Use cautionVehicle recall · NHTSA · Published October 10, 2025
Forest River 2025 Salem Recreational Trailers: Fire Risk from Unprotected Wiring
Forest River is recalling certain 2025 Salem recreational trailers due to unprotected wiring that could cause fire. Owners must have the distribution panel wire relocated to the correct side of the breaker by dealers.
“Forest River 2025 Salem Recreational Trailers: Fire Risk from Unprotected Wiring.” GovInfoNow, updated August 17, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/79526-forest-river-2025-salem-recreational-trailers-fire-risk-from-unprotected. Based on NHTSA recall #25V682000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=25V682000).
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced on Oct. 10, 2025, that Forest River is recalling certain recreational trailers due to unprotected wiring that increases the risk of fire. Dealers will relocate the distribution panel wire free of charge.
How to tell if you have it
Forest River Aurora, 2025-2026
Coachmen Catalina, 2025-2026
Coachmen Viking, 2026
Coachmen Clipper, 2026
Forest River Wildwood, 2016-2026
Forest River Salem, 2016-2026
What to do
Dealers will relocate the distribution panel wire to the correct side of the breaker, free of charge. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-4995. Forest River's number for this recall is 205-1987.
The hazard
According to NHTSA records, the distribution panel wire may be connected to the battery without over current protection, which can increase the risk of a fire.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Forest River, Inc. has 410 other recalls on record since 2009-09-30. Other recent recalls include the Forest River 2026 Forester Recall (2026-10-05), the Forest River 2025 Cedar Creek Trailers recall (2026-09-23), and the Forest River 2026 Dynamax Grand Sport GT recall (2026-09-21). Manufacturers have sent NHTSA 1 technical service bulletin covering the 2025 COACHMEN CATALINA as of 2025-06-25, and 2 technical service bulletins covering the 2026 COACHMEN CATALINA as of 2026-03-25. Other recent recalls of similar products include the Keystone 2026 Montana RV Recall (2026-03-18), the Keystone 2024 Voltage Recreational Trailers recall (2025-11-10), and the Tiffin Open Trail 2025-2026 Motorhomes recall (2025-12-23).
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your 2025 Salem recreational trailer has the distribution panel wire connected directly to the battery without overcurrent protection. The recall covers specific 2025-2026 models and certain years of other Forest River trailers.
Brand
Forest River
Category
Vehicle
Based on the official NHTSA remedy
What to do — step by step
Contact Dealer for Fix
Dealers will relocate the distribution panel wire to the correct side of the breaker at no cost.
Check for Notification
Owner notification letters were mailed November 18, 2025, so you should have received one if you own a recalled trailer.
November 18, 2025
Official remedy
What NHTSA says to do
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 may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-4995. Forest River's number for this recall is 205-1987.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
Owners were mailed letters 39 days after NHTSA received the defect report.
1NHTSA received the defect report
2Owner letters mailed
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
The recall covers certain 2025-2026 Forest River Aurora, Coachmen Catalina, 2026 Coachmen Viking, Coachmen Clipper, and 2016-2026 Wildwood recreational trailers.
Take action
Contact Forest River
We’ve drafted a message you can send Forest River to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall 25V682000 — Forest River 2025 Salem Recreational Trailers: Fire Risk from Unprotected Wiring
Hello,
I own a Forest River 2025 Salem Recreational Trailers: Fire Risk from Unprotected Wiring that is covered by recall 25V682000 from Forest River.
The official recall notice states: 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 may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-4995. Forest River's number for this recall is 205-1987.
I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this?
Thank you.
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.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 17, 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.
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