Forest River Wildcat Maxx, Vibe, Salem, Wildwood. Published by Transport Canada as 2018438 on 21 August 2018. System: Electrical.
What the notice says On certain travel trailers, the trailer break-away safety switch may not be properly wired. When the battery disconnect is switched off, the electrical power to the switch could be lost. In the unlikely event that the trailer separates from the tow vehicle, the trailer brakes may not apply, increasing the risk of a …
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2018438
- Recall date
- 21 August 2018
- Make
- Forest River
- Models
- Wildcat Maxx, Vibe, Salem, Wildwood
- Model years
- 2014 to 2019
- Vehicle class
- RV Trailer
- System
- Electrical
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 762
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain travel trailers, the trailer break-away safety switch may not be properly wired. When the battery disconnect is switched off, the electrical power to the switch could be lost. In the unlikely event that the trailer separates from the tow vehicle, the trailer brakes may not apply, increasing the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will install a new wiring harness which supplies constant power to the break-away safety switch.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2018438.
Forest River elsewhere in this register
Forest River is named on 239 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2018445 · 23 August 2018 · Sportscoach, Berkshire · Brakes
- 2018425 · 13 August 2018 · XLR, Forester, Adrenaline · Structure
- 2018404 · 3 August 2018 · Cherokee Wolf Pup · Structure
- 2018472 · 4 September 2018 · Apex, Wildcat, Vibe · Suspension
- 2018498 · 13 September 2018 · Berkshire · Structure
- 2018526 · 25 September 2018 · East To West · Accessories
- 2018529 · 25 September 2018 · East To West · Suspension
- 2018531 · 25 September 2018 · Rockwood, Flagstaff · Brakes
The same system: Electrical
686 notices in this register name Electrical. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2018426 · 15 August 2018 · Freedom Express · Electrical
- 2018501 · 13 September 2018 · Crf250l · Electrical
- 2018327 · 15 June 2018 · S Class · Electrical
- 2018329 · 15 June 2018 · Ventana Class A Motorhome, Dutch Star Class A Motorhome, Essex Class A Motorhome · Electrical
- 2018616 · 7 November 2018 · Vision School Bus · Electrical
- 2018617 · 7 November 2018 · Vision Non-School Bus · Electrical
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What the words on this notice mean — the system it is filed under, and what the filing type says about who found the fault.
This notice names one vehicle among several registers that have written about it. Every notice this site holds for the Forest River Wildwood, in all seven, is kept on that vehicle's own page, with the newest in each.
This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Forest River: 239 in the register, and 704 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2018.
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