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Forest River awning may deploy while moving.

NHTSA campaign 18V-527 · Reported August 13, 2018 · 2,582 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Forest River Forester
VEHICLES AFFECTED
2,582
REMEDY
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the awning controller, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Forest River, Inc. reported a problem with the equipment recreational vehicle/trailer. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The awning may deploy while moving.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the awning deploys while moving, there would be an increased risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the awning controller, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 18V-527.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2018–2019Forest River Forester

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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