RV Recalls and Problems

Recall 25V245000: Forest River, Inc.

Official NHTSA recall notice text, the vehicles it lists, and the RV model years on this site that it is linked to.

Key facts

  • NHTSA campaign 25V245000 was filed by Forest River, Inc. and received on April 14, 2025.
  • Type: Vehicle recall. Component: STRUCTURE:BODY:STEP/LADDER.
  • Potential units affected, as reported by the manufacturer: 4,179.
  • The manufacturer reports notifying owners on April 28, 2025.
  • First seen in this dataset on September 19, 2026.

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The absence of a recall in this dataset does not establish that a vehicle is safe.

Defect summary (official text)

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Coachmen Catalina, Forest River Aurora, Cascade, Cedar Creek, Cherokee, Sandpiper, Sierra, 2025 Campsite Reserve, Impression, Pause, Puma, Sabre, Salem, Vengeance, and Wildwood fifth wheel and travel trailers, equipped with a removable step assembly. The clip-on bracket mounting bolts may come loose, allowing the steps to detach.

Consequence (official text)

Steps that detach while in use increase the risk of injury.

Remedy (official text)

Dealers will inspect and repair or replace the clip-on bracket as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 28, 2025. Owners may contact customer service at Aurora & Catalina (1-574-825-4995), Campsite Reserve, Cascade, Cherokee, Sabre, Vengeance (1-260-499-2100), Cedar Creek (1-260-593-4000), Impression (1-574-327-2716), Pause (1-574-327-2681), Puma (1-574-642-0588), Sierra & Sandpiper (1-574-534-4574), and Salem & Wildwood (1-574-534-3167). Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1915.

Notes and contacts as published

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1- 888-275-9171), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Manufacturer campaign number: 51-1915.

Vehicles listed in the notice

Makes, models and model years in campaign 25V245000
MakeModelModel years
COACHMENCATALINA2024 to 2025
FOREST RIVERAURORA2024 to 2025
FOREST RIVERCAMPSITE RESERVE2025
FOREST RIVERCASCADE2024 to 2025
FOREST RIVERCEDAR CREEK2024 to 2025
FOREST RIVERCHEROKEE2024 to 2025
FOREST RIVERIMPRESSION2025
FOREST RIVERPAUSE2025
FOREST RIVERPUMA2025
FOREST RIVERSABRE2025
FOREST RIVERSALEM2025
FOREST RIVERSANDPIPER2024 to 2025
FOREST RIVERSIERRA2024 to 2025
FOREST RIVERVENGEANCE2025
FOREST RIVERWILDWOOD2025

RV model years on this site linked to this campaign

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