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Forest River Cherokee Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 30 recall campaigns for the Forest River Cherokee, across 15 model years from 2010 to 2026. The 2018 has the most (8); the fewest among years with a recall is 2026 (1).

Model years
15

2010–2026, with a recall

Recall campaigns
30
Most recalls
2018

8 recalls

Owner complaints
159

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 159 complaints with NHTSA about the Forest River Cherokee across 23 model years; the most, 49, concern the 2021.

Owners marked a crash on 2 of the Forest River Cherokee complaints (1%) and a fire on 13.

Across all Forest River Cherokee model years, owners name the tires most often (at least 43 complaints), then the structure (37).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Forest River Cherokee in 2022: 34, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Forest River Cherokee is equipment: other: labels, in 12 model-year listings.

The newest Forest River Cherokee recall, 26V039000, was reported on January 23, 2026 and concerns the electrical system: wiring.

Forest River Cherokee years to avoid

Too few Forest River Cherokee model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 4 of the 5 needed.

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Forest River Cherokee, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202612—not ranked
202501—not ranked
202411—not ranked
202313—not ranked
202262322not ranked
202134938not ranked
202071413not ranked
2019698not ranked
201881410not ranked
20176115not ranked
2016332not ranked
2015262not ranked
2014354not ranked
2013321not ranked
2012120not ranked
2010210not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Forest River Cherokee years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Forest River Cherokee

  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS12
  • EQUIPMENT10
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING8
  • EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER8
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM4
  • TRAILER HITCHES3
  • TIRES2
  • EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:LINES AND FITTINGS2
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING1
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:STEP/LADDER1

Forest River Cherokee model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Forest River Cherokee recall campaign (30)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Forest River Cherokee, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V039000January 23, 2026electrical system: wiring2026fire247
25V245000April 14, 2025structure: body: step/ladder2024injury4,179
24V003000January 5, 2024structure: frame and members2020crash and injury302
23V226000March 31, 2023equipment: other: labels2023crash70
22V556000July 29, 2022equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer2022injury49,295
22V486000July 8, 2022equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer2022injury19,911
22V243000April 13, 2022equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: lpg systems: lines and fittings2021–2022fire99,190
22V135000March 8, 2022electrical system2022fire1,009
22V012000January 14, 2022tires2022crash82
21V877000November 12, 2021equipment: other: labels2021–2022crash31
20V654000October 26, 2020electrical system2019–2021fire9,261
20V075000February 12, 2020equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer2020crash4,464
19V844000November 25, 2019trailer hitches2018–2020crash328
19V785000November 1, 2019equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer2020fire154
19V668000September 20, 2019electrical system: wiring2020fire53
19V453000June 14, 2019equipment: other: labels2019–2020crash70
19V355000May 10, 2019equipment: other: labels2018–2019crash3
19V085000February 8, 2019equipment: other: labels2019crash10
18V752000October 25, 2018equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer2018–2019crash and injury3,606
18V186000March 21, 2018equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer2017–2018fire448
18V066000January 22, 2018exterior lighting2018crash75
18V034000January 11, 2018electrical system: wiring2017–2018fire223
17V838000December 21, 2017electrical system: wiring2015–2018fire3,297
17V756000November 22, 2017equipment2010, 2012–2018fire and injury365,885
17V237000April 7, 2017equipment: other: labels2010crash579
17V171000March 14, 2017equipment: other: labels2017crash14
16V579000August 3, 2016tires2017crash230
15V650000October 13, 2015equipment: other: labels2013–2014crash19
15V231000April 20, 2015suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly2016crash691
13V203000May 17, 2013equipment2013–2014crash and injury9,526

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Forest River Cherokee. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: September 16, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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