Forest River recall: Equipment
What is wrong
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021 Columbus Fifth Wheel trailers. The breakaway switch and trailer brakes may not activate when needed due to an incorrectly wired breakaway switch.
What could happen
Failure of the breakaway switch and trailer brakes can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
The fix
Dealers will rewire the breakaway switch, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 9, 2021. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-821-1487. Forest River's number for this recall is 410-1350.
Vehicles covered
- Forest River Columbus 2021
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 21V374000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Forest River, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 21, 2021
- Owners notified
- Jun 9, 2021
- Vehicles or items affected
- 93
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Equipment › Recreational vehicle/trailer › 120/240 vac electrical system › Service panel › Breakers/relays; Electrical system › Wiring › Switches/knobs/buttons
- Maker's own recall number
- 410-1350
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Dynamax / Forest River recall: Equipment Apr 17, 2024
- Forest River recall: Tires Apr 24, 2023
- Coachmen / East To West / Forest River and more recall: Equipment Apr 13, 2022
- Forest River recall: Equipment May 20, 2021
- Forest River recall: Structure Aug 9, 2019
- Forest River recall: Trailer hitches Feb 11, 2019
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.