The Recall Desk
HighNHTSA·25V245000·Announced 2026-02-04

[pending] 2025 FOREST RIVER CHEROKEE

Pending LLM rewrite. Source: NHTSA 25V245000.

What this means for you

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: Pending LLM scoring against the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Coachmen Catalina, Forest River Aurora, Cascade, Cedar Creek, Cherokee, Sandpiper, Sierra, 2025 Campsite Reserve, Impression, Pause, Puma, Sabre, Salem, Vengeance, and Wildwood fifth wheel and travel trailers, equipped with a removable step assembly. The clip-on bracket mounting bolts may come loose, allowing the steps to detach.

Steps that detach while in use increase the risk of injury.

Dealers will inspect and repair or replace the clip-on bracket as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 28, 2025. Owners may contact customer service at Aurora & Catalina (1-574-825-4995), Campsite Reserve, Cascade, Cherokee, Sabre, Vengeance (1-260-499-2100), Cedar Creek (1-260-593-4000), Impression (1-574-327-2716), Pause (1-574-327-2681), Puma (1-574-642-0588), Sierra & Sandpiper (1-574-534-4574), and Salem & Wildwood (1-574-534-3167). Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1915.

The recalled product

Product
2025 FOREST RIVER CHEROKEE
Brand
FOREST RIVER
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Category
Vehicle — STRUCTURE:BODY:STEP/LADDER
Affected units
4,179

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 (15)

  • CHEROKEE
  • PUMA
  • SALEM
  • WILDWOOD
  • CASCADE
  • CAMPSITE RESERVE
  • IMPRESSION
  • SIERRA
  • SANDPIPER
  • VENGEANCE
  • PAUSE
  • SABRE
  • CATALINA
  • CEDAR CREEK
  • AURORA

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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