Recall
Forest River Puma — 24V531000
NHTSA ID
24V531000
Make
Forest River
Model
Puma
Years Affected
2024
Recall Date
2024-07-12
Component
TRAILER HITCHES
Units Affected
17
Completion Rate
—
Mfr Campaign No.
51-1803
Summary
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024 Salem, Puma, Wildwood, and 2025 Cherokee travel trailers equipped with certain Pacific Rim brand couplers. The couplers have an incorrect load rating of 14,000 pounds and may be overloaded, causing the hitch to fail.
Consequence
Hitch failure increases the risk of a crash or injury.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect the date code of the hitch coupler and replace it if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 2, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at Salem & Wildwood (574) 534-3167, Puma (574) 642-0588 or Cherokee (260) 499-2100. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1803.