Forest River Recalls 2024-2025 Catalina and Aurora Travel Trailers for Fire Risk
Forest River is recalling 2024-2025 Catalina and Aurora travel trailers because incorrectly wired solar panels may overheat and cause a fire.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a structural vehicle defect (electrical wiring) that creates a risk of fire, which aligns with the rubric criteria for a Severe rating involving significant injury or property-damage reports.
Plain-English summary
Forest River, Inc. is recalling certain 2024-2025 Catalina and Aurora travel trailers. The recall involves specific models including the Catalina CAT293QBCKLE-300, Aurora ART28BHS-300, Catalina CAT243RBSLE, and Catalina CAT283EPIC-300, among others listed in the official recall report.
The defect involves solar panel wiring that may be incorrectly wired. This error can cause the wiring to short and overheat. Overheated wiring can melt, which increases the risk of a fire.
Dealers will rewire the solar panel to the solar controller free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on November 15, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-4995 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
The recalled product
- Product
- CATALINA, AURORA CAT293QBCKLE-300, ART28BHS-300, CAT243RBSLE, CAT283EPIC-300
- Brand
- CATALINA
- Manufacturer
- Forest River, Inc.
- Category
- Vehicle — Travel Trailer
- Affected units
- 498
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 (8)
- CAT293QBCKLE-300
- ART28BHS-300
- CAT243RBSLE
- CAT283EPIC-300
- CAT263BHSCKLE-300
- CAT26TH-300
- ART24RBS
- ART26ATH-300
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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