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Forest River trailer wiring may have been improperly routed, allowing the wires to be pinched between the chassis and the vehicle body.

NHTSA campaign 17V-838 · Reported December 21, 2017 · 3,297 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Forest River Cascade and Cherokee
VEHICLES AFFECTED
3,297
REMEDY
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the trailers, rerouting the wires, as necessary, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Forest River, Inc. reported a problem with the electrical system wiring. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The trailer wiring may have been improperly routed, allowing the wires to be pinched between the chassis and the vehicle body.

WHY IT MATTERS

Pinched wires may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.

WHAT TO DO

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the trailers, rerouting the wires, as necessary, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 17V-838.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2015–2018Forest River Cascade
2015–2018Forest River Cherokee

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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