2025 Catalina Cat261bhs problems, complaints & recalls
Safety recalls (1)
Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer:plumbing 2024-10-18 · campaign 24V775000 · 272 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Catalina and 2025 Aurora travel trailers. The washer preparation area may not have an anti-siphon vent installed, allowing sewer gas to enter the vehicle.
Risk: Sewer gas entering the vehicle increases the risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers install an anti-siphon vent, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 5, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at (574) 825-4995. Forest River's number for this recall is 103-1854.
Service bulletins (1)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2025-06-25 · 511950 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this is a product service bulletin from global link concerning counterfeit keys for entry doors being sold on certain websites. forest river is reporting as we are sharing with the dealer body.
What owners report
No detailed complaint narratives on file.
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.