Vehicles covered by 22V477000 (1)
Forest River (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 22V477000, 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: July 6, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted