Forest River Structure: Escape/Egress/Exit

Forest River is recalling about 573 vehicles over a problem with the structure. In the event of an emergency, passengers may not be able to exit the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.

Campaign
24V490000
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Reported
28 June 2024
Vehicles
573
Built between
Not published
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
26 July 2024
Repaired
69%
Unrepaired
175

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 2024-2025 Forest River Salem
  • 2024-2025 Forest River Wildwood

Repair progress

175 of 573 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2026.

69% repaired — 398 of 573 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

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.

What could happen

In the event of an emergency, passengers may not be able to exit the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.

What gets fixed

Dealers will install an emergency exit window, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 26, 2024.

Parts involved

  • Egress WindowN/AEgress Window

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA28 June 2024
  2. Owners notified26 July 2024
  3. Latest repair reportQ2 2026 — 69% repaired

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 28 June 2024.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 574-534-3167. Forest River's number for this recall is 72-1805.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
72-1805
Recalling manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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