NHTSA Safety Recalls
Forest River Wildcat Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 8 recall campaigns for the Forest River Wildcat, across 9 model years from 2010 to 2018. The 2014 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2012 (1).
- Model years
- 9
- Recall campaigns
- 8
- Most recalls
- 2014
- Owner complaints
- 54
2010–2018, with a recall
4 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 54 complaints with NHTSA about the Forest River Wildcat across 16 model years; the most, 10, concern the 2007.
Owners marked a crash on 2 of the Forest River Wildcat complaints (4%) and a fire on 5.
Across all Forest River Wildcat model years, owners name the tires most often (at least 15 complaints), then the structure (14).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Forest River Wildcat in 2008: 7, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Forest River Wildcat is equipment, in 11 model-year listings.
The newest Forest River Wildcat recall, 18V550000, was reported on August 21, 2018 and concerns the electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery.
Forest River Wildcat years to avoid
Too few Forest River Wildcat 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
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Forest River Wildcat years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Forest River Wildcat
- EQUIPMENT11
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY5
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS4
- TIRES2
Forest River Wildcat model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Forest River Wildcat recall campaign (8)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18V550000August 21, 2018 | electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery | 2014–2018 | crash | 5,847 |
| 17V756000November 22, 2017 | equipment | 2010–2018 | fire and injury | 365,885 |
| 17V282000April 26, 2017 | tires | 2017–2018 | crash | 71 |
| 16V059000February 3, 2016 | equipment: other: labels | 2016 | crash | 52 |
| 15V128000March 4, 2015 | equipment: other: labels | 2015 | crash | 94 |
| 14V077000February 27, 2014 | equipment: other: labels | 2014 | crash | 49 |
| 13V203000May 17, 2013 | equipment | 2013–2014 | crash and injury | 9,526 |
| 10V355000August 3, 2010 | equipment: other: labels | 2011 | crash | 155 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Forest River Wildcat. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: August 5, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted