FOREST RIVER Salem recalls
NHTSA lists 61 recall campaigns for the FOREST RIVER Salem; the most recent was received 2026-09-10 (Equipment › Appliance › Oven/Stove/Cooktop).
Recalls by model year
| Model year | Campaigns | Do Not Drive / Park Outside |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
All FOREST RIVER Salem campaigns (latest 60)
| Campaign | Received | Component | Problem |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26V586000 | 2026-09-10 | Equipment › Appliance › Oven/Stove/Cooktop | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2027 Salem and Wildwood travel trailers. The exterior griddle may be stowed while still connected to the LP gas line. |
| 26V439000 | 2026-07-08 | Equipment › Other › Labels | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2026-2027 Wildwood and Salem travel trailers. The Federal Placard may have the incorrect Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR). As such, these vehicles fail to comply w… |
| 26V352000 | 2026-05-29 | Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024-2026 Wildwood, Salem and 2026 Stealth EVO travel trailers. The fireplace outlet may have the incorrect wiring. |
| 25V708000 | 2025-10-17 | Equipment › Appliance › Oven/Stove/Cooktop | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2026 Wildwood and Salem travel trailers. The exterior griddle may be stowed while still connected to LP gas line. |
| 25V707000 | 2025-10-17 | Equipment › Other › Labels | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2025 Stealth EVO, RPOD, 2025-2026 Wildwood, and Salem recreational trailers. The tire information label may list the incorrect tire inflation information. |
| 25V682000 | 2025-10-10 | Electrical System › Wiring | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Forest River Aurora, Coachmen Catalina, 2026 Coachmen Viking, Coachmen Clipper, 2016-2026 Wildwood, and Salem recreational trailers. The distribution panel… |
| 25V425000 | 2025-06-20 | Latches/Locks/Linkages | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Wildwood and Salem travel trailer recreational trailers. The exterior transit latch on the rear patio door cannot be unlocked from inside the vehicle. |
| 25V364000 | 2025-06-10 | Latches/Locks/Linkages | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2025 Salem and Wildwood travel trailers. The side entry gate latch may become unlocked, allowing the strut to open the gate during transit. |
| 25V245000 | 2025-04-14 | Structure › Body › Step/Ladder | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Coachmen Catalina, Forest River Aurora, Cascade, Cedar Creek, Cherokee, Sandpiper, Sierra, 2025 Campsite Reserve, Impression, Pause, Puma, Sabre, Salem, Ve… |
| 24V628000 | 2024-08-22 | Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024 Forest River Salem, and Wildwood travel trailers. The tire may contact the outrigger, causing the tire to fail. |
| 24V629000 | 2024-08-22 | Structure › Frame And Members | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Salem SBF325RL, and Wildwood WBF325RL travel trailers. The tires may contact chassis components, causing the tires to fail. |
| 24V531000 | 2024-07-12 | Trailer Hitches | 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 … |
| 24V530000 | 2024-07-12 | Equipment › Other › Labels | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024 Forest River Salem, Wildwood, and Stealth EVO travel trailers. The Federal Placard may state an incorrect rim size. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with … |
| 24V490000 | 2024-06-28 | Structure › Emergency › Escape/Egress/Exit | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Salem, and Wildwood travel trailers. The affected vehicles may not have a secondary emergency exit installed. |
| 24V388000 | 2024-06-03 | Tires | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024 Forest River Rainier, Stealth Evo, Salem, Vibe, and Wildwood travel trailers. The tire may contact the vehicle body due to insufficient clearance, which can cau… |
| 24V066000 | 2024-02-02 | Equipment › Other › Labels | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Salem and Wildwood fifth wheel travel trailers. The Federal Placard may have incorrect tire size information. As such, these trailers fail to comply with t… |
| 23V658000 | 2023-09-29 | Structure › Emergency › Escape/Egress/Exit | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024 Salem and Wildwood fifth wheels. These vehicles may be missing a secondary emergency exit. |
| 23V359000 | 2023-05-19 | Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer › Lpg Systems › Furnace | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2023 Salem, and Wildwood Travel Trailers. The brass fitting connected to the furnace pipe may have been manufactured without thread sealant. |
| 23V288000 | 2023-04-24 | Service Brakes | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2023 Salem and Wildwood travel trailers. The brakes may be incorrectly wired, which can result in a loss of brake function. |
| 22V920000 | 2022-12-13 | Equipment › Appliance › Refrigerator | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2023 Salem, Stealth EVO, and Wildwood travel trailers. The 8-gauge wire connected to the 12-Volt refrigerator may not have over-current protection, which can cause t… |
| 22V729000 | 2022-09-30 | Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer › Plumbing › Potable Water › Storage Tank | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Salem, Wildwood, and Ozark travel trailers. The fresh water tank may dislodge from the vehicle and fall to the ground when full or overfilled. |
| 22V562000 | 2022-08-02 | Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Salem and Wildwood fifth wheel travel trailers. The awning rail may not be attached to a backer in the sidewall, which can allow the awning to detach while… |
| 22V556000 | 2022-07-29 | Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Coachmen Catalina, Cross Trail, Pursuit, Sportscoach, East to West Della Terra, Silver Lake, Forest River Forester, FR3, Sunseeker, Wildwood, 2022 Coachmen… |
| 22V486000 | 2022-07-08 | Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2022 Prime Time Avenger, Crusader, Lacrosse, Ozark, Tracer, Sanibel, East to West Della Terra, Silverlake, Forest River Cherokee, Flagstaff, IBEX, RPod, Rockwood, Sa… |
| 22V243000 | 2022-04-13 | Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer › Lpg Systems › Lines And Fittings | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Coachmen Adrenaline, Apex, Catalina, Freedom Express, Spirit, East to West Alta, Della Terra, Silver Lake, Forest River Cedar Creek, Cherokee, Columbus, Fl… |
| 21V745000 | 2021-09-24 | Equipment › Other › Labels | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Salem and Wildwood fifth wheel trailers. The Federal Placard lists a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) that exceeds the load carrying capacity of the pin … |
| 21V621000 | 2021-08-09 | Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Salem, Wildwood and 2020-2021 Stealth EVO travel trailers. The fresh water tank may not be properly secured to the vehicle's frame. |
| 21V443000 | 2021-06-11 | Exterior Lighting | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021 Salem Fifth Wheel, Salem Travel Trailer, Wildwood Fifth Wheel, and Wildwood Travel Trailer vehicles. The red and amber clearance lamps do not reflect enough lig… |
| 20V727000 | 2020-11-23 | Equipment › Appliance › Oven/Stove/Cooktop | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019 Coachmen Chaparral and Shasta, 2019-2020 Coachmen Concord and Orion, 2020-2021 Coachmen Cross Trek and Forest River Berkshire, 2019-2021 Coachmen Freelander, Le… |
| 20V589000 | 2020-09-25 | Equipment › Appliance › Oven/Stove/Cooktop | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021 Salem and Wildwood recreational trailers. The flame on the cooktop may become inverted, due to the cooktop not being isolated from the furnace return air. |
| 20V563000 | 2020-09-18 | Electrical System › Integrated Trailer Brake Control | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Wildwood, Salem, and 2020 Sonoma travel trailers. The break-away safety switch may not be wired to constant power, which can cause the trailer brakes to no… |
| 20V482000 | 2020-08-14 | Equipment | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Salem and Wildwood motorhomes. The fresh water tank may not be properly secured to the vehicle's frame. |
| 20V049000 | 2020-01-29 | Service Brakes, Electric | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2020 Freedom Express, Salem, Stealth EVO, Vibe, Wildcat Maxx, and Wildwood recreational trailers. The emergency break-away switch may fail. |
| 19V754000 | 2019-10-23 | Equipment | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2020 EVO, Salem and Wildwood travel trailers. The trailer cooktops were installed with a rubber liquid propane (LP) gas line instead of a copper one. |
| 18V933000 | 2018-12-27 | Electrical System › Wiring | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019 Salem and Wildwood recreational trailers. The power cord hatch is located above the water heater exhaust, possibly resulting in the cord or the hatch melting. |
| 18V856000 | 2018-12-03 | Exterior Lighting | Forest River, Inc (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019 Forest River Salem and Wildwood recreational trailers. The clearance lights on these vehicles may not work due to being incorrectly wired. As such, these vehicle… |
| 18V624000 | 2018-09-13 | Suspension › Rear › Axle › Non-Powered Axle Assembly | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019 Coachmen Catalina and Apex travel trailers and Forest River Shasta, Wildwood, Salem, Vibe, Sierra, Sandpiper, XLR and Prime Time travel trailers. The axles may … |
| 18V550000 | 2018-08-21 | Electrical System › 12V/24V/48V Battery | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2014-2019 Forest River Salem, Wildcat Maxx, Wildwood, Vibe, and Rainier recreational trailers. The break-away safety switch may not have been wired to a constant pow… |
| 18V436000 | 2018-06-27 | Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Forest River Wildwood, and 2016-2019 Forest River Salem recreational trailers. The outside auxiliary shower faucet cover may cover the water heater exhaust… |
| 18V428000 | 2018-06-25 | Electrical System › Wiring | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019 Forest River Wildwood and Salem recreational trailers. The break-away safety switch may have been improperly wired such that it is not connected to a constant p… |
| 18V386000 | 2018-06-08 | Suspension › Rear › Axle › Non-Powered Axle Assembly | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019 Forest River Salem and Wildwood recreational trailers. These vehicles are equipped with an axle equalizer that can allow the axle to contact the chassis. |
| 18V232000 | 2018-04-12 | Equipment › Other › Labels | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018 Forest River Salem recreational trailers, model SMT282QBXL-OR. The Federal Placards on these vehicles may incorrectly state the tire pressure as 54 PSI, however… |
| 17V790000 | 2017-12-08 | Equipment › Other › Labels | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018 Salem and Wildwood recreational trailers. The Federal Placard on these vehicles incorrectly states that the trailers are equipped with ST215/75R15 Load Range D … |
| 17V756000 | 2017-11-22 | Equipment | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2003-2018 Forest River Berkshire, Charleston, Rockport, Cedar Creek, Cherokee, Riverstone, Salem, Sandpiper, Sierra, Vengeance, Wildcat, Wildwood, XLR Boost, Cargo M… |
| 17V484000 | 2017-08-02 | Equipment › Other › Labels | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018 Salem and Wildwood recreational trailers. The Federal Placards on these vehicles may state an incorrect weight of the trailer. As such, these vehicles fail to c… |
| 17V282000 | 2017-04-26 | Tires | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Salem, Wildwood, XLR, Sanibel, Wildcat, Vengeance, Chaparral Lite and Columbus recreational trailers. The Federal Placard may inaccurately list the tire an… |
| 17V218000 | 2017-03-31 | Equipment › Other › Labels | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017 Salem and Wildwood recreational vehicles. The Federal Placard on these vehicles incorrectly lists the Gross Axle Weight Rating capacity (GAWR) being 5,080 lbs, … |
| 17V118000 | 2017-02-24 | Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer › Lpg Systems | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017 Wildwood recreational trailers, model WDT197BH and Salem recreational trailers, model SMT197BH. The lower sidewall vent for the refrigerator was improperly inst… |
| 16V787000 | 2016-10-28 | Equipment › Other › Labels | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2017 Salem recreational trailers, model SMT186RB, manufactured October 13, 2016 through October 21, 2016 and model year 2017 Wildwood recreational trailer… |
| 16V673000 | 2016-09-16 | Equipment › Other › Labels | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2017 Salem and Wildwood recreational trailers manufactured August 9, 2016, to September 6, 2016. The Federal Placard on the affected vehicles incorrectly … |
| 15V831000 | 2015-12-10 | Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer › Lpg Systems | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2016 Evo, Salem, Sandstorm, Shockwave, Stealth, and Wildwood recreational trailers. The affected vehicles were mistakenly not equipped with a carbon monox… |
| 15V645000 | 2015-10-13 | Equipment › Other › Labels | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2016 Salem recreational trailers manufactured June 2, 2015, to October 6, 2015 and 2015 Wildwood recreational trailers manufactured June 3, 2015, to Octob… |
| 15V359000 | 2015-06-09 | Suspension › Rear › Axle › Non-Powered Axle Assembly | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2016 Evo, Salem, Sandstorm, Shockwave, Stealth, Wildwood, Cherokee Grey Wolf, Wildcat Maxx, Vibe, R-Pod, and Surveyor trailers. In the affected trailers, … |
| 15V231000 | 2015-04-20 | Suspension › Rear › Axle › Non-Powered Axle Assembly | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2016 Amera-Lite ATTX and WATTX, Forest River Cherokee, Cherokee Grey Wolf, Cherokee Wolf Pup, Salem, Salem Laminated, Salem Limited Edition, Vengeance, Wi… |
| 14V712000 | 2014-11-07 | Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2015 Salem Ice Cabin trailers manufactured October 10, 2014, to October 28, 2014, and certain model year 2015 Wildwood Ice Cabin trailers manufactured Oct… |
| 14V689000 | 2014-10-31 | Suspension › Rear › Springs › Leaf Spring Assembly › Hanger/Bracket | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2015 Salem 8X16FK, 8X18RB, 8X20RD, 8X20RC, 8X20SV, 8X21RV, 8X22RDV, and 8X22RHV, and 2015 Wildwood 8X16FK, 8X18RB, 8X20RD, 8X20RC, 8X20SV, 8X21RV, 8X22RDV… |
| 14V625000 | 2014-10-07 | Equipment › Other › Labels | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Salem and Wildwood T174BH recreational vehicles manufactured September 18, 2013, to August 29, 2014. The affected vehicles may have an incorrect… |
| 13V203000 | 2013-05-17 | Equipment | Forest River is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Forest River models Blue Ridge, Cardinal, Cherokee, Columbus, EVO, Georgetown, Flagstaff, Forester, Lexington, Puma, Rockwood, Sabre, Salem, Sandpiper, Sandstorm, Si… |
| 11V017000 | 2011-01-14 | Suspension › Front › Springs › Leaf Spring Assembly | Forest river is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 salem travel trailers manufactured from september 25, 2009, through january 13, 2011. The bottom leaf on the leaf springs may rotate out of position and make contact… |
| 10V454000 | 2010-10-01 | Equipment | Forest river is recalling certain recreational vehicles equipped with dimplex electraflame, symphony, or optiflame branded electric fireplaces, stoves, and fireplace inserts. The plug in remote control receiver for the f… |
A recall covers a make, model and year range; whether one specific vehicle is affected or already repaired is confirmed by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or by a dealer. Recall repairs are free. Source: NHTSA recall flat file (public domain), campaigns received since January 2010.
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