Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2026 Cascade, Cherokee, and Campsite Reserve recreational trailers. The 7-way connector may have been incorrectly wired to a breaker without over-current protection.
Electrical system
Forest River Cherokee Electrical problems by year
16 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Forest River Cherokee's electrical system. Dead batteries, warning lights, wiring, alternators, infotainment and electronic module failures.
Electrical complaints by model year
Electrical recalls
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2022 Coachmen Catalina, Aurora, Apex, Freedom Express, Spirit, Work N Play, Forest River XLR Toy Hauler, Vengeance, Sabre, Cherokee, and Cardinal travel trailers and fifth wheels. The wire cord that...
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Cherokee recreational trailers. The shore cord inlet wiring insulation may not have been sufficiently stripped back, causing a poor connection with the set screw.
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2020 Cherokee trailers, models CKT16BF-D, CKT16BFH-D, CKT16GR-D and CKT16GRH-D. The protective paneling may not have been installed around the distribution panel, allowing the distribution panel wiring...
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Forest River Cherokee travel trailers. On the affected trailers, a 14 gauge and a 12 gauge neutral wire for the 110V Air Conditioning were connected to the same lug in the 120V panel neutral...
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Cascade and Cherokee recreational trailers. The trailer wiring may have been improperly routed, allowing the wires to be pinched between the chassis and the vehicle body.
Latest Cherokee electrical complaints
The contact owned a 2022 Forest River Cherokee Wolf Pack RV. The contact stated that the battery of the RV was frequently drained by the refrigerator. The contact stated the generator of the RV was turned on, and while the Xbox of the contact's son, the refrigerator and other devices were plugged in, the contact noticed an abnormal burning odor. The contact exited the RV and noticed that the pizza box in front of the generator had caught on fire. The contact ran to the cargo residence that was 20 ft. away and...
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informed her children that a fire had started. The contact stated that upon returning with a fire extinguisher to extinguish the fire, the contact noticed that the fire had extended to the fiberglass in front of the RV, and the front of the RV had caught on fire. The contact advised her children to run because the fire had extended to the propane tank, and the RV was about to explode. The contact and her children ran as far away as they could, and the contact heard explosions coming from the RV. The contact stated that the entire RV caught on fire. The fire extended and burned the contact's cargo residence that was located 20 ft. away. The fire burned and killed the contact's cats. The contact's convertible vehicle, boat, two four-wheeler UTVs, the truck of contact's son's truck, and a golf cart either melted or sustained heat damage due to the fire. The contact stated that storages located 40 ft. away from the RV and containing furniture, appliances, and clothes were damaged. The fire was extinguished by the fire department, and a fire department report was filed. It was unknown whether a police report was filed. There was no physical injury sustained, but the contact and her children sustained mental and emotional trauma. The RV was a total loss and remained at the scene. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 700.
The contact owned a 2020 Forest River Cherokee. The contact stated that while inside the vehicle, while it was parked in the driveway, an abnormal chemical odor was emitting from the interior and exterior of the vehicle. In addition, afterward, a fuel-burning odor was emitted from the interior and exterior of the vehicle. The contact exited the vehicle and noticed black smoke emitting from the battery area. No warning lights were illuminated. The fire department was called and extinguished the fire. The fire...
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department informed the contact that the fire may have started due to a failure of the solar connection. The front end of the vehicle was consumed by the fire. The insurance company was notified. However, no claim has been filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V654000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM).
Forest River Gray Wolf 2022, this is the third time that I have seen the same model Waaree solar controller fail on this model RV and start over charging customers batteries. This vehicle came in with its lead acid batteries over charged to 20.9 volts, identical to last time. Not sure if its widespread, but it seems to be problematic enough that I can see one fail three times in under a year.
The RV had electrical issues that led to a fire.
The electric fireplace in our RV caught on fire. A visible flame was seen behind the fireplace glass near the thermostat display on the right side of the fireplace. Visible smoke and burning smell observed from the upper right vents above the control panel buttons. The fireplace unit itself had an audible alarm, in addition to the RV smoke detectors that were triggered. We were inside the RV when this occurred, and once smoke and flame were observed, we immediately extinguished the fire by shutting off the master power breaker, and promptly removed the fireplace unit from the cabinet prior to any damage to the RV.
The contact owns a 2022 Forest River Cherokee travel trailer. The contact stated that the RV experienced an electrical system failure with the generator surging and was unable to hold a charge. The RV was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that there was a blockage in the electric line. The dealer performed a recall repair under NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V243000 (Equipment) and repaired the RV. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The consumer stated that the RV continues to have electrical issues and remains at the dealer.
On the morning of August 1st, 2022 we were notified by a neighbor of some damage on our 2021 Artic Wolf 5th wheel. After inspection it appeared that a small fire had occurred earlier in the morning- unknown time and it apparently was contained to the one compartment without spreading. The previous evening the camper was fine. The fire was contained to a specific compartment which housed the water hook-up, cable hook-ups and the motion light. This was reported to our insurance who did an inspection and determined...
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that most likely it was an electrical issue and started with the motion light. Upon discovery of the issue the trailer was unplugged and battery was disconnected. We had gone camping the weekend before the fire happened. Unable to be "recreated". The insurance adjuster inspected it on 8/10/22. No concerns or issues the weekend before. We have been having issues with the light randomly staying on/not turning on etc.
The contact owns a 2021 Forest River Cherokee. The contact stated that he experienced several electrical failures with the trailer including a defective refrigerator. Upon investigation, the contact discovered that the wiring within the circuit breaker panel was not properly secured. Upon further investigation, the contact discovered that the propane wiring was crimped and not properly secured, which he stated could lead to a severe failure. The contact was able to repair the wiring failures himself. The...
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manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that he would receive a call back. The contact had not received a response despite numerous attempts to reach the manufacturer by phone and email. The dealer was also notified of the failure and denied reimbursement to the contact for the repairs. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 2,000. Consumer stated where it says propane wiring it should say main propane supply line was crimped causing leakage. Issues with electrical and loss of power once in awhile, 12 volt line black unattached.
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 forest river cherokee. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 20v654000 (electrical system) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that bob ledford's adventure motorhomes located at 1198 bob ledford dr, greer, sc 29651, (864) 848-0098) and johns rv sales and service / airstream south carolina (165 business park rd, lexington, sc 29072, (800) 779-2957) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Tl* the contact owns a 2020 forest river cherokee. The contact stated while staring and turning the ignition switch, it fractured and continued to rotate. The contact called outlet recreation (2088 202nd st e clearwater, mn 55320; (320) 373-9139) where informed to upgrade to hydraulic handles. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.
Rv began smoking from the exterior of the hvac unit. Per video recording fire fell from the ceiling igniting the mattress. The entire rv filled with smoke within minutes, and the entire top of rv was fully engulfed in flames. It burnt the entire rv, home and cars beside. It was purchased brand new june 2018. Fire occurred july 1, 2019. Forest river was notified july 2019. We were fortunate not to be in the rv when the fire occurred.. Had we been we would have not survived. The heat index was 98 degrees that...
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day. The rv had a front and rear ac. Smoke exited the front master bedroom ac first, prior to windows and doors. Please prevent this from happening to others, and save their lives.*Dt*dt*jb*jb
Camper furrion dv3100 stereo safety hazard. The camper was stationary and in use at a nys park when the failure occurred. This radio failure resulted in one of the stereo channels outputting pure dc power to the speaker shorting the speaker out. The resulting power dissipation caused the speaker case to begin melting. If left unchecked or unattended this most likely would have resulted in a vehicle fire. Luckily for us when the failure occurs the stereo squeals like a pig so it would be shut off and we never leave...
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our camper with accessories on. I am an electrical engineer and have a full failure investigation available with detailed measurements, photographs and videos. This failure initially occurred shortly after the camper purchase, but was diagnosed as a faulty speaker by the dealership. I replaced the last speaker personally and was appalled at my findings and investigated further to determine root cause. I contacted furrion and worked through my investigation with them making sure they were aware of all of my findings.The radio manufacturer did not seem interested in making sure others were made aware of this potential problem. Hence my filing of this issue.
2012 Jeep grand cherokee. Consumer writes in regards to alternator diode thermal fatigue safety recall. *Ld the consumer stated the parts were not yet available to complete the recall repair. *Js
2005 Jeep cherokee. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle continues to stall after sensor throttle and solenoid recall repairs. *Smd the consumer stated after the ignition switch recall was completed the vehicle malfuntioned. The dealer was notified. *Js
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 forest river cherokee 325 pack 13. While attempting to park the camper, smoke was observed coming from the rear of the camper. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer (coastal rv, 21373 brewers neck blvd, carrollton, va 23314) where it was being diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired yet. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact filed a complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 300. *Tt updated 7/27/18*jb
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