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title: "FOREST RIVER CARGO MATE (2019) - Recall 23V182000 — NHTSA record 254739 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019-2023 Continental Cargo, 2019-2022 Cargo Mate, and 2020 Cross Bow cargo trailers, equipped with certa"
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updated: 2026-10-01
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# FOREST RIVER CARGO MATE (2019) - Recall 23V182000 — NHTSA record 254739

Published notice; closure not supplied

A campaign record does not say whether this individual vehicle has received the remedy. Check the VIN with NHTSA or the manufacturer.

Source date Mar 20, 2023. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: FOREST RIVER CARGO MATE (2019) - Recall 23V182000
- **Reason**: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019-2023 Continental Cargo, 2019-2022 Cargo Mate, and 2020 Cross Bow cargo trailers, equipped with certain Warn Winches with a wireless handheld remote. Water may enter the handheld remote control for the winch and cause circuit board corrosion, which can allow the winch to operate unintentionally. A winch that operates unintentionally increases the risk of injury.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Forest River, Inc.
- **Quantity**: 20
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 254739

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=23V182000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: FOREST RIVER CARGO MATE; model year 2019. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

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## Distribution

Not supplied

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## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Mar 20, 2023
- **Owner notification**: Apr 6, 2023
- **Record created**: Mar 20, 2023

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Forest River will work with Warn Industries, Inc. to provide owners instructions on how to inspect the remote for corrosion and disable the wireless function by removing the battery pack from the remote. If corrosion or water intrusion is found when removing the battery pack owners should stop using the remote and contact WARN customer service for a replacement remote, free of charge. Once new parts are available, WARN will make a replacement water resistant remote available, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 6, 2023. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-8600. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1608.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=23V182000)

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