NHTSA Safety Recalls
Forest River Puma Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 16 recall campaigns for the Forest River Puma, across 14 model years from 2010 to 2025. The 2022 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2023 (1).
- Model years
- 14
- Recall campaigns
- 16
- Most recalls
- 2022
- Owner complaints
- 36
2010–2025, with a recall
4 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 36 complaints with NHTSA about the Forest River Puma across 17 model years; the most, 6, concern the 2020.
Owners marked a crash on 0 of the Forest River Puma complaints (0%) and a fire on 2.
Across all Forest River Puma model years, owners name the structure most often (at least 10 complaints), then the tires (10).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Forest River Puma in 2021: 8, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Forest River Puma is equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: 120/240 vac electrical system: charger low voltage battery, in 13 model-year listings.
The newest Forest River Puma recall, 25V245000, was reported on April 14, 2025 and concerns the structure: body: step/ladder.
Forest River Puma years to avoid
Too few Forest River Puma 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | — | not ranked |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | — | not ranked |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | — | not ranked |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 | 4 | not ranked |
| 2020 | 2 | 6 | 6 | not ranked |
| 2019 | 1 | 5 | 5 | not ranked |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 0 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Forest River Puma years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Forest River Puma
- EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:120/240 VAC ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:CHARGER LOW VOLTAGE BATTERY13
- SUSPENSION10
- EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER4
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS4
- EQUIPMENT2
- EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:PLUMBING:SEWAGE/BLACK:STORAGE TANK2
- WHEELS:HUB1
- EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:PLUMBING:SEWAGE/BLACK1
- STRUCTURE:BODY:STEP/LADDER1
Forest River Puma model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Forest River Puma recall campaign (16)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25V245000April 14, 2025 | structure: body: step/ladder | 2025 | injury | 4,179 |
| 25V111000February 21, 2025 | equipment: other: labels | 2025 | crash | 1,833 |
| 24V619000August 16, 2024 | equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: plumbing: sewage/black | 2025 | injury | 25 |
| 24V395000June 4, 2024 | equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: 120/240 vac electrical system: charger low voltage battery | 2010–2011, 2013–2023 | fire | 41,353 |
| 22V556000July 29, 2022 | equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer | 2022 | injury | 49,295 |
| 22V184000March 25, 2022 | equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer | 2022 | fire | 1,561 |
| 21V784000October 8, 2021 | equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: plumbing: sewage/black: storage tank | 2021–2022 | fire | 44 |
| 20V799000December 18, 2020 | equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer | 2021 | fire | 15 |
| 20V075000February 12, 2020 | equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer | 2020 | crash | 4,464 |
| 17V699000November 6, 2017 | equipment: other: labels | 2018 | crash | 8 |
| 17V635000October 9, 2017 | wheels: hub | 2018 | crash | 742 |
| 17V169000March 14, 2017 | equipment: other: labels | 2017 | crash | 44 |
| 16V866000December 2, 2016 | equipment: other: labels | 2017 | crash | 23 |
| 16V179000March 30, 2016 | suspension | 2010–2011, 2013–2016 | crash | 2,639 |
| 16V175000March 29, 2016 | suspension | 2013–2016 | crash | 577 |
| 13V203000May 17, 2013 | equipment | 2013–2014 | crash and injury | 9,526 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Forest River Puma. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 9, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted