Electrical systemRecall 23V-182 · Forest River vehicles
Forest River, Inc. recall 23V-182 covers 20 Forest River vehicles for a electrical system problem, reported to NHTSA on March 20, 2023. The manufacturer's latest report (2025 Q1) shows 90% of affected vehicles repaired.
Source: NHTSA recall 23V182000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by the manufacturer.
The problem
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019-2023 Continental Cargo, 2019-2022 Cargo Mate, and 2020 Cross Bow cargo trailers, equipped with certain Warn Winches with a wireless handheld remote. Water may enter the handheld remote control for the winch and cause circuit board corrosion, which can allow the winch to operate unintentionally.
The risk
A winch that operates unintentionally increases the risk of injury.
The fix
Forest River will work with Warn Industries, Inc. to provide owners instructions on how to inspect the remote for corrosion and disable the wireless function by removing the battery pack from the remote. If corrosion or water intrusion is found when removing the battery pack owners should stop using the remote and contact WARN customer service for a replacement remote, free of charge. Once new parts are available, WARN will make a replacement water resistant remote available, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 6, 2023. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-8600. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1608.
Recall repairs are free. Confirm whether this recall is open on your vehicle by entering its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
How fast cars are being fixed
90%repaired
Share of affected vehicles repaired in each quarterly report the manufacturer filed with NHTSA. 2 vehicles were listed as unreachable.