2017 Forest River Wildwood: recalls and complaints
Official NHTSA recall campaigns and consumer complaints for one RV model year, with the notice text and links to the source.
Key facts
- The 2017 Forest River Wildwood has 9 NHTSA recall campaigns that list this model year.
- No chassis mapping is recorded for this model year, so no chassis recalls are counted.
- 0 equipment recalls are linked to it by reviewed rules.
- NHTSA holds 5 consumer complaints for this model year. Complaints are unverified reports, not confirmed failures.
- The latest campaign was received on October 10, 2025, 344 days before the NHTSA release of September 19, 2026.
- RV class: Travel trailer. Brand owner in this site's reference table: Forest River (medium confidence).
NHTSA records released through September 19, 2026; Transport Canada records through September 19, 2026. The absence of a recall in this dataset does not establish that a vehicle is safe.
Recall campaigns
9 campaigns in total: 9 listed for this model year, 0 inherited from the chassis and 0 equipment. Remedy text is quoted from the official notice; open the full notice for the whole text.
| Campaign | Received | Component | Summary | Remedy (official text) | Type | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25V682000 | October 10, 2025 | Electrical System | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Forest River Aurora, Coachmen Catalina, 2026 Coachmen Viking, Coachmen Clipper, 2016-2026 Wildwood, and Salem recreational trailers. The distribution panel wire may… | Dealers will relocate the distribution panel wire to the correct side of the breaker, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 18, 2025. Owners… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 18V550000 | August 21, 2018 | Electrical System | 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… | 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… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 18V436000 | June 27, 2018 | Equipment: Recreational Vehicle/Trailer | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Forest River Wildwood, and 2016-2019 Forest River Salem recreational trailers. The outside auxiliary shower faucet cover may cover the water heater exhaust panel… | Forest River has notified owners, and dealers will install a replacement outside shower, free of charge. The recall began on July 24, 2018. Owners may contact Forest… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 17V756000 | November 22, 2017 | Equipment | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2003-2018 Forest River Berkshire, Charleston, Rockport, Cedar Creek, Cherokee, Riverstone, Salem, Sandpiper, Sierra, Vengeance, Wildcat, Wildwood, XLR Boost, Cargo Mate,… | Forest River will notify owners, instructing them to contact Kidde for a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall began on December 27, 2017. Owners may… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 17V282000 | April 26, 2017 | Tires | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Salem, Wildwood, XLR, Sanibel, Wildcat, Vengeance, Chaparral Lite and Columbus recreational trailers. The Federal Placard may inaccurately list the tire and rim… | Forest River will notify owners and will provide a corrected Federal Placard, free of charge. The recall began on May 17, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 17V218000 | March 31, 2017 | Equipment: Other | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017 Salem and Wildwood recreational vehicles. The Federal Placard on these vehicles incorrectly lists the Gross Axle Weight Rating capacity (GAWR) being 5,080 lbs, when the… | Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will provide a new Federal Placard with the correct GAWR, free of charge. The recall began on April 18, 2017. Owners may… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 17V118000 | February 24, 2017 | Equipment: Recreational Vehicle/Trailer | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017 Wildwood recreational trailers, model WDT197BH and Salem recreational trailers, model SMT197BH. The lower sidewall vent for the refrigerator was improperly installed,… | Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a new vent into the vehicle floor, free of charge. The recall began on April 7, 2017. Owners may contact Forest… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 16V787000 | October 28, 2016 | Equipment: Other | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2017 Salem recreational trailers, model SMT186RB, manufactured October 13, 2016 through October 21, 2016 and model year 2017 Wildwood recreational trailers, model… | Forest River will notify owners and will provide a corrected Certificate of Origin, Federal Placard and VIN plate for each trailer, free of charge. The recall began on… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 16V673000 | September 16, 2016 | Equipment: Other | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2017 Salem and Wildwood recreational trailers manufactured August 9, 2016, to September 6, 2016. The Federal Placard on the affected vehicles incorrectly lists the… | Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a corrected Federal Placard, free of charge. The recall began on October 27, 2016. Salem owners may contact… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
Complaints by component
5 unique complaints. The share is the number of unique complaints tagged to a component category divided by the 5 unique complaints for this model year. A complaint can name more than one component, so shares can add up to more than 100 percent.
| Component category | Complaints | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment | 2 | 40% | |
| Structure | 2 | 40% | |
| Equipment: Recreational Vehicle/Trailer | 1 | 20% | |
| Unknown or Other | 1 | 20% |
Complaint excerpts
The 5 most recent complaints with a narrative. Names, emails, phone numbers, VINs and addresses are removed. Reports are unverified. NHTSA record set for this vehicle (JSON).
THE CAMPER WAS PARKED IN A CAMPGROUND ON A GRAVEL CAMPSITE. THE FRESH WATER TANK WAS BEING FILLED WHEN IT DROPPED TO THE GROUND BECAUSE THE SUPPORT BEAM BENT AND WAS NOT FASTENED TO THE FRAME CORRECTLY. NEITHER OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY OR CAMPER INSURANCE WILL COVER AS THEY STATE IT IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KITCHEN FAUCET WAS LEAKING UNDER THE SINK, WHICH CAUSED THE RV TO FLOOD. THE RV WAS TAKEN TO CAMPING WORLD OF ASHEVILLE ([address removed], HENDERSONVILLE, NC 28791, [phone removed]) WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FAILURE ALSO CAUSED MOLD TO GROW UNDER THE SINK AFTER TWO MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND ASSISTED WITH THE REPAIR. THERE WAS NO MILEAGE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE PIPES FROM THE BATHROOM FROZE. AS A RESULT, THE SINK AND SHOWER PIPES BUSTED WHEN THEY UNFROZE CAUSING WATER TO FLOOD THE ENTIRE BATHROOM. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THERE WAS MOLD IN THE BATHROOM. THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A CERTIFIED FOREST RIVER DEALER (ADDRESS UNKNOWN) WHERE IT WAS PENDING REPAIRS HOWEVER THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MOLD IN THE BATHROOM AND UNDERBELLY OF THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE REMOVED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT'S …
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD 23BH. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V756000 (EQUIPMENT). THE CONTACT CALLED FOREST RIVER CUSTOMER SERVICE AT [phone removed] AND KIDDE AT [phone removed] AND WAS PROVIDED WITH WORK ORDER #: C2799215. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE THE REPLACEMENT FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V756000 (EQUIPMENT). THE CONTACT REPEATEDLY CONTACTED KIDDE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT [phone removed] AND LEFT VOICEMAILS BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING INCIDENT NUMBER: [XXX] ON FEBRUARY 27, 2018 AFTER FINALLY SPEAKING WITH A REPRESENTATIVE FROM KIDDIE THAT STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD RECEIVE THE REPLACEMENT FIRE EXTINGUISHER WITHIN 20 DAYS. THE CONTACT NEVER RECEIVED THE REPLACEMENT FIRE EXTINGUISHER AS OUTLINED IN THE RECALL. *TT *TT
Chassis
Towable RVs have no chassis maker, so no chassis recalls apply.
Canadian notices
Transport Canada publishes its own notices with their own IDs. They are separate records from the U.S. campaigns above and are never merged with them.
- Notice 2017610 (December 6, 2017): Accessories. Official page
- Notice 2018347 (June 28, 2018): Accessories. Official page
- Notice 2018438 (August 21, 2018): Electrical. Official page
- Notice 2025545 (October 10, 2025): Electrical. Official page
Related model years
- 2016 Forest River Wildwood
- 2018 Forest River Wildwood
- Forest River Wildwood, all years
- 2017 Airstream Basecamp (same class)
- 2017 Forest River Cherokee (same class)
- 2017 Forest River Flagstaff (same class)
- 2017 Forest River Rockwood (same class)
Source release: NHTSA September 19, 2026. Method version v1. How this page is built.
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