Forest River Puma recalled over injury risk

Recall date

July 12, 2024

Source

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Official notice title

Forest River, Inc. recalls 2024–2025 Forest River — 4 models

Recall number

24V531000

Brand / firm

Forest River

Sold / distributed

Potentially affected: 17 units

Why it was recalled

Hitch failure increases the risk of a crash or injury.

What was recalled

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.

What to do

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.. Follow the official notice for full instructions.