NHTSA campaign 17V552000 · Manufacturer campaign 61-0515
Prime Time Recall 17V-552: Water Heater Installed too Close to Slideroom
NHTSA recall 17V552000 (Manufacturer campaign 61-0515) was reported by Forest River, Inc. on September 6, 2017, with 88 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Prime Time Wildcat for model years 2017–2018. Owners were notified on October 30, 2017, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 17V552000 (also written 17V-552 or 17V552)
- Filed by
- Forest River, Inc.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 61-0515
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 88 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer — LPG Systems — Water Heater
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 57.95% (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 17V552000. 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.
Prime Time
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As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 17V552000.
Defect description
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Prime Time Wildcat fifth-wheel recreational trailers. The water heater may have been installed too close to the underside of the slideroom possibly allowing carbon monoxide to enter the vehicle.
Safety consequence
If carbon monoxide enters the vehicle through the slideroom opening, it can increase the risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a kit to remedy the water heater's location, free of charge. The recall began on October 30, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-862-1025. Forest River's number for this recall is 61-0515.
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 17V552000
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.