Recall
Forest River recalls up to 738 Cedar Creek trailers over fire risk
The slide switch in certain 2026-2027 Cedar Creek recreational trailers may have been installed without proper overcurrent protection, raising the risk of a fire; dealers will re-route the 12V slide switch wiring free of charge.
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Key numbers
Units potentially affected as filed with NHTSA
- Fire risk
- Model years
- 2026–2027
- NHTSA campaign
- 26V-681
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Is your car affected?
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Recall at a glance
- Vehicles
- Certain 2026-2027 Forest River Cedar Creek recreational trailers
- Risk
- The slide switch may have been installed without proper overcurrent protection; an unprotected slide switch can cause the wire to overheat, increasing the risk of a fire
- Component
- Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers
- Remedy
- Dealers will re-route the 12V slide switch wiring, free of charge
- Campaign number
- NHTSA 26V-681 (26V681000); Forest River 20-2105
- Owner letters
- Expected to be mailed Dec. 15, 2026
- Report received by NHTSA
- Oct. 16, 2026
- Forest River customer service
- 1-260-593-4000
- Do-not-drive or park-outside advisory
- None in NHTSA's record
Source for every row: source 1.
What to do
- Dealers will re-route the 12V slide switch wiring, free of charge.
- Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed Dec. 15, 2026.
- Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-260-593-4000. Forest River's number for this recall is 20-2105.
What happened
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2026-2027 Cedar Creek recreational trailers, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The recall lists 738 units as potentially affected across the whole campaign.
The slide switch may have been installed without proper overcurrent protection, the recall says. An unprotected slide switch can cause the wire to overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.
NHTSA lists the affected component as fuses and circuit breakers in the electrical system wiring.
NHTSA's record for this recall does not include a do-not-drive or park-outside advisory. It also does not mark the recall as an over-the-air update.
NHTSA received the recall report on Oct. 16, 2026. The NHTSA campaign number is 26V-681 (26V681000), and Forest River's own number for this recall is 20-2105.
Is my car affected?
NHTSA's record says the recall covers certain 2026-2027 Cedar Creek recreational trailers.
Enter your 17-character VIN in our free recall check at /vin-check/ or on NHTSA.gov.
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Sources
All accessed 2026-10-24.