Forest River Salem 2024-2025 Travel Trailers: Emergency Exit Risk
Forest River recalls 2024-2025 Salem and Wildwood travel trailers that may lack a secondary emergency exit window, preventing passenger evacuation during emergencies.
Use caution until it’s fixed
In the event of an emergency, passengers may not be able to exit the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
Contact the company
What happened, in plain English
Forest River is recalling certain 2024-2025 Salem and Wildwood travel trailers that may not have a secondary emergency exit window. This could prevent passengers from exiting the vehicle during an emergency, increasing injury risk. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/81707-forest-river-salem-2024-2025-travel-trailers-emergency-exit-risk.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/81707-forest-river-salem-2024-2025-travel-trailers-emergency-exit-risk · Updated September 23, 2026 · Official notice: NHTSA #24V490000
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“Forest River Salem 2024-2025 Travel Trailers: Emergency Exit Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated September 23, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/81707-forest-river-salem-2024-2025-travel-trailers-emergency-exit-risk. Based on NHTSA recall #24V490000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=24V490000).
Why it’s dangerous
In emergencies, passengers may not be able to exit the vehicle because the emergency exit window is missing. This increases the risk of injury or entrapment without a way to quickly evacuate.
Who’s affected
Owners of 2024-2025 Forest River Salem and Wildwood travel trailers are affected. Those who may not have a secondary emergency exit window are at higher risk during emergencies.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your 2024-2025 Forest River Salem or Wildwood travel trailer has a secondary emergency exit window. The recall covers vehicles that may not have this feature installed.
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What to do — step by step
Check for Emergency Exit Window
Inspect your trailer for a secondary emergency exit window; if missing, contact Forest River customer service.
Contact Customer Service
Reach out to Forest River at 574-534-3167 to arrange free installation of an emergency exit window.
What NHTSA says to do
Dealers will install an emergency exit window, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 26, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 574-534-3167. Forest River's number for this recall is 72-1805.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
Owners were mailed letters 28 days after NHTSA received the defect report.
- NHTSA received the defect report
- Owner letters mailed
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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 24V490000 — Forest River Salem 2024-2025 Travel Trailers: Emergency Exit Risk Hello, I own a Forest River Salem 2024-2025 Travel Trailers: Emergency Exit Risk that is covered by recall 24V490000 from Forest River. The official recall notice states: Dealers will install an emergency exit window, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 26, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 574-534-3167. Forest River's number for this recall is 72-1805. 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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- Official source: NHTSA Recall #24V490000 (June 28, 2024)
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on September 23, 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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