NHTSA recall 24V531000
Trailer Hitches · Forest River, Inc.
Details
What's wrong: 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.
Why it matters: Hitch failure increases the risk of a crash or injury.
The fix: Dealers will inspect the date code of the hitch coupler and replace it if necessary, free of charge.â owner notification letters were mailed August 2, 2024.â
Affected vehicles on MotorDeets
- 2024 Forest River Puma
- 2024 Forest River Salem
- 2024 Forest River Wildwood
- 2025 Forest River Cherokee
- Forest River Cherokee
- Forest River Puma
- Forest River Salem
- Forest River Wildwood
All model years NHTSA lists
2025 Forest River Cherokee, 2024 Forest River Puma, 2024 Forest River Salem, 2024 Forest River Wildwood.
Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 24V531000.
Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.