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NHTSANHTSA · Vehicles·Recall number 24V531000

TRAILER HITCHES

Published July 12, 2024 · Recall initiated: July 12, 2024

What's the hazard

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024 Salem, Puma, Wildwood, and 2025 Cherokee travel trailers equipped with certain Pacific Rim brand couplers. The couplers have an incorrect load rating of 14,000 pounds and may be overloaded, causing the hitch to fail.

What to do

Dealers will inspect the date code of the hitch coupler and replace it if necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed August 2, 2024.  Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at Salem & Wildwood (574) 534-3167, Puma (574) 642-0588 or Cherokee (260) 499-2100. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1803.

Recall details

Brand
FOREST RIVER
Model
SALEM
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Lot
2024 FOREST RIVER SALEM | 2024 FOREST RIVER PUMA | 2025 FOREST RIVER CHEROKEE | 2024 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD
Risk classification
V
Country
US
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