Vehicle recall 22V486000 · July 8, 2022
Forest River Avenger, Forest River Cherokee and 15 more models
The electric retractable awning has a welded seam on the fabric that may separate, potentially allowing the awning to drop beyond normal operation.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2022 Prime Time Avenger, Crusader, Lacrosse, Ozark, Tracer, Sanibel, East to West Della Terra, Silverlake, Forest River Cherokee, Flagstaff, IBEX, RPod, Rockwood, Salem, Sierra, Sandpiper, and Wildwood fifth wheel and travel trailers. The electric retractable awning has a welded seam on the fabric that may separate, potentially allowing the awning to drop beyond normal operation.
- Consequence
- An awning that drops or extends beyond normal operation can increase the risk of injury.
- Remedy
- Forest River will replace the awnings, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 17, 2022. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at the following numbers: 1-574-862-1025 (Prime Time Avenger, Crusader, Lacrosse, Sanibel, Tracer, and Ozark), 1-574-264-6664 (East to West Della Terra and Silver Lake ), 1-260-499-2100 (Cherokee), 1-574-642-8943 (Rockwood and Flagstaff), 1-574- 642-3119 Option 2 (IBEX & RPOD), 1-574-534-3167 (Salem & Wildwood), 1-574-534-4574 (Sierra & Sandpiper). Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1532. This recall has been superseded by NHTSA recall 22V-556.
- 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 www.safercar.gov.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 22V486000
- Reported to NHTSA
- July 8, 2022
- Filed by
- Forest River, Inc.
- Manufacturer campaign
- 51-1532
- Owner notification
- August 17, 2022
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 19,911
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Equipment › Recreational vehicle/trailer
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- East TO West Della Terra (2022): 2022
- East TO West Silver Lake (2022): 2022
- Forest River Avenger (2022): 2022
- Forest River Cherokee (2022): 2022
- Forest River Flagstaff (2022): 2022
- Forest River Ibex (2022): 2022
- Forest River R-POD (2022): 2022
- Forest River Rockwood (2022): 2022
- Forest River Salem (2022): 2022
- Forest River Sandpiper (2022): 2022
- Forest River Sierra (2022): 2022
- Forest River Wildwood (2022): 2022
- Prime Time Crusader (2022): 2022
- Prime Time Lacrosse (2022): 2022
- Prime Time Ozark (2022): 2022
- Prime Time Sanibel (2022): 2022
- Prime Time Tracer (2022): 2022
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