Forest River is recalling 745 Campsite Reserve travel trailers because the backer material that holds the refrigerator in place may fail, which can let the unsecured appliance move or tip over while the trailer is being towed. The recall covers 2026 and 2027 model-year units, and the federal safety agency received the report on Oct. 19, 2026. Owner letters are expected on Nov. 28.
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No fire, crash or park-it instruction comes with the recall. The danger described is an injury hazard from a heavy appliance shifting inside a moving trailer.
What the refrigerator recall covers
The campaign carries the number 26V684000 in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration database, and it appears as two entries, one for model year 2026 and one for 2027, both for the Campsite Reserve line made by Forest River, Inc. of Elkhart, Indiana. The record counts 745 potentially affected units and files the component under equipment, appliance, refrigerator. The manufacturer’s own recall number is 62-2106.
The summary is short. Forest River says the backer material securing the refrigerator may fail, and the stated consequence is that an unsecured refrigerator may move or tip over during transit, increasing the risk of injury. The agency’s flags for the campaign show no park-it or park-outside instruction and no over-the-air component, which is consistent with a hardware repair that has to happen at a dealer.
Backer material, dealer repair and the Nov. 28 letters
The remedy is to install additional backer material at no cost. The record does not describe the material, and the public summary did not include the full defect report that would say how the failure was found, how many trailers were built, or whether any incidents or injuries had been reported. For that reason the appropriate reading is narrow: a component that holds an appliance may fail, and the manufacturer has chosen to add reinforcement across the population.
Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on Nov. 28, 2026, more than five weeks after the report reached the agency. Until then, the record contains no interim instruction to stop towing, so the practical question for owners is whether to check the VIN before the next trip. NHTSA’s recall lookup accepts the 17-character number, and Forest River customer service takes calls at 1-260-499-2100.
Why would a refrigerator matter on a road? A refrigerator is a heavy fixed appliance, and the cabinet around it sees vibration, braking and uneven pavement on every trip, so whatever anchors it has to hold for the life of the trailer. The record frames the consequence as injury risk and not loss of control, which places the hazard inside the trailer rather than at the hitch. The filing does not say whether any refrigerator has actually moved, and it names no injuries.
Not the first Campsite Reserve recall of 2026
The Campsite Reserve name has appeared in another federal filing this year. Campaign 26V039, submitted by Forest River on Jan. 23, 2026, covered 247 units of the 2026 Cascade, Campsite Reserve and Cherokee trailers because a circuit breaker on the 7-way connector charge line may have been wired to the battery side, leaving incorrect overcurrent protection and a risk of fire. That recall called for rewiring by an authorized dealer. The two defects are unrelated, and only the product name links them, but owners with a 2026 trailer should know that VIN checks are specific to each campaign.
Forest River has been a frequent name in recall roundups. Camper Report’s September 2026 RV recall list, compiled by senior content editor Kristopher Bunker, recorded five Forest River actions that month, covering a Cedar Creek sleeper sofa that can block a bunkroom door, a Dynamax Grand Sport GT engine pre-heat pump, a Dynamax Isata bunk ladder, a griddle on Salem and Wildwood trailers, and furnace exhaust on Vibe trailers. None involved a refrigerator.
Recall filings follow a fixed rule. Under 49 CFR 573.6, a manufacturer must submit its report within five working days after deciding a defect is safety related, and the report must estimate when owners and dealers will be notified. The Campsite Reserve filing reached the agency on Oct. 19, and the Nov. 28 date is the manufacturer’s planned mailing for owners, not a limit on when a dealer can perform the work.
For the 745 trailers, the sequence is simple and the paperwork is the slow part: the owner letter follows on the planned Nov. 28 date, and the repair itself costs the owner nothing. The dealer adds backer material, the owner pays nothing, and the appliance stays secured on the road. Owners who want to act before the letter arrives can contact the company or their dealer with the VIN and ask to be scheduled.
This article was produced with the assistance of AI and reviewed by Morning Overview editors prior to publication.
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