NHTSA Safety Recalls
Forest River Sunseeker Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 19 recall campaigns for the Forest River Sunseeker, across 12 model years from 2011 to 2024. The 2023 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2019 (1).
- Model years
- 12
- Recall campaigns
- 19
- Most recalls
- 2023
- Owner complaints
- 39
2011–2024, with a recall
5 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 39 complaints with NHTSA about the Forest River Sunseeker across 18 model years; the most, 4, concern the 2021.
Across all Forest River Sunseeker model years, owners name the fuel/propulsion system most often (at least 6 complaints), then the structure (5).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Forest River Sunseeker in 2022: 5, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Forest River Sunseeker is equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer, in 6 model-year listings.
The newest Forest River Sunseeker recall, 24V771000, was reported on November 8, 2024 and concerns the equipment: appliance: air conditioner.
Forest River Sunseeker years to avoid
Too few Forest River Sunseeker 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | — | not ranked |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 | — | not ranked |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 4 | not ranked |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2017 | 2 | 4 | 4 | not ranked |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2014 | 4 | 2 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 1 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Forest River Sunseeker years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Forest River Sunseeker
- EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER6
- EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:LINES AND FITTINGS4
- PARKING BRAKE:ELECTRICAL3
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS3
- VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS2
- EQUIPMENT2
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL2
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS2
- SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS2
- AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW2
Forest River Sunseeker model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Forest River Sunseeker recall campaign (19)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24V771000November 8, 2024 | equipment: appliance: air conditioner | 2023 | fire | 2,783 |
| 24V351000May 17, 2024 | equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: lpg systems: lines and fittings | 2023–2024 | 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 |
| 22V556000July 29, 2022 | equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer | 2022–2023 | injury | 49,295 |
| 20V477000August 14, 2020 | air bags: side/window | 2020–2021 | crash and injury | 412 |
| 20V363000June 19, 2020 | service brakes, air: supply: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings | 2020–2021 | crash | 522 |
| 20V358000June 16, 2020 | equipment: other: owners/service/other manual | 2020–2021 | crash | 392 |
| 19V736000October 16, 2019 | electrical system: instrument cluster/panel | 2020 | crash and injury | 364 |
| 18V444000July 3, 2018 | visibility: power window devices and controls | 2014, 2016 | fire | 53 |
| 18V357000June 1, 2018 | power train: axle assembly | 2019 | crash | 471 |
| 17V513000August 18, 2017 | equipment: other: labels | 2018 | crash | 184 |
| 16V465000June 27, 2016 | exterior lighting: tail lights | 2016–2017 | crash | 1,999 |
| 16V336000May 23, 2016 | equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer | 2016–2017 | fire and injury | 13 |
| 14V449000July 23, 2014 | equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer | 2013–2014 | fire | 1,041 |
| 13V251000June 18, 2013 | electrical system | 2014 | fire | 289 |
| 13V203000May 17, 2013 | equipment | 2013–2014 | crash and injury | 9,526 |
| 13V037000February 1, 2013 | electrical system: ignition | 2013 | crash and injury | — |
| 12V458000September 18, 2012 | equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: lpg systems: lines and fittings | 2011, 2013 | fire, injury and death | 1,585 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Forest River Sunseeker. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: September 25, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted