NHTSA campaign 15V831000 · Forest River campaign 51-12072015-0119
Forest River Recall 15V-831: Carbon Monoxide Detector not Installed
NHTSA recall 15V831000 (Forest River campaign 51-12072015-0119) was reported by Forest River, Inc. on December 10, 2015, with 721 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Forest River Evo, Forest River Salem, Forest River Sandstorm and more for the 2016 model year. Owners were notified on January 27, 2016, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 15V831000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 15V831000 (also written 15V-831 or 15V831)
- Filed by
- Forest River, Inc.
- Forest River campaign number
- 51-12072015-0119
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 721 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 43.27% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 15V831000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Forest River
Forest River Evo
- 2016 · Vehicles built September 21, 2015 – December 4, 2015 (per NHTSA)
Forest River Salem
- 2016 · Vehicles built September 17, 2015 – December 1, 2015 (per NHTSA)
Forest River Sandstorm
- 2016 · Vehicles built September 18, 2015 – December 3, 2015 (per NHTSA)
Forest River Shockwave
- 2016 · Vehicles built September 21, 2015 – December 3, 2015 (per NHTSA)
Forest River Stealth
- 2016 · Vehicles built September 15, 2015 – December 2, 2015 (per NHTSA)
Forest River Wildwood
- 2016 · Vehicles built September 18, 2015 – November 30, 2015 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 15V831000.
Defect description
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2016 Evo, Salem, Sandstorm, Shockwave, Stealth, and Wildwood recreational trailers. The affected vehicles were mistakenly not equipped with a carbon monoxide detector to warn occupants of elevated levels of carbon monoxide.
Safety consequence
If occupants are not warned elevated carbon monoxide levels, they are at an increased risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will remove the existing Liquid Propane (L.P.) Detector and install a combination L.P./carbon monoxide detector, free of charge. The recall began on January 27, 2016. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-909-873-3777, extension 53. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-12072015-0119.
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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 15V831000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.