Forest River to recall RVs with defective solar wiring

Forest River is recalling nearly 500 travel trailers because a botched factory wiring job could lead to a fire. If you have one of these 12 different models, you may notice your solar system doesn’t work. It’s a clue to watch out for in the instance of Forest River solar shorts.

Here are the affected units.

The solar panel wiring may be incorrectly wired, causing the wiring to short and overheat. Overheated wiring can melt, increasing the risk of a fire. As many as 498 RVs are affected by this recall.

Forest River solar shorts remedy

Dealers will rewire the solar panel to the solar controller, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December 18, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-4995. Forest River’s number for this recall is 300-1863.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) or go to nhtsa.gov.

Forest River solar shorts – the background

Forest River says this recall is due to a “manufacturing error.” In this case, workers weren’t consistent when wiring up solar controllers. This came to light on November 4, when the plant found inconsistencies in wiring between the solar panel and the solar controller.

The plant notified Forest River’s Office of Corporate Compliance on November 4. Compliance researched it further, and on November 8 voted for a recall.

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