01 Viking recall campaigns, newest first
| Campaign | Reported | Viking model years | Component | NHTSA’s summary | Units potentially affected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25V682000 | 10 Oct 2025 | 2026 | Electrical system | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Forest River Aurora, Coachmen Catalina, 2026 Coachmen Viking, Coachmen Clipper, 2016-2026 Wildwood, and Salem recreational trailers. The distribution panel wire may… | Not shown: campaign also names 5 other models |
| 24V912000 | 6 Dec 2024 | 2024–2025 | Equipment | Forest River, Inc (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Clipper and Viking travel trailers. Please see the recall report for a complete list of models. The bottle bracket welds may break and cause the propane tank to… | Not shown: campaign also names 1 other model |
| 24V884000 | 22 Nov 2024 | 2024–2025 | Equipment | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Viking and Clipper travel trailers. The fresh water holding tank support bracket may be the incorrect gauge and may break. | Not shown: campaign also names 1 other model |
| 24V722000 | 27 Sep 2024 | 2024–2025 | Exterior lighting | Forest River, Inc. is recalling certain 2024-2025 Viking and Clipper travel trailers. The side marker lights may not reflect light as intended, which can make it difficult for other drivers to see the trailer. As such, these… | Not shown: campaign also names 1 other model |
| 24V721000 | 27 Sep 2024 | 2024–2025 | Equipment | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Viking and Clipper travel trailers. The roof rack hardware may not have been properly tightened, allowing the rack to detach from the roof. | Not shown: campaign also names 1 other model |
| 24V045000 | 26 Jan 2024 | 2024 | Exterior lighting | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024 Coachmen Clipper and Viking Travel Trailers. The tail light bezel may not have been installed on the vehicle. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the… | Not shown: campaign also names 1 other model |
| 22V559000 | 1 Aug 2022 | 2022 | Equipment | Forest River, Inc. (Forest) is recalling certain 2022 Coachmen Viking, Clipper, and VTREC camping trailers. The pull-out bunk bed may not be laminated and therefore not support weight as intended, causing the pull-out bunk to… | Not shown: campaign also names 2 other models |
| 22V556000 | 29 Jul 2022 | 2022 | Equipment | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Coachmen Catalina, Cross Trail, Pursuit, Sportscoach, East to West Della Terra, Silver Lake, Forest River Forester, FR3, Sunseeker, Wildwood, 2022 Coachmen… | Not shown: campaign also names 56 other models |
| 21V172000 | 12 Mar 2021 | 2021 | Equipment | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021 Coachmen Viking and Clipper Travel Trailers. The cooktop may not be isolated properly from the furnace return air, which can cause the flame to become inverted. | Not shown: campaign also names 1 other model |
| 20V075000 | 12 Feb 2020 | 2019–2020 | Equipment | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Surveyor, NO BO, Cherokee, R. POD, Clipper, Viking, Independence, Puma and East to West trailers. The spare tire carrier U-bolts may fail allowing the spare tire… | Not shown: campaign also names 8 other models |
| 18V334000 | 21 May 2018 | 2019 | Equipment | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019 Coachmen Viking recreational trailers, models T17BHS and T17FQS. The Federal Placard states that the tires have an inflation pressure of 65 PSI, when the tires actually… | Not shown: campaign also names 1 other model |
| 18V051000 | 12 Jan 2018 | 2017–2018 | Equipment | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018 Rockwood and Flagstaff, and Coachmen Freedom Express recreational trailers and 2017-2018 Palomino and XLR ToyHauler and Coachmen Viking recreational trailers equipped… | Not shown: campaign also names 5 other models |
| 16V645000 | 7 Sep 2016 | 2017 | Structure | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2017 Coachmen Viking recreational trailers manufactured May 31, 2016, to August 23, 2016. The affected vehicles may be missing wire clip that retains the gas lift… | 109 |
NHTSA’s units figure is a total for the whole campaign; it is shown on the 1 of 13 campaigns that name the Viking and no other model, and withheld where it would count other models’ trailers.
02 Year by year, 2017 to 2026
| Model year | Recall campaigns | Owner complaints | Components named |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | — | Equipment; Structure |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | Equipment; Structure |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | Equipment; Wheels |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | Equipment; Structure |
| 2021 | 1 | — | Equipment |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | Equipment; Unknown or other |
| 2023 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 5 | — | Equipment; Exterior lighting |
| 2025 | 4 | — | Equipment; Exterior lighting |
| 2026 | 1 | — | Electrical system |
Range is the span of the federal record for this line, not a production span. Every record we hold for this line falls inside the range shown.
03 What Viking owners reported
| Component | Owner complaints | Model years named |
|---|---|---|
| Structure | 2 | 2018 and 2020 |
| Unknown or other | 1 | 2022 |
| Wheels | 1 | 2019 |
4 complaints are on file; the most were filed against 2022 units (1). Of them, 1 cites a fire (model year 2019).
04 The record, year by year
Model year 2026
1 recall campaign on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2025 | 25V682000 | Electrical system |
Model year 2025
4 recall campaigns on file.
Model year 2024
5 recall campaigns on file.
Model year 2022
2 recall campaigns and 1 owner complaint on file.
Complaints on 2022 units name Unknown or other (1).
Model year 2020
1 recall campaign and 1 owner complaint on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb 2020 | 20V075000 | Equipment |
Complaints on 2020 units name Structure (1).
Model year 2019
2 recall campaigns and 1 owner complaint on file.
Complaints on 2019 units name Wheels (1).
Model year 2018
1 recall campaign and 1 owner complaint on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 2018 | 18V051000 | Equipment |
Complaints on 2018 units name Structure (1).
05 The Viking in this site’s records
Spec pages: 16 floorplans on the Forest River Viking line page, for model years 2026–2027. Of those, 2026 falls inside the federal record above (2017 to 2026).
None of the 16 Viking floorplans here has separate records for two model years, so this site measures no change between years for this line.
Owner documents from the maker: Forest River Owner's Manual.
What was queried: NHTSA’s recall lookup under COACHMEN VIKING for model years 2018–2020 and 2022. The complete recall file added 6 of the 13 campaigns above, and every complaint count comes from the complete complaint file.
Counts of NHTSA records matched on NHTSA’s own model field; a complaint is one owner’s unverified report, and an empty year is an empty record, not a clean one (how this record is built). Check a trailer by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls before you buy.