NHTSA Recall 25V111000
Filed by Forest River, Inc.. Component: Equipment. Reported 2025-02-21. An estimated 1,833 vehicles are affected. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.
Defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017-2025 Coachmen Catalina, 2020-2025 Aurora, and 2025 Puma travel trailers. The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) on the Federal placard may exceed the safety chain rating. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 110, "Tire Selection and Rims" and 120, "Wheels and Rims - Other Than Passenger Cars."
Risk
An incorrect weight rating may lead to unintentionally overloading the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
What the manufacturer will do
Forest River will mail owners a corrected Federal Placard with application instructions, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 24, 2025. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 5745-825-4995, and Puma customer service at 1-574-642-0588. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1895.
Manufacturer campaign number: 51-1895
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or go to nhtsa.gov.
Vehicles covered by this recall
- 2017 Coachmen Catalina
- 2018 Coachmen Catalina
- 2019 Coachmen Catalina
- 2020 Coachmen Catalina
- 2021 Coachmen Catalina
- 2022 Coachmen Catalina
- 2023 Coachmen Catalina
- 2024 Coachmen Catalina
- 2025 Coachmen Catalina
- 2020 Forest River Aurora
- 2021 Forest River Aurora
- 2022 Forest River Aurora
- 2023 Forest River Aurora
- 2024 Forest River Aurora
- 2025 Forest River Aurora
- 2025 Forest River Puma