NHTSAGeneral Alert
Forest River, Inc. - Hitch May Fail
Published: July 12, 2024Recall ID: 24V531000Category: vehiclesCountry: US
Reason for Recall / Hazard
Hitch failure increases the risk of a crash or injury.
Product Description & Identification
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.
Affected Products
Hitch May Fail
Additional Source Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Subject | Hitch May Fail |
| Nhtsa id | 24V531000 |
| Recall link › Url | https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=24V531000 |
| Recall link › Description | Go to Recall |
| Recall type | Vehicle |
| Do not drive | No |
| Manufacturer | Forest River, Inc. |
| Defect summary | 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. |
| Completion rate | 64.71 |
| Corrective action | 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. |
| Consequence summary | Hitch failure increases the risk of a crash or injury. |
| Mfr campaign number | 51-1803 |
| Potentially affected | 17 |
| Report received date | 2024-07-12T00:00:00.000 |
| Fire risk when parked | No |