The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighNHTSA·24V721000·Announced 2024-09-27

Forest River Recalls 2024-2025 Viking and Clipper Travel Trailers for Roof Rack Defect

Forest River is recalling 2024-2025 Viking and Clipper travel trailers because roof rack hardware may not be properly tightened, posing a road hazard risk.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a structural vehicle defect (roof rack detachment) that creates a risk of harm (road hazard/crash) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Forest River, Inc. is recalling certain 2024-2025 Viking and Clipper travel trailers. The recall involves 331 vehicles where the roof rack hardware may not have been properly tightened, allowing the rack to detach from the roof.

A detached roof rack can become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash. No specific injuries or crashes have been reported in the source text.

Dealers will inspect and tighten the roof rack hardware free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on October 9, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at 269-467-6604 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.

The recalled product

Product
VIKING TRAVEL TRAILERS, FOREST RIVER VIKING, CLIPPER CAMPING TRAILER
Brand
VIKING TRAVEL TRAILERS
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Category
Vehicle — Travel Trailer
Hazard
Affected units
331

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (2)

  • VIKING
  • CLIPPER CAMPING TRAILER

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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