NHTSA Safety Recalls
Forest River Forester Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 20 recall campaigns for the Forest River Forester, across 12 model years from 2012 to 2025. The 2021 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2015 (1).
- Model years
- 12
- Recall campaigns
- 20
- Most recalls
- 2021
- Owner complaints
- 34
2012–2025, with a recall
5 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 34 complaints with NHTSA about the Forest River Forester across 16 model years; the most, 7, concern the 2016.
Owners marked a crash on 0 of the Forest River Forester complaints (0%) and a fire on 1.
Across all Forest River Forester model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 9 complaints), then the structure (7).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Forest River Forester in 2018: 6, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Forest River Forester is equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer, in 7 model-year listings.
The newest Forest River Forester recall, 25V486000, was reported on July 25, 2025 and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings.
Forest River Forester years to avoid
Too few Forest River Forester 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
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | — | not ranked |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | — | not ranked |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | — | not ranked |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2021 | 5 | 2 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2016 | 3 | 7 | 4 | not ranked |
| 2015 | 1 | 6 | 5 | not ranked |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Forest River Forester years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Forest River Forester
- EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER7
- EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:LINES AND FITTINGS4
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS4
- PARKING BRAKE:ELECTRICAL3
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS3
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS2
- EQUIPMENT2
- VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS1
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL1
Forest River Forester model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Forest River Forester recall campaign (20)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25V486000July 25, 2025 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings | 2025 | fire | 534 |
| 24V351000May 17, 2024 | equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: lpg systems: lines and fittings | 2023–2025 | fire | 691 |
| 23V774000November 17, 2023 | parking brake: electrical | 2022–2024 | crash | 19 |
| 23V286000April 21, 2023 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings | 2021–2023 | fire | 1,027 |
| 23V262000April 13, 2023 | equipment | 2021 | crash | 2,616 |
| 22V556000July 29, 2022 | equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer | 2022–2023 | injury | 49,295 |
| 20V477000August 14, 2020 | air bags: side/window | 2021 | crash and injury | 412 |
| 20V363000June 19, 2020 | service brakes, air: supply: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings | 2021 | crash | 522 |
| 20V358000June 16, 2020 | equipment: other: owners/service/other manual | 2021 | crash | 392 |
| 18V527000August 13, 2018 | equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer | 2018–2019 | crash | 2,582 |
| 18V444000July 3, 2018 | visibility: power window devices and controls | 2016 | fire | 53 |
| 18V357000June 1, 2018 | power train: axle assembly | 2019 | crash | 471 |
| 17V612000October 2, 2017 | equipment: other: labels | 2018 | crash | 6 |
| 17V513000August 18, 2017 | equipment: other: labels | 2018 | crash | 184 |
| 16V465000June 27, 2016 | exterior lighting: tail lights | 2015–2017 | crash | 1,999 |
| 16V336000May 23, 2016 | equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer | 2016–2017 | fire and injury | 13 |
| 14V449000July 23, 2014 | equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer | 2014 | fire | 1,041 |
| 13V251000June 18, 2013 | electrical system | 2014 | fire | 289 |
| 13V203000May 17, 2013 | equipment | 2014 | crash and injury | 9,526 |
| 12V458000September 18, 2012 | equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: lpg systems: lines and fittings | 2012 | fire, injury and death | 1,585 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Forest River Forester. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: August 10, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted