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Forest River Surveyor Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 14 recall campaigns for the Forest River Surveyor, across 9 model years from 2012 to 2021. The 2018 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2021 (1).

Model years
9

2012–2021, with a recall

Recall campaigns
14
Most recalls
2018

5 recalls

Owner complaints
22

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 22 complaints with NHTSA about the Forest River Surveyor across 10 model years; the most, 4, concern the 2020.

Across all Forest River Surveyor model years, owners name the structure most often (at least 5 complaints), then the suspension (5).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Forest River Surveyor in 2020: 4, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Forest River Surveyor is equipment: other: labels, in 8 model-year listings.

The newest Forest River Surveyor recall, 20V360000, was reported on June 19, 2020 and concerns the equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: lpg systems: furnace.

Forest River Surveyor years to avoid

Too few Forest River Surveyor 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 Surveyor, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2021111not ranked
2020444not ranked
2019142not ranked
2018543not ranked
2017322not ranked
2015122not ranked
2014111not ranked
2013211not ranked
2012211not ranked

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

What gets recalled most on the Forest River Surveyor

  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS8
  • EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER5
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS2
  • TIRES2
  • EQUIPMENT1
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS1
  • EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:FURNACE1

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

Every Forest River Surveyor recall campaign (14)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Forest River Surveyor, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
20V360000June 19, 2020equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: lpg systems: furnace2020death176
20V297000May 22, 2020equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer2020–2021crash and injury88
20V075000February 12, 2020equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer2020crash4,464
19V772000October 25, 2019equipment2020fire19
19V191000March 8, 2019equipment: other: labels2018–2019crash53
18V296000May 4, 2018equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer2018fire29
18V222000April 6, 2018tires2018crash5
18V185000March 21, 2018equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer2018fire80
18V002000January 2, 2018electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers2018fire152
16V751000October 18, 2016equipment: other: labels2017crash149
16V655000September 13, 2016tires2017crash39
16V547000July 22, 2016equipment: other: labels2017crash72
15V741000November 9, 2015equipment: other: labels2012–2015crash67
12V212000May 10, 2012fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2012–2013fire, injury and death447

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

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Newest record on this page: August 31, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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