Recall News · Owner's guide
Winterizing your RV? Add the recall check to the list.
Winterizing is when you open up the systems that get recalled most — furnace, propane, water heater. In the last year alone, RV furnaces have been recalled for carbon monoxide buildup and a cooktop flame that inverts when the furnace runs. Five minutes with the VIN while the rig is already open can turn spring's first trip into a dealer visit you already made.
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Owner action guide
- Find the VIN before you start: it is stamped on the tongue or frame rail and printed on the federal certification label on the front-left side of a trailer, or on the driver's-side dash plate of a motorhome. Photograph it — you will use it again at spring commissioning.
- Run the VIN through the free check at the top of this page. Do it while the access panels are open and the manuals are out; any open recall will name the system involved.
- Flag the heating and gas systems first. If an open recall touches the furnace, propane, cooktop or water heater, that recall jumps the winterizing queue — those are the systems you are about to close up for five months.
- Call an authorized dealer for your brand with the campaign number in hand. Winter service bays are the emptiest of the year; booking now usually beats booking in April by weeks.
- If the fix is done, keep the paperwork with the RV's records and note the date on your winterizing checklist. If parts are pending, write the campaign number on the checklist itself so spring-you sees it before the first trip, not after.
- Finish the rest of winterizing as usual — drain and bypass the water heater, protect the lines, check seals and tires. Then re-run the VIN once before your first spring trip; recall lists change over the winter, including expansions of recalls you already know about.
Affected vehicles
Model years included in this recall, per the NHTSA record.
| YEAR RANGE | MODEL | NOTES | VEHICLES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | Winnebago Towable Micro Minnie travel trailers | Example — NHTSA 25V-776: the cooktop flame may invert when the stove and furnace run at the same time; dealers install a separating panel free of charge. | 672 |
| 2026 | Jayco Entegra Condor & Granite Ridge motorhomes | Example — NHTSA 26V-267: the water heater may be missing its tempering mixing valve, a scald risk; dealers install the valve free of charge. | 35 |
| 2027 | Forest River Vibe recreational trailers | Example — NHTSA 26V-563: the furnace exhaust may not be attached to the outside flue, letting carbon monoxide build up in the cabin; dealers reposition the furnace free of charge. | 5 |
Why winterizing is recall season
Safety
Winterizing is the one time of year you touch every system on the rig: you drain the water lines, blow out the plumbing, inspect the furnace, check the propane. Those are precisely the systems with the deepest recall history. Our database counts 242 RV recall campaigns involving furnaces, propane systems, water heaters or carbon-monoxide risk.
The pattern is not ancient history. In September 2026, Forest River recalled 2027 Vibe trailers (NHTSA 26V-563) because the furnace exhaust may not be attached to the outside flue — carbon monoxide can build up inside the cabin, in exactly the season the furnace runs all night. Last November, Winnebago recalled 2025–2026 Micro Minnie trailers (25V-776) because the cooktop flame can invert when the stove and furnace operate together.
And in April 2026, Jayco recalled 2026 motorhomes (26V-267) whose water heaters may be missing a tempering valve — a scald risk hiding in the same water system you are about to drain, treat and refill. None of these announce themselves. The furnace still lights. The water still gets hot. The defect is in the parts you cannot see from the doorway.
What an open recall means for a stored RV
An open recall does not pause for storage. If your rig sits from November to April with an unrepaired furnace or propane defect, you have not avoided the problem — you have scheduled it for the first cold night of spring, when every dealer in the state has a three-week wait.
Winter is the one season the service calendar works in your favor. Dealer shops that are slammed in May have open bays in January. A recall found in October can be fixed while the rig is already winterized and parked, instead of competing with your first trip.
Notification letters went to whoever owned the RV when the recall was filed, at the address on file then. If you bought used, moved, or the rig spent time on a dealer's lot, the letter trail may never have reached you. The VIN check does not care about any of that — it answers from the vehicle, not the mailbox.
Remedy and cost
- Status
- Free at an authorized dealer for your brand
- Cost
- Free
If the check turns up an open recall, any authorized dealer for your brand can perform the fix free of charge — you do not need the selling dealer. Call before you finish winterizing, tell them the campaign number from your check, and ask about parts availability; small-population recalls (the Vibe furnace fix covers five trailers) can mean a short parts wait.
If a remedy is listed as not yet available, ask the dealer to note your VIN on the campaign so you are called when parts land, and set a reminder to re-check before your first spring trip. Furnace and CO defects deserve one extra step: until the fix is done, do not sleep in the rig with the furnace running.
Recall details
| Guide type | Owner's guide — seasonal maintenance, evergreen advice |
| Systems in focus | Furnace, propane (LP), water heater, cooktop |
| Campaigns referenced | 3 — NHTSA 25V-776, 26V-267, 26V-563 |
| Database count | 242 RV campaigns on furnace / LP / water-heater / CO themes (MyAutoRecalls database, October 21, 2026) |
| Cost of the fix | Free — recall remedies are performed at no charge |
| Time to check | About 5 minutes with the VIN |
Questions owners ask
Does winter storage pause a recall deadline?
There is no deadline ticking in the background for most recalls — the repair stays free even if the RV sits for a season (the federal free-remedy guarantee runs 15 years from the vehicle's first sale). Storage does not hurt your eligibility. It just delays a fix you could have had done in the emptiest service month of the year.
I winterized already. Is it too late to check?
No. The VIN check takes minutes and needs nothing opened up. If a recall surfaces, most furnace, propane and water-heater fixes are quick dealer jobs, and a winterized rig can still go in — dealers work on stored RVs all winter.
My RV is a motorhome, not a trailer. Does this apply?
Yes — motorhomes carry two recall profiles: the chassis (engine, brakes, steering, handled like a truck recall) and the coach systems (furnace, LP, water heater, generator). The Jayco example in this guide is a motorhome. Check the VIN once; it covers both halves.
The dealer says my furnace recall has no parts yet. Now what?
Ask them to log your VIN against the campaign and call you when parts arrive, then re-check the VIN before your first spring trip. Until the fix is done, treat the defect seriously: for the Forest River furnace-exhaust recall, that means not sleeping in the rig with the furnace running.
Can I do the recall fix myself while I winterize?
Recall remedies must be performed by an authorized dealer to be free and to close the recall on your VIN. DIY work on a furnace or propane defect also carries its own risks. Do the winterizing yourself; let the dealer do the recall.
Sources
- NHTSA recall record 26V563000 — Forest River furnace exhaust / CO (official campaign record)
- NHTSA recall record 25V776000 — Winnebago cooktop/furnace flame inversion (official campaign record)
- NHTSA recall record 26V267000 — Jayco water heater tempering valve (official campaign record)
- MyAutoRecalls recall database — 242 RV campaigns match furnace, propane/LP, water-heater or carbon-monoxide themes across component and defect text (counted October 21, 2026)
- NHTSA — Recalls & safety issues: repairs are free at an authorized dealer (official guidance)
Last verified October 27, 2026 against official sources. If a source link disagrees with this article, the official record governs — tell us and we will correct it.
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