Coachmen Catalina travel trailers recalled for improper electrical wiring
Forest River is recalling 2024-2025 Coachmen Catalina and Forest River Aurora travel trailers due to improper wiring and inadequate circuit protection on accent lights and auto-leveling systems. The defect poses an electrical fire risk.
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: The recall involves a structural electrical defect that poses a fire hazard. Although no injuries or property damage have been reported, the potential for electrical fire from improperly protected wiring constitutes a significant risk-of-harm defect.
Plain-English summary
Forest River, Inc. is recalling 2024 and 2025 model Coachmen Catalina and Forest River Aurora travel trailers. The front exterior accent lights, awning, and auto-leveling system in these units may be incorrectly wired and lack proper over-current circuit protection.
Wiring without adequate circuit protection can become damaged and short circuit, increasing the risk of electrical fire. No injuries or property damage have been reported.
The recall affects approximately 975 units. Dealers will add circuit protection to the affected components free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 29, 2025.
Owners should contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-4995 (reference number 300-1922) or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236. Additional information is available at www.safercar.gov.
The recalled product
- Product
- 2025 COACHMEN CATALINA
- Brand
- COACHMEN
- Manufacturer
- Forest River, Inc.
- Hazard
- electrical-fire-risk
- improper-wiring
- circuit-protection
- Affected units
- 975
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)
- CATALINA
- AURORA
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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