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Forest River Columbus Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 6 recall campaigns for the Forest River Columbus, across 4 model years from 2017 to 2022. The 2021 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2018 (1).

Model years
4

2017–2022, with a recall

Recall campaigns
6
Most recalls
2021

4 recalls

Owner complaints
9

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA about the Forest River Columbus across 8 model years; the most, 2, concern the 2018.

Across all Forest River Columbus model years, owners name the structure most often (at least 7 complaints), then the suspension (2).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Forest River Columbus in 2025: 3, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Forest River Columbus is equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: lpg systems: lines and fittings, in 2 model-year listings.

The newest Forest River Columbus recall, 24V272000, was reported on April 17, 2024 and concerns the equipment: electrical.

Forest River Columbus years to avoid

Too few Forest River Columbus model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 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 Columbus, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202401—not ranked
2022211not ranked
2021411not ranked
2018120not ranked
2017111not ranked

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

What gets recalled most on the Forest River Columbus

  • EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:LINES AND FITTINGS2
  • TIRES2
  • EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL1
  • EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:120/240 VAC ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SERVICE PANEL:BREAKERS/RELAYS1
  • SEATS1
  • STRUCTURE1

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

Every Forest River Columbus recall campaign (6)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Forest River Columbus, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
24V272000April 17, 2024equipment: electrical2021fire4,480
23V289000April 24, 2023structure2022crash137
22V243000April 13, 2022equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: lpg systems: lines and fittings2021–2022fire99,190
21V374000May 21, 2021equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: 120/240 vac electrical system: service panel: breakers/relays2021crash and injury93
21V371000May 20, 2021seats2021injury309
17V282000April 26, 2017tires2017–2018crash71

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

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Newest record on this page: November 6, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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