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NHTSA Safety Recalls

Forest River R-Pod Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 10 recall campaigns for the Forest River R-Pod, across 8 model years from 2010 to 2024. The 2022 has the most (3); the fewest among years with a recall is 2018 (1).

Model years
8

2010–2024, with a recall

Recall campaigns
10
Most recalls
2022

3 recalls

Owner complaints
54

all model years, NHTSA

Owners have filed 54 complaints with NHTSA about the Forest River R-Pod across 12 model years; the most, 10, concern the 2018.

Owners marked a crash on 1 of the Forest River R-Pod complaints (2%) and a fire on 2.

Across all Forest River R-Pod model years, owners name the structure most often (at least 19 complaints), then the tires (9).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Forest River R-Pod in 2021: 10, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Forest River R-Pod is equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer, in 3 model-year listings.

The newest Forest River R-Pod recall, 26V336000, was reported on May 26, 2026 and concerns the suspension: front: springs: coil springs.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2012, 2015, 2017 and 2021 Forest River R-Pod, model years owners have filed complaints about.

Forest River R-Pod years to avoid

Too few Forest River R-Pod 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 R-Pod, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202421—not ranked
2022343not ranked
2021088not ranked
2020386not ranked
2019296not ranked
20181107not ranked
2017033not ranked
2016131not ranked
2015030not ranked
2012010not ranked
2011131not ranked
2010111not ranked

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

What gets recalled most on the Forest River R-Pod

  • EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER3
  • EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:PLUMBING:SEWAGE/BLACK:PIPE/FITTINGS3
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS2
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING2
  • SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY1
  • SUSPENSION:CRITICAL FASTENERS1
  • SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS1
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS1

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

Every Forest River R-Pod recall campaign (10)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Forest River R-Pod, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V336000May 26, 2026suspension: front: springs: coil springs2024crash200
24V029000January 19, 2024suspension: critical fasteners2024crash2,315
22V556000July 29, 2022equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer2022injury49,295
22V486000July 8, 2022equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer2022injury19,911
22V450000June 24, 2022equipment: other: labels2022crash205
20V763000December 10, 2020equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: plumbing: sewage/black: pipe/fittings2018–2020crash2,828
20V075000February 12, 2020equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer2020crash4,464
19V356000May 10, 2019electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers2019–2020fire1,346
15V359000June 9, 2015suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly2016crash1,497
11V010000January 12, 2011exterior lighting2010–2011crash and injury2,741

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

Newest record on this page: August 26, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted