NHTSA Safety Recalls
Forest River Sandpiper Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 11 recall campaigns for the Forest River Sandpiper, across 11 model years from 2010 to 2025. The 2015 has the most (3); the fewest among years with a recall is 2025 (1).
- Model years
- 11
- Recall campaigns
- 11
- Most recalls
- 2015
- Owner complaints
- 41
2010–2025, with a recall
3 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 41 complaints with NHTSA about the Forest River Sandpiper across 19 model years; the most, 4, concern the 2021.
Owners marked a crash on 1 of the Forest River Sandpiper complaints (2%) and a fire on 5.
Across all Forest River Sandpiper model years, owners name the structure most often (at least 17 complaints), then the electrical system (8).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Forest River Sandpiper in 2005: 5, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Forest River Sandpiper is equipment, in 7 model-year listings.
The newest Forest River Sandpiper recall, 25V245000, was reported on April 14, 2025 and concerns the structure: body: step/ladder.
NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2020 Forest River Sandpiper, model year owners have filed complaints about.
Forest River Sandpiper years to avoid
Too few Forest River Sandpiper 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 | 1 | 1 | — | not ranked |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 | — | not ranked |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 | 2 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Forest River Sandpiper years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Forest River Sandpiper
- EQUIPMENT7
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS4
- SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY2
- STRUCTURE:BODY:STEP/LADDER2
- SERVICE BRAKES1
- EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER1
- STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS1
- POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY1
Forest River Sandpiper model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Forest River Sandpiper recall campaign (11)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25V245000April 14, 2025 | structure: body: step/ladder | 2024–2025 | injury | 4,179 |
| 23V559000August 7, 2023 | service brakes | 2024 | crash | 40 |
| 21V378000May 24, 2021 | structure: frame and members | 2021 | crash | 18 |
| 18V624000September 13, 2018 | suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly | 2019 | crash | 935 |
| 17V808000December 15, 2017 | equipment: other: labels | 2018 | crash | 25 |
| 17V756000November 22, 2017 | equipment | 2010–2012, 2015–2018 | fire and injury | 365,885 |
| 15V480000July 30, 2015 | equipment: other: labels | 2015–2016 | crash | 207 |
| 15V390000June 19, 2015 | suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly | 2010 | crash | 44 |
| 15V273000May 11, 2015 | equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer | 2015 | injury | 689 |
| 10V460000October 8, 2010 | power train: axle assembly | 2011 | crash | 92 |
| 09V375000September 30, 2009 | equipment: other: labels | 2010 | crash | 160 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Forest River Sandpiper. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: April 18, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted