Forest River recalls

What owners have reported

Separately from recalls, owners have filed 1,390 safety complaints about Forest River RVs with NHTSA since 2016. 81 report a fire, 16 a crash, and 23 an injury or death. Complaints are owner-entered and unverified, and the newest on file is from September 16, 2026.

Models owners have complained about most:

• FOREST RIVER CHEROKEE — 148 complaints, model years 2005–2026; part named most: tires (27%)
• FOREST RIVER ROCKWOOD — 93 complaints, model years 1993–2026; part named most: structure (26%)
• FOREST RIVER SALEM — 75 complaints, model years 2002–2025; part named most: structure (29%)
• FOREST RIVER GEORGETOWN — 73 complaints, model years 2001–2025; part named most: structure (34%)
• FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD — 66 complaints, model years 2013–2025; part named most: structure (26%)

See every maker side by side in the complaints by manufacturer and complaints by model rankings.

Methodology

Source. NHTSA Recalls Data on the U.S. Department of Transportation open-data portal, pulled September 19, 2026. This page lists every vehicle recall received by NHTSA from January 1, 2016 onward and filed under “Forest River, Inc.”. This company also builds non-RV products under the same name; campaigns that only concern those are left out. The rules that decide which filers and campaigns count as RV are printed in full on the recalls by manufacturer page.

Risk named. Tagged from NHTSA’s consequence summary, the sentence describing what could happen if the defect is not fixed. A recall can carry more than one tag, or none. “Do not drive” and “Park outside” are NHTSA’s own flags.

RVs. NHTSA’s “potentially affected” figure: the maker’s own estimate of how many units could have the defect. An RV covered by two recalls is counted in both.

Repaired. NHTSA’s completion rate: the share of the recalled RVs the maker has reported as remedied. Makers report it for a limited period after a recall opens, so a recent recall shows a low figure and an old one stops updating. A dash means none has been reported.

What this page cannot tell you

• Not adjusted for sales. No public source reports how many RVs each maker builds, so recalls per RV built cannot be calculated.
• The filer, not the badge. NHTSA records the company that filed. Brands owned by this company may be in this list, and its own brands may be filed under a parent company instead.
• Chassis and appliance recalls are missing. A recall on a motorhome’s Ford or Freightliner chassis is filed by the chassis maker, and a recall on a refrigerator, furnace or axle usually by its supplier. Neither appears here, even though the RV’s owner is affected.
• A snapshot, not a live feed. NHTSA adds RV recalls most weeks. Complaint figures come from the NHTSA consumer complaints flat files, pulled September 19, 2026.

Last reviewed: September 2026