Forest River, Inc.: Equipment › Electrical › Accessory Generator › Solar Panel
Forest River, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 8, 2024 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 498. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Catalina and Aurora travel trailers. Please see the recall report for a complete list of models. The solar panel wiring may be incorrectly wired, causing the wiring to short and overheat.
The risk
Overheated wiring can melt, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Dealers will rewire the solar panel to the solar controller, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 15, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-4995. Forest River's number for this recall is 300-1863.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Aurora ART24RBS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Aurora ART26ATH-300 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Aurora ART28BHS-300 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Catalina CAT243RBSLE | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Catalina CAT263BHSCKLE-300 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Catalina CAT26TH-300 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Catalina CAT283EPIC-300 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Catalina CAT293QBCKLE-300 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 Aurora ART28BHS-300 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 Catalina CAT263BHSCKLE-300 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 Catalina CAT283EPIC-300 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 Catalina CAT293QBCKLE-300 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 24V846000.
Full record for the 2025 Aurora ART24RBS → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →