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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2017 Forest River Wildcat Recalls

The 2017 Forest River Wildcat has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 21, 2018.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Forest River Wildcat. Whether a recall on your own RV is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
2

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2017 Forest River Wildcat, the 17-character VIN is on a plate near the entry door, inside a cabinet, or on the trailer tongue for a towable.

3 recalls on the 2017 Forest River Wildcat

Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery

Campaign
18V550000
Reported
August 21, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 5,847
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2014–2016, 2018 Wildcat, 4 other models

18V550000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment

Campaign
17V756000
Reported
November 22, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 365,885
Risk NHTSA names
fire and injury
Same campaign
also 2010–2016, 2018 Wildcat, 22 other models

17V756000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Tires

Campaign
17V282000
Reported
April 26, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 71
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
Same campaign
also 2018 Wildcat, 6 other models

17V282000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2017 Forest River Wildcat complaints by year

NHTSA has received 2 owner complaints about the 2017 Forest River Wildcat, the newest on June 26, 2019.

In complaints about the 2017 Forest River Wildcat, the component group named most often is the electrical system (50%), followed by the electronic stability control (esc) (50%) and the wheels (50%).

1 of the 2017 Forest River Wildcat's 3 recalls also concerns the electrical system.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System1
  • Electronic Stability Control (Esc)1
  • Wheels1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2017 Forest River Wildcat received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20171
20191

Complaints about the 2017 Forest River Wildcat peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 1. 100% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.

The 2 complaints about the 2017 Forest River Wildcat are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Forest River Wildcat by model year

Other 2017 Forest River models

Newest record on this page: June 26, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted