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Use caution Vehicle recall · NHTSA · Published January 24, 2025

Forest River 2025 Catalina Travel Trailers: Incorrect Weight Label Risk

Forest River recalls 2025 Coachmen Catalina travel trailers with incorrect dry weight label, risking overloading and crashes. Owners must contact customer service for free label replacement.

🇺🇸 NHTSA recall #25V034000VehicleForest River ›
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What happened, in plain English

Forest River is recalling certain 2025 Coachmen Catalina travel trailers because the label shows an incorrect vehicle dry weight. This could lead to unintentional overloading, increasing crash risk if the trailer is used without proper weight checks. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1341867-forest-river-2025-catalina-travel-trailers-incorrect-weight-label-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1341867-forest-river-2025-catalina-travel-trailers-incorrect-weight-label-risk · Updated October 8, 2026 · Official notice: NHTSA #25V034000

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“Forest River 2025 Catalina Travel Trailers: Incorrect Weight Label Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 8, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1341867-forest-river-2025-catalina-travel-trailers-incorrect-weight-label-risk. Based on NHTSA recall #25V034000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=25V034000).

Why it’s dangerous

The label shows an incorrect vehicle dry weight, which could cause the trailer to be unintentionally overloaded. Overloading increases the risk of losing stability and crashing, especially during normal use like driving on uneven terrain.

Who’s affected

Owners of 2025 Coachmen Catalina travel trailers with the incorrect dry weight label are affected. Those who regularly check trailer weight without correcting the label face higher crash risk.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the label on the trailer that lists an incorrect vehicle dry weight. The recall affects 2025 Coachmen Catalina travel trailers with this specific label error.

  • Brand
    Forest River
  • Category
    Vehicle
Based on the official NHTSA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Contact Customer Service

    Call Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-4995 to schedule label replacement.

  2. Get Label Replacement

    Dealers will replace the label for free once you contact customer service.

Official remedy

What NHTSA says to do

Dealers will replace the label, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 6, 2025. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-4995. Forest River's number for this recall is 203-1889.

How this recall unfolded

Recall timeline

Owners were mailed letters 13 days after NHTSA received the defect report.

1. NHTSA received the defect report: Jan 24, 202512. Owner letters mailed: Feb 6, 202523. Added to GovInfoNow: Oct 8, 2026320252026
  1. NHTSA received the defect report
  2. Owner letters mailed
  3. Added to GovInfoNow

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Where this comes from

The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official NHTSA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: NHTSA Recall #25V034000 (January 24, 2025)
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 8, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the NHTSA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
  • GovInfoNow is an independent service and is not a government agency. We republish official NHTSA recall data; we don’t issue, amend or administer recalls.
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