25V682000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Unprotected wiring can increase the risk of a fire.
2020 FOREST RIVER SALEM
7 safety recall campaigns, 14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns7
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints14
Complaints citing a crash0
Complaints citing a fire3
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 6 of 7
21V621000
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
A fresh water tank that detaches from the frame could increase the risk of a crash.
20V727000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:OVEN/STOVE/COOKTOP
A gas leak can increase the risk of a fire.
20V563000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL
If the brakes of the trailer do not engage, it can result in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
20V482000
EQUIPMENT
A fresh water tank that detaches from the frame could increase the risk of a crash.
20V049000
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
In the event of trailer separation from the tow vehicle, a failed break-away switch will not apply the trailer's brakes, increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 5TIRES
- 2ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 1EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS
- 1EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:MATERIALS:INSULATION
- 1LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
- 1STRUCTURE:BODY
- 1UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 1WHEELS:RIM
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2020 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.