Use cautionVehicle recall · NHTSA · Published June 20, 2025
Forest River 2025 Salem Trailers: Locked Door Prevents Emergency Evacuation
Forest River is recalling 2025 Salem travel trailers with a rear patio door that cannot be unlocked from inside, risking emergency evacuation delays. Owners should contact customer service for free latch removal.
“Forest River 2025 Salem Trailers: Locked Door Prevents Emergency Evacuation.” GovInfoNow, updated August 17, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/81975-forest-river-2025-salem-trailers-locked-door-prevents-emergency-evacuation. Based on NHTSA recall #25V425000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=25V425000).
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced on June 20, 2025, that Forest River is recalling certain 2025-2026 Salem and Wildwood travel trailers because an exterior transit latch cannot be unlocked from inside. Dealers will remove the latch free of charge.
How to tell if you have it
Forest River Salem, 2025-2026
Forest River Wildwood, 2025-2026
What to do
Dealers will remove the exterior transit latch, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 22, 2025. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-534-3167.
The hazard
A door that remains locked can prevent or delay occupants from evacuating during an emergency, increasing the risk of injury.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Forest River, Inc. has 410 other recalls on record since 2009-09-30. Other recent recalls include a Forest River Forester tire inflation issue (2026-10-05), a Cedar Creek blocked door risk (2026-09-23), and a Dynamax Grand Sport GT coolant hose failure (2026-09-21). NHTSA has received 4 owner complaints for the 2025 Salem, including 2 injuries, as of March 10, 2026.
How to tell if you have this one
This recall affects 2025 Salem travel trailers. The issue is that the rear patio door cannot be unlocked from inside the vehicle.
Brand
Forest River
Category
Vehicle
Based on the official NHTSA remedy
What to do — step by step
Contact Customer Service
Call Forest River customer service at 1-574-534-3167 to arrange free removal of the exterior transit latch.
Official remedy
What NHTSA says to do
Dealers will remove the exterior transit latch, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 22, 2025. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-534-3167. Forest River's number for this recall is 69-1945.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
Owners were mailed letters 32 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.
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 25V425000 — Forest River 2025 Salem Trailers: Locked Door Prevents Emergency Evacuation
Hello,
I own a Forest River 2025 Salem Trailers: Locked Door Prevents Emergency Evacuation that is covered by recall 25V425000 from Forest River.
The official recall notice states: Dealers will remove the exterior transit latch, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 22, 2025. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-534-3167. Forest River's number for this recall is 69-1945.
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.
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