The 2007 Forest River Salem Le has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 2,395 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the tires. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT10V4540002010-10-012,207 affected
Defect
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 FIREPLACE CAN OVERHEAT.
Consequence
AN OVERHEATED RECEIVER COULD CAUSE A FIRE.
Remedy
FOREST RIVER IS WORKING WITH DIMPLEX AND DIMPLEX WILL PROVIDE OWNERS A FREE REPLACEMENT PLUG-IN REMOTE CONTROL KIT. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 28, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DIMPLEX NORTH AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-888-346-7539.
EQUIPMENT07V2040002007-05-08188 affected
Defect
ON CERTAIN FIFTH WHEEL AND TRAVEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH SUBURBAN THREE BURNER MATCH LIGHT GAS RANGES, THE OVEN THERMOSTAT CONTROL VALVE CAN ALLOW GAS FLOW TO THE OVEN BURNER WHEN THE OVEN CONTROL KNOB IS PUSHED IN AND NOT FULLY IN THE CORRECT POSITION TO LIGHT THE PILOT.
Consequence
IF THE OVEN CONTROL KNOB WAS DEPRESSED FOR SOME TIME BEFORE LIGHTING THE PILOT LIGHT, THE EXCESS GAS IN THE OVEN COULD CAUSE A FLASH AT THE OPENING OF THE OVEN, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY.
Remedy
FOREST RIVER IS WORKING WITH SUBURBAN TO REPLACE THE OVEN THERMOSTAT CONTROL FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 30, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SUBURBAN AT 1-423-775-2131, EXT. 1, OR FOREST RIVER AT AT 1-503-831-5410.
Complaints by component
TIRES
4
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
2
STRUCTURE
1
TIRES:SIDEWALL
1
Total complaints8
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Belt shift on tire. Removed tire before total failure occurred. *tr”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2007 forest river flagstaff 831fkss trailer (na) with carlisle 205-75-r15 tires. While driving at 65 mph, the vehicle began to exhibit an abnormal vibration. The rear passenger side tire exploded. The contact was able to install the spare tire. He also noticed that the…”
“I have a new (2007) forest river sierra sport 38 foot fifth wheel trailer. Trailer came with tires manufactured by greenball, model avantire, size l235/85r16, load range g. With less then 600 miles on the tires and having owned the trailer new for less then 6 months, had a total blow out while…”
“I bought a 2007 cherokee wolfpack 23wp in october 2006. I was looking for tire covers. On the front left side of the trailer, there are two stickers which both say the tire size is an st235/80r16/d. The tires on the trailer are an st225/75r15/d. The sticker on the trailer states the gvwr of 11,615…”
“While towing a travel trailer on the new york thruway I had an explosive blowout of one trailer tire. 130 miles prior to this I had discovered another tire that had a broken steel belt. This was replaced before it failed. Both tires were carlyle ultra crt st225/75r15 load range d. *jb”
“Tl*the contact owns a 2007 forest river salem le. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle, he walked around the trailer, pulled the slide out, and a nut fell to the ground. The contact screwed the nut back into the trailer. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop and the mechanic noticed…”
“Tires are on a new enclosed cargomate, by forest river car trailer. In seven months of use I have had 14 carlisle tire failures. Half were blow-outs and the others the tread separated, which lead to blow-outs. The trailer is under gvwr loaded. Tire pressure checked weekly. Carlisle replaced one…”
“Tires are on a new enclosed cargomate, by forest river car trailer. In seven months of use I have had 14 carlisle tire failures. Half were blow-outs and the others the tread separated, which lead to blow-outs. The trailer is under gvwr loaded. Tire pressure checked weekly. Carlisle replaced one…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2007 Forest River Salem Le as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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