Recall Register

2023 Forest River Salem: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 2023 Forest River Salem. The newest campaign is 25V682000. NHTSA received the report on 10 Oct 2025. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Wiring. NHTSA has 2 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

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

5 campaigns, newest first. 20,717 units in total.

  • 25V682000Electrical System / Wiring
  • 24V066000Equipment / Other / Labels
  • 23V359000Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer / LPG Systems / Furnace
  • 23V288000Service Brakes
  • 22V920000Equipment / Appliance / Refrigerator

  1. 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: .

  2. 24V066000Received . 107 units.

    Equipment / Other / Labels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Salem and Wildwood fifth wheel travel trailers. The Federal Placard may have incorrect tire size information. As such, these trailers fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 120, "Wheels and Rims - Other Than Passenger Cars."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Incorrect tire size information could result in the wrong tires being installed on the trailer, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will mail new federal placards, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 13, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at 1-574-534-3167. Forest River's number for this recall is 69-1731.

    Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 69-1731. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 23V359000Received . 6 units.

    Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer / LPG Systems / Furnace

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2023 Salem, and Wildwood Travel Trailers. The brass fitting connected to the furnace pipe may have been manufactured without thread sealant.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Missing thread sealant can cause a propane gas leak, increasing the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect the brass elbow and apply thread sealant as necessary, free of charge. All affected trailers are still within dealer inventory and therefore no owner notification letters will be mailed. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-534-3167. Forest River's number for this recall is 69-1642.

    Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 69-1642. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 23V288000Received . 37 units.

    Service Brakes

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2023 Salem and Wildwood travel trailers. The brakes may be incorrectly wired, which can result in a loss of brake function.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A loss of brake function can increase the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will rewire the brakes, free of charge. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at 1-574-534-3167. Forest River's number for this recall is 27-1632.

    Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 27-1632. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  5. 22V920000Received . 262 units.

    Equipment / Appliance / Refrigerator

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2023 Salem, Stealth EVO, and Wildwood travel trailers. The 8-gauge wire connected to the 12-Volt refrigerator may not have over-current protection, which can cause the wire to melt.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Melted wiring can cause an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install a 20-AMP mini-breaker, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 10, 2023. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-503-831-5413. Forest River's number for this recall is 22-1580.

    Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 22-1580. 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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Complaints by component

2 complaints, 3 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2023 Forest River Salem: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Structure2
Equipment1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
14 May 2024

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2023 Forest River Salem, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2023, with 1 complaint.

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.

  1. 19971
  2. 19981
  3. 19991
  4. 20001
  5. 20011
  6. 20021
  7. 20033
  8. 20043
  9. 20052
  10. 20062
  11. 20072
  12. 20083
  13. 20091
  14. 20102
  15. 20113
  16. 20121
  17. 20132
  18. 20144
  19. 20155
  20. 20168
  21. 20179
  22. 20189
  23. 201911
  24. 20207
  25. 202110
  26. 20227
  27. 20235
  28. 202410
  29. 20258
  30. 20266
  31. 20272

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2023 Forest River Salem: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/forest-river/salem/2023/. 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 2023 Forest River Salem?
20,717 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Forest River Salem have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 64 recall campaigns for the Forest River Salem, model years 1997 to 2027. 5 of them name the 2023 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2023 Forest River Salem name most often?
Structure: 2 of 3 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2023 Forest River Salem open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.