ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
23V638000 · September 15, 2023
The charge line may overcharge the lithium battery, increasing the risk of a fire.
Forest River, Inc. · up to 39 vehicles
NHTSA safety record
Palomino
Every complaint, recall and defect investigation on file for a Palomino, model years 2013 to 2014.
2
Vehicles
34
Complaints
16
Recalls
1
Fires
0
Deaths
2Palomino year and model combinations have enough on file to be worth a page here, and between them their owners have filed 34 safety complaints with NHTSA. More of those name the brakes than any other system: 28 of them. The single most complained-about is the 2014 Columbus, with 18.
NHTSA holds 16 recall campaigns naming Palomino vehicles, across every model year the agency records rather than only the ones shown here.
What goes wrong on a Palomino
The systems named most often across every Palomino 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.
- SERVICE BRAKES 28
- WHEELS 5
- STRUCTURE 3
- SUSPENSION 3
- TIRES 1
Most recent Palomino recalls
The newest campaigns naming a Palomino, 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.
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
23V202000 · March 24, 2023
A pinched brake wire may cause the brakes to fail, increasing the risk of a crash.
Forest River, Inc. · up to 19 vehicles
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:PLUMBING:POTABLE WATER:STORAGE TANK
23V141000 · March 3, 2023
A dislodged tank may fall to the ground while in transit and become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
Forest River, Inc. · up to 272 vehicles
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
22V395000 · June 6, 2022
The table could drop down in the upright or closed position, increasing the risk of injury.
Forest River, Inc. · up to 168 vehicles
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:LINES AND FITTINGS
22V243000 · April 13, 2022
A gas leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
Forest River, Inc. · up to 99,190 vehicles
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:FURNACE
20V375000 · June 26, 2020
Exhaust fumes that enter the unit through the slide seals may result in carbon monoxide poisoning or death.
Forest River, Inc. · up to 9 vehicles
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
20V371000 · June 24, 2020
If the window glass detaches while the vehicle is moving it could become a projectile, increasing the risk of injury or a crash.
Forest River, Inc. · up to 732 vehicles
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
18V067000 · January 25, 2018
If the LP bottle detaches from the vehicle, there is an increased risk of injury or crash.
Forest River, Inc. · up to 253 vehicles
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS
17V095000 · February 13, 2017
If the burner(s) cannot stay lit, after the flame extinguishes, propane may continue to flow into the vehicle, increasing the risk of a fire or explosion when the stove range is re-ignited.
Forest River, Inc. · up to 5 vehicles
EQUIPMENT
16V828000 · November 15, 2016
If the hinges separate from the ladder while in use, the ladder may fall from the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
Forest River, Inc. · up to 1,104 vehicles
Pages 2014 Columbus 2013 Columbus
Every manufacturer's latest recalls, or check a single car with the VIN lookup.
Every Palomino page on this site
2 vehicles across 1 model, 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
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Independent developer and analyst