2025 Coachmen Catalina: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 7 recall campaigns for the 2025 Coachmen Catalina. The newest campaign is 25V682000. NHTSA received the report on 10 Oct 2025. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Wiring. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
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Remedy of the newest campaign, 25V682000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will relocate the distribution panel wire to the correct side of the breaker, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 18, 2025. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-4995. Forest River's number for this recall is 205-1987.
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Recall campaigns
7 campaigns, newest first. 27,390 units in total.
- 25V682000Electrical System / Wiring
- 25V264000Electrical System / Wiring
- 25V245000Structure / Body / Step/Ladder
- 25V230000Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer / Plumbing / Sewage/Black / Storage Tank
- 25V111000Equipment / Other / Labels
- 25V112000Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
- 25V034000Equipment / Other / Labels
25V682000Received . 20,305 units.
Electrical System / Wiring
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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 wire may be connected to the battery without over current protection.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Unprotected wiring can increase the risk of a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will relocate the distribution panel wire to the correct side of the breaker, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 18, 2025. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-4995. Forest River's number for this recall is 205-1987.
Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 51-1987. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
25V264000Received . 975 units.
Electrical System / Wiring
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Forest River Aurora and Coachmen Catalina travel trailers. Please see the 573 report for the complete list of model numbers. The front exterior accent lights, awning, and auto-leveling system may be incorrectly wired and not have proper over current circuit protection.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Wiring without circuit protection may become damaged and short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will add circuit protection to the accent lights, awning, and auto leveling system, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 29, 2025. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-4995. Forest River's number for this recall is 300-1922.
Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 300-1922. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
25V245000Received . 4,179 units.
Structure / Body / Step/Ladder
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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, Vengeance, and Wildwood fifth wheel and travel trailers, equipped with a removable step assembly. The clip-on bracket mounting bolts may come loose, allowing the steps to detach.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Steps that detach while in use increase the risk of injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and repair or replace the clip-on bracket as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 28, 2025. Owners may contact customer service at Aurora & Catalina (1-574-825-4995), Campsite Reserve, Cascade, Cherokee, Sabre, Vengeance (1-260-499-2100), Cedar Creek (1-260-593-4000), Impression (1-574-327-2716), Pause (1-574-327-2681), Puma (1-574-642-0588), Sierra & Sandpiper (1-574-534-4574), and Salem & Wildwood (1-574-534-3167). Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1915.
Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 51-1915. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
25V230000Received . 27 units.
Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer / Plumbing / Sewage/Black / Storage Tank
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain Coachmen Catalina BCAT154RBX travel trailers. The wastewater holding tank pipe may not extend to the exterior of the vehicle, allowing sewer gas to enter the cabin.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Sewer gas inside the cabin increases the risk of injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will extend the ventilation pipe, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 25, 2025. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-4995. Forest River's number for this recall is 203-1917.
Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 203-1917. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
25V111000Received . 1,833 units.
Equipment / Other / Labels
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An incorrect weight rating may lead to unintentionally overloading the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
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.
Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 51-1895. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
25V112000Received . 7 units.
Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2025 Coachmen Catalina ACAT35FME travel trailers. The towing coupler may be underrated for the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of the trailer.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An underrated towing coupler can break, allowing the trailer to detach from the tow vehicle and increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the coupler, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed April 2, 2025. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 574-825-4995. Forest River's number for this recall is 205-1897.
Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 205-1897. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
25V034000Received . 64 units.
Equipment / Other / Labels
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2025 Coachmen Catalina travel trailers. The Federal Placard label lists an incorrect vehicle dry weight.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Referencing an incorrect label may lead to unintentionally overloading the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the label, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 6, 2025. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-4995. Forest River's number for this recall is 203-1889.
Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 203-1889. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2025 Coachmen CatalinaThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2025 Coachmen Catalina: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/coachmen/catalina/2025/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- Forest River, Inc.
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2025 Coachmen Catalina?
- 27,390 units in 7 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Coachmen Catalina have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 38 recall campaigns for the Coachmen Catalina, model years 1991 to 2026. 7 of them name the 2025 model year.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2025 Coachmen Catalina open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.