Forest River recalls 2025 Puma travel trailers due to potential overloading from incorrect weight ratings, increasing crash risk. Owners receive free corrected placards to ensure safety compliance.
An incorrect weight rating may lead to unintentionally overloading the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Forest River is recalling certain 2025 Puma travel trailers because their Federal placard may show a weight rating higher than the actual safe limit. This could cause the vehicle to be overloaded, raising the risk of a crash.
The vehicle's Federal placard may list a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) that exceeds the actual safe weight limit. This can cause unintentional overloading, which increases the risk of a crash due to instability or failure of safety systems.
Owners of 2025 Forest River Puma travel trailers are affected. Those who have not yet received the corrected placard are most at risk.
Check for a Federal placard on your Puma trailer that shows a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) higher than the safe limit. The recall applies to 2025 Puma travel trailers.
Look for a Federal placard on your Puma trailer that shows a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) higher than the safe limit.
Contact Forest River customer service at 574-5825-4995 or Puma customer service at 1-574-642-0588 to receive a free corrected placard with application instructions.
Forest River will mail owners a corrected Federal Placard with application instructions, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 24, 2025. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 5745-825-4995, and Puma customer service at 1-574-642-0588. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1895.
The Federal placard on your Puma trailer may show a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) higher than the safe limit, which can cause unintentional overloading and increase crash risk.
The recall applies to 2025 Puma travel trailers. Check for a Federal placard that shows a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) higher than the safe limit.
Contact Forest River customer service at 574-5825-4995 or Puma customer service at 1-574-642-0588 to receive a free corrected placard with application instructions.
We’ve drafted a message you can send Forest River to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall 25V111000 — Forest River Forest River Hello, I own a Forest River that is covered by recall 25V111000 from Forest River. The official recall notice states: Forest River will mail owners a corrected Federal Placard with application instructions, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 24, 2025. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 5745-825-4995, and Puma customer service at 1-574-642-0588. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1895. 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.
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