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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2018 Forest River Forester Recalls

The 2018 Forest River Forester has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 13, 2018.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Forest River Forester. 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
1

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2018 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.

3 recalls on the 2018 Forest River Forester

Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer

Campaign
18V527000
Reported
August 13, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 2,582
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2019 Forester, 2 other models

18V527000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: other: labels

Campaign
17V612000
Reported
October 2, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 6
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 120, tire and rim selection for vehicles other than cars
Same campaign
only the 2018 Forest River Forester

17V612000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: other: labels

Campaign
17V513000
Reported
August 18, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 184
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
49 CFR Part 567, certification label
Same campaign
also 2 other models

17V513000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2018 Forest River Forester complaints by year

NHTSA has received 1 owner complaint about the 2018 Forest River Forester, the newest on February 28, 2020.

In complaints about the 2018 Forest River Forester, the component group named most often is the structure (100%).

None of the 2018 Forest River Forester's 3 recalls concerns the structure.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Structure1

Of the 2018 Forest River Forester complaints, 100% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.

The 1 complaints about the 2018 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 2018 Forest River models

Newest record on this page: February 28, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted