Recall · 20V049000
Forest River recalled 6 models over service brakes, electric
218
Vehicles covered
6
Models
6
Model years
January 29, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2020 Freedom Express, Salem, Stealth EVO, Vibe, Wildcat Maxx, and Wildwood recreational trailers. The emergency break-away switch may fail.
- What it can cause
- In the event of trailer separation from the tow vehicle, a failed break-away switch will not apply the trailer's brakes, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the break-away switch, free of charge. The recall began February 19, 2020. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-503-831-5410 or 1-574-825-8205. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1129.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup.
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| Forest River Freedom Express | 2020 | Not published here |
| Forest River Salem | 2020 | 2020 |
| Forest River Stealth EVO | 2020 | Not published here |
| Forest River Vibe | 2020 | Not published here |
| Forest River Wildcat Maxx | 2020 | Not published here |
| Forest River Wildwood | 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 218 vehicles this is a small campaign: 61% of the 13,859 vehicle recalls with a published size filed from 1995 up to this one are as large or larger. The middle campaign among them covers 494. It covers one model year, 2020, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2020, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Forest River vehicles have been recalled over the service brakes, electric 2 times before this, most recently in February 2019 as 19V069000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 1 of the 6 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 12 complaints with NHTSA.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 6 other recalls published here, the newest being: 25V682000 (electrical system), 21V621000 (equipment), 20V727000 (equipment), 20V563000 (trailer hitches).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Forest River, Inc. with NHTSA on January 29, 2020 as campaign 20V049000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes. Data last checked 2020-01-29.
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