NHTSA Campaign 24V531000
TRAILER HITCHES
NHTSA campaign 24V531000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the trailer hitches. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 24V531000 with NHTSA on July 12, 2024; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 24V531000, NHTSA lists up to 17 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 24V531000 were scheduled from August 2, 2024, 21 days after the report.
24V531000 covers 2 models from Forest River, model years 2024.
By potentially affected vehicles, 24V531000 ranks 309 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 24V531000, Forest River, Inc has 6 other recalls on the trailer hitches on this site; the one before 24V531000 was 20V563000, reported on September 18, 2020.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024 Salem, Puma, Wildwood, and 2025 Cherokee travel trailers equipped with certain Pacific Rim brand couplers. The couplers have an incorrect load rating of 14,000 pounds and may be overloaded, causing the hitch to fail.
- The risk
- Hitch failure increases the risk of a crash or injury.
- The fix
- Dealers will inspect the date code of the hitch coupler and replace it if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 2, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at Salem & Wildwood (574) 534-3167, Puma (574) 642-0588 or Cherokee (260) 499-2100. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1803.
Reported July 12, 2024
Vehicles covered by 24V531000 (2)
Forest River (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 24V531000, 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 12, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted