The 2019 Forest River Puma has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 41,353 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT24V3950002024-06-0441,353 affected
Defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2004-2024 Cedar Creek and 2006-2024 Puma fifth wheels trailers. The overcurrent protection from the trailer battery may have been incorrectly routed, allowing the wires to be pulled out of the junction box.
Consequence
A loose wire can cause a short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
Remedy
Dealers will reroute the wires to the protected side of the mini-beaker, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 10, 2024. Owners may contact Puma customer service at 1-574-642-0588 or Cedar Creek customer service at 260-593-4000. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1786.
Complaints by component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
1
ENGINE
1
STRUCTURE
1
TIRES
1
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
1
WHEELS
1
Total complaints6
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The contact owns a 2019 forest river puma equipped with lionshead tires, tire line: castle rock st, tire size: st225/75/r15, dot number: jul1mx3318. The contact stated that the rear driver’s side tire experienced a blowout while the vehicle was stationary. The following day, the front…”
“I check air pressure before every trip, tires were at 80psi, driving on interstate between 60-65mpg outside temperature was between 75-80f about 50 miles into trip I heard something and heard a vibrating noise I thought of a flat so I checked my truck display and truck tires were good. I pulled of…”
“Engine would not go faster than 20 mph going up hill in nc. Engine would down ship but no power. Ithadtobe towed”
“2019 puma palamino. Consumer writes in regards to poor wiring job. *ld the consumer stated the insulation on the wiring from the 50amp feed to the inverter chaffed and shorted out. The camper became totally inoperable and was unable to be towed due to the failure. The wires that connected the…”
“2019 puma palamino. Consumer writes in regards to poor wiring job. *ld the consumer stated the insulation on the wiring from the 50amp feed to the inverter chaffed and shorted out. The camper became totally inoperable and was unable to be towed due to the failure. The wires that connected the…”
“Tl* the contact owns 2019 forrest river puma rv camper. Equipped with castle rock tires, tire line: not available and tire size st 205/75/rae/ load range d. Manufacture date 9/1/2/18. The contact stated he purchased the vehicle with four new tires two years ago, and recently the contact took the…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2019 Forest River Puma as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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