NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Forest River Cherokee Recalls
The 2017 Forest River Cherokee has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 21, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Forest River Cherokee. Whether a recall on your own RV is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 11
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2017 Forest River Cherokee, the 17-character VIN is on a plate near the entry door, inside a cabinet, or on the trailer tongue for a towable.
6 recalls on the 2017 Forest River Cherokee
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer
- Campaign
- 18V186000
- Reported
- March 21, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 448
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2018 Cherokee
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 18V034000
- Reported
- January 11, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 223
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2018 Cherokee
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 17V838000
- Reported
- December 21, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,297
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2015–2016, 2018 Cherokee, 1 other model
Equipment
- Campaign
- 17V756000
- Reported
- November 22, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 365,885
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2010, 2012–2016, 2018 Cherokee, 22 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 17V171000
- Reported
- March 14, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 14
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- only the 2017 Forest River Cherokee
Tires
- Campaign
- 16V579000
- Reported
- August 3, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 230
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2017 Forest River Cherokee
2017 Forest River Cherokee complaints by year
NHTSA has received 11 owner complaints about the 2017 Forest River Cherokee, the newest on December 4, 2024. Of these, 1 describe a crash (9%) and 2 a fire.
In complaints about the 2017 Forest River Cherokee, the component group named most often is the suspension (45%), followed by the structure (36%) and the wheels (27%).
None of the 2017 Forest River Cherokee's 6 recalls concerns the suspension.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension5
- Structure4
- Wheels3
- Unknown Or Other2
- Engine1
- Tires1
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2017 Forest River Cherokee peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 3. 45% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
The 11 complaints about the 2017 Forest River Cherokee are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Forest River Cherokee by model year
Other 2017 Forest River models
Newest record on this page: December 4, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted