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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2015 Forest River Forester Recalls

The 2015 Forest River Forester has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on June 27, 2016.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2015 Forest River Forester. Whether a recall on your own RV is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
6

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2015 Forest River Forester, the 17-character VIN is on a plate near the entry door, inside a cabinet, or on the trailer tongue for a towable.

1 recall on the 2015 Forest River Forester

Exterior lighting: tail lights

Campaign
16V465000
Reported
June 27, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 1,999
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
Same campaign
also 2016–2017 Forester, 2 other models

16V465000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2015 Forest River Forester complaints by year

NHTSA has received 6 owner complaints about the 2015 Forest River Forester, the newest on August 7, 2020. Of these, 1 describe a fire.

In complaints about the 2015 Forest River Forester, the component group named most often is the electrical system (33%), followed by the exterior lighting (33%) and the latches/locks/linkages (17%).

The 2015 Forest River Forester's only recall also concerns the exterior lighting.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System2
  • Exterior Lighting2
  • Latches/Locks/Linkages1
  • Visibility/Wiper1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2015 Forest River Forester received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20151
20162
20182
20201

Complaints about the 2015 Forest River Forester peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 2. 83% arrived between 2014 and 2018, the model year's first years on the road.

The 6 complaints about the 2015 Forest River Forester are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Forest River Forester by model year

Other 2015 Forest River models

Newest record on this page: August 7, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted