ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
26V503000 · August 3, 2026
A unprotected power feed wire increases the risk of a fire.
Forest River, Inc. · up to 21 vehicles
NHTSA safety record
Forest River
Every complaint, recall and defect investigation on file for a Forest River, model years 2012 to 2022.
30
Vehicles
392
Complaints
428
Recalls
21
Fires
0
Deaths
30Forest River year and model combinations have enough on file to be worth a page here, and between them their owners have filed 392 safety complaints with NHTSA. More of those name the body structure than any other system: 102 of them. The single most complained-about is the 2021 Cherokee, with 49.
NHTSA holds 428 recall campaigns naming Forest River vehicles, across every model year the agency records rather than only the ones shown here.
Most complained-about Forest River models
Complaints for every published model year of each model added together. A model that sold in larger numbers collects more complaints, and nothing here divides by sales because NHTSA does not publish them.
What goes wrong on a Forest River
The systems named most often across every Forest River complaint on file. One complaint can name more than one system, so these add up to more than the complaint total. "Unknown or other" is excluded: it is what the intake form records when an owner cannot place the failure.
- STRUCTURE 102
- TIRES 92
- WHEELS 65
- SUSPENSION 61
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 44
Most recent Forest River recalls
The newest campaigns naming a Forest River, by the date the manufacturer's defect report reached NHTSA. Each one covers a build range, which may be narrower than the model years listed.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
26V477000 · July 23, 2026
An overheated printed circuit board increases the risk of a fire.
Forest River, Inc. · up to 69 vehicles
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
26V476000 · July 23, 2026
Incorrect water tank capacity information can allow the vehicle to be overloaded and increase the risk of a crash.
Forest River, Inc. · up to 804 vehicles
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
26V439000 · July 8, 2026
Referencing the incorrect GVWR may lead to unintentionally overloading the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Forest River, Inc. · up to 18 vehicles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
26V398000 · June 22, 2026
Electrical shock increases the risk of injury.
Forest River, Inc. · up to 1,824 vehicles
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
26V390000 · June 15, 2026
Referencing the incorrect GVWR may lead to unintentionally overloading the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Forest River, Inc. · up to 38 vehicles
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
26V352000 · May 29, 2026
The incorrect wiring may not make adequate contact, increasing the amperage and risk of a fire.
Forest River, Inc. · up to 2,338 vehicles
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
26V336000 · May 26, 2026
Broken shock retainer bolt heads and washers may detach and become a road hazard for other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash.
Forest River, Inc. · up to 200 vehicles
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
26V221000 · April 8, 2026
Incorrect weight information may lead to unintentionally overloading the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Forest River, Inc. · up to 173 vehicles
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
26V154000 · March 17, 2026
An overloaded vehicle increases the risk of a crash.
Forest River, Inc. · up to 36 vehicles
Every manufacturer's latest recalls, or check a single car with the VIN lookup.
Every Forest River page on this site
30 vehicles across 10 models, newest model year first.
Built from NHTSA's complaint file published August 20, 2026, its recall campaign API and its defect investigation file. A complaint is one owner's unverified account, not a finding of fault. How this is counted. · All makes
Compiled and maintained by guarledes
Independent developer and analyst