2025 Forest River Salem and Wildwood Travel Trailers: Side Entry Gate Latch Defect
Forest River is recalling certain 2025 Salem and Wildwood travel trailers because the side entry gate latch may become unlocked, allowing the gate to open during transit and potentially strike other vehicles or road users.
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: This is a structural vehicle defect affecting the side entry gate latch mechanism, which qualifies as Severe per NHTSA recall criteria. While no injuries or fatalities have been reported to date, the defect poses a real safety risk by allowing the gate to open during transit, potentially striking other road users.
Plain-English summary
Forest River, Inc. is recalling certain 2025 Salem and Wildwood travel trailers due to a defect in the side entry gate latch mechanism. The latch may become unlocked during transit, allowing the strut to open the gate.
An open gate can strike other vehicles or road users and increases the risk of injury. This safety hazard affects the secure closure of the entry gate while the trailer is being transported.
Approximately 1,367 travel trailers are affected by this recall. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 2, 2025.
To remedy this defect, owners should contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-534-3167 to schedule a service appointment. Dealers will install a warning label, add a tethered pin to secure the gate, and remove the strut at no charge. Forest River's reference number for this recall is 51-1935.
The recalled product
- Product
- 2025 FOREST RIVER SALEM
- Brand
- FOREST RIVER
- Manufacturer
- Forest River, Inc.
- Category
- Vehicle — Travel Trailer
- Hazard
- gate-latch-failure
- unintended-opening
- strike-hazard
- Affected units
- 1,367
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)
- SALEM
- WILDWOOD
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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