2011 Forest River Salem & 2011 Forest River Wildwood recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Forest river is recalling certain model year 2011 Salem and Wildwood travel and fifth wheel trailers manufactured from october 2009 through june 11, 2010. The temperature control mechanism of the water heater may have been damaged during installation in the unit. As a result, the burner may flame up out of control when lit.
💥 The risk
The excess flame outside of the burner chamber CAN result in a fire in the rv trailer.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will repair or replace the water heater free of charge. The safety recall began on june 15, 2010. Owners may contact forest river at 574-534-6913.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 10V281000
- Manufacturer
- FOREST RIVER, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 1,488
- Component
- EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:WATER HEATER
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jun 15, 2010
- Built
- Oct 1, 2009 – Jun 11, 2010
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .