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NHTSA Safety Recalls

Forest River Vibe Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 9 recall campaigns for the Forest River Vibe, across 7 model years from 2015 to 2021. The 2017 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2021 (2).

Model years
7

2015–2021, with a recall

Recall campaigns
9
Most recalls
2017

4 recalls

Owner complaints
20

all model years, NHTSA

Owners have filed 20 complaints with NHTSA about the Forest River Vibe across 7 model years; the most, 5, concern the 2019.

Owners marked a crash on 0 of the Forest River Vibe complaints (0%) and a fire on 2.

Across all Forest River Vibe model years, owners name the suspension most often (at least 7 complaints), then the structure (7).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Forest River Vibe in 2019: 6, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Forest River Vibe is electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery, in 5 model-year listings.

The newest Forest River Vibe recall, 22V243000, was reported on April 13, 2022 and concerns the equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: lpg systems: lines and fittings.

Forest River Vibe years to avoid

Too few Forest River Vibe 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 Vibe, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2021211not ranked
2020233not ranked
2019254not ranked
2018221not ranked
2017422not ranked
2016453not ranked
2015220not ranked

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

What gets recalled most on the Forest River Vibe

  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY5
  • EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS4
  • EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER3
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS2
  • SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY2
  • EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:LINES AND FITTINGS1
  • SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC1

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

Every Forest River Vibe recall campaign (9)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Forest River Vibe, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
22V243000April 13, 2022equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: lpg systems: lines and fittings2021fire99,190
20V269000May 13, 2020equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer2020–2021fire and injury22
20V049000January 29, 2020service brakes, electric2020crash218
18V624000September 13, 2018suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly2019crash935
18V550000August 21, 2018electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery2015–2019crash5,847
17V573000September 15, 2017equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: lpg systems2015–2018fire1,725
17V346000May 26, 2017equipment: other: labels2016–2017crash11
16V782000October 27, 2016equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer2017injury115
15V359000June 9, 2015suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly2016crash1,497

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

Newest record on this page: June 29, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted