Forest River recalls 2026–2027 Wildwood and Salem travel trailers over wrong weight rating on label
The federal placard on these travel trailers may list the wrong maximum weight rating, which could lead owners to overload the trailer and raise the risk of a crash.
What to do
Dealers will install a new, corrected label free of charge. Owners can call Forest River customer service at 1-574-534-3167 and refer to recall number 04-2075.
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Recall details
- Product
- Forest River Salem, Wildwood 2026–2027
- Company
- Forest River, Inc.
- Hazard
- Referencing the incorrect GVWR may lead to unintentionally overloading the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Units
- 18 vehicles
- Owner notification
- July 22, 2026
- Reported to NHTSA
- July 8, 2026
- Identifiers
- NHTSA campaign number: 26V439000
- Manufacturer campaign number: 04-2075
- Model years: 2026–2027
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Official notice
The notice's own wording from NHTSA.
- Component
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
- Defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2026-2027 Wildwood and Salem travel trailers. The Federal Placard may have the incorrect Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR). As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 120, "Wheels and Rims - Other than Passenger Cars."
- Consequence
- Referencing the incorrect GVWR may lead to unintentionally overloading the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Corrective action
- Dealers will install a new corrected label, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 22, 2026. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-534-3167. Forest River's number for this recall 04-2075.
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