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Forest River 2025 Campsite Reserve: Solar Controller Fire Risk

Forest River recalls 2025 Campsite Reserve travel trailers with solar controller wiring that may cause fire without circuit protection. Owners must contact customer service for free rewiring.

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✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Forest River is recalling certain 2025 Campsite Reserve travel trailers because the solar controller wiring lacks circuit protection, which could lead to short circuits and fire. This affects owners who received the recall notice by May 15, 2025. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/81983-forest-river-2025-campsite-reserve-solar-controller-fire-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/81983-forest-river-2025-campsite-reserve-solar-controller-fire-risk · Updated September 23, 2026 · Official notice: NHTSA #25V287000

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“Forest River 2025 Campsite Reserve: Solar Controller Fire Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated September 23, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/81983-forest-river-2025-campsite-reserve-solar-controller-fire-risk. Based on NHTSA recall #25V287000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=25V287000).

Forest River, Inc. recalled certain 2025 Campsite Reserve travel trailers due to a wiring hazard that increases the risk of fire, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The agency announced the recall on May 2, 2025.

How to tell if you have it

  • Forest River Campsite Reserve, 2025

What to do

Dealers will rewire the solar controller power wire, free of charge. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-260-499-2100.

The hazard

The solar controller may be wired incorrectly without over current circuit protection. Wiring without circuit protection may become damaged and short circuit, increasing 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 of similar products include Forest River 2026 Forester Recall: Incorrect Tire Inflation Risk (2026-10-05) and Forest River 2025 Cedar Creek Trailers: Blocked Door Risk in Emergencies (2026-09-23). Other recent recalls of similar products include Keystone 2026 Montana RV Recall: Fire Risk from Damaged Wiring (2026-03-18), Ford Ranger 2024-2026: Fire Risk from Damaged Wiring in A-Pillar (2026-04-14), and Tiffin Open Trail 2025-2026 Motorhomes: Fire Risk from Electrical Wiring (2025-12-23).

How to tell if you have this one

Check if your 2025 Forest River Campsite Reserve travel trailer has a solar controller that was wired incorrectly without over current circuit protection. The recall notice was mailed to owners on May 15, 2025.

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

What to do — step by step

  1. Contact Customer Service

    Reach out to Forest River customer service at 1-260-499-2100 to schedule free rewiring of the solar controller power wire.

Official remedy

What NHTSA says to do

Dealers will rewire the solar controller power wire, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 15, 2025. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-260-499-2100. Forest River's number for this recall is 99-1926.

How this recall unfolded

Recall timeline

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

1. NHTSA received the defect report: May 2, 202512. Owner letters mailed: May 15, 202522025
  1. NHTSA received the defect report
  2. Owner letters mailed

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

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We’ve drafted a message you can send Forest River to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.

Subject: Recall 25V287000 — Forest River 2025 Campsite Reserve: Solar Controller Fire Risk

Hello,

I own a Forest River 2025 Campsite Reserve: Solar Controller Fire Risk that is covered by recall 25V287000 from Forest River.

The official recall notice states: Dealers will rewire the solar controller power wire, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 15, 2025. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-260-499-2100. Forest River's number for this recall is 99-1926.

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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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 #25V287000 (May 2, 2025)
  • 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.
  • 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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