18V550000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
If the trailer brakes cannot engage if the trailer detaches from tow vehicle, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
2015 FOREST RIVER SALEM
5 safety recall campaigns, 14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns5
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints14
Complaints citing a crash0
Complaints citing a fire0
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 5 of 5
17V756000
EQUIPMENT
In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.
14V712000
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
If the draw bar breaks, the front of the trailer may fall or the trailer may detach from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
14V689000
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:HANGER/BRACKET
A spring hanger that fractures may result in a loss of control of the trailer, increasing the risk of a crash.
14V625000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
If the trailer is loaded to the specifications listed on the label, tire failure may result, increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 4STRUCTURE:BODY
- 3SUSPENSION
- 2ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 2SERVICE BRAKES
- 2UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 1STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2015 FOREST RIVER SALEMs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.