FOREST RIVER Complaints

The structure supporting the fresh water tank is insufficient to carry the weight when full of water. The 36 inch long support bars sag ~2 inches when the tank is full, and the tank itself sags another 1.5 inches between the bars. There have been numerous accounts of these tanks detaching and falling out while travelling on the highway, posing a risk to other drivers.

Tire failure verified by CompassRV and P&J Towing. Belt broke causing the tire to separate and damage the outside of the RV. Safety risk: immediate swerve of a large camper. Multiple complaints on this tire through RVforum. Tire inspected by Compass RV and P&J tire and towing . No warning just a loud pop. ST235/80/R16.

Forest River Gray Wolf 2022, this is the third time that I have seen the same model Waaree solar controller fail on this model RV and start over charging customers batteries. This vehicle came in with its lead acid batteries over charged to 20.9 volts, identical to last time. Not sure if its widespread, but it seems to be problematic enough that I can see one fail three times in under a year.

I had three different occasions where my tires blow out ! The first time 1. Going up [XXX] head to Rollins lake in colfax 2. Going to lake collins going up [XXX] in Marysville 3. Going up to lake Amador [XXX] in Ione. Going over a speed bump before getting to the check in area ! Going under 5 mph INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

2020 Forest River Rpod 191. Sewer termination bracket failed and the plumbing dragged on the road. Contacted Forest River and was told our VIN was not included in the national recall for the exact same thing. Our RPod model and year is the same in the recall but apparently wasn't included in the recall.

The front of the trailer where the aluminum top section meets The lower section is separating where they meet. The upper section has a half inch lip that The lower section is supposed to fit into but there is nothing to hold it in place , no screws or bolts there unless perhaps it was glued at the factory and the glue gave up

The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-53 Motorhome. The contact stated that when retrieving the vehicle from the independent dealer for regular service, when driving it was observed that the rear window was missing. The contact then called the independent dealer to confirm if the window was there, however, it was not. The contact drove the vehicle back to an independent dealer where they glued the window. The contact stated that the failure recurred multiple times. The contact stated that they were aware of the Lippert Recall Number: 21E047. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, however, no case was opened. The contact stated that the manufacturer referred them to another manufacturer for the remedy. The contact stated that they scheduled an appointment with the dealer for the recall remedy. The failure mileage was approximately 23,000.

Spare tire. ST205/75R14. Performing a walk around inspection of my camper and noticed a large Bulge under the tire cover on my spare tire. Removed tire cover and photographed the strange occurrence. This tire has been covered and unused since purchased with new camper.

My 2021 Chevy 4500 is an RV, anyway last September 2023. I was on a 2 1/2-week vacation driving on [XXX] near Lacy Washington and was in the middle lane moving over to the slow lane when the vehicle just stalled. I had just made it off the freeway by a few feet, I seriously thought we were going to get rear ended, especially by a truck because a majority were not moving over. They were rocking our RV as they passed us. The RV ended up starting and running good not stalling again, but it was at times difficult to start. We ended up taking it home to Mount Vernon, Washington to get it repaired. It was still under warranty, although the battery wasn't. I thought at first it was a fuel problem, but after getting it scanned it was a fuel pump problem then after the fuel pump was replaced, they said it was also the fuel Modulator. I had to wait for 4 and 1/2 months to get this replaced. meanwhile my 2-year battery went dead while it was sitting there at Blade Chevrolet in Mount Vernon, Washington and there was no pro-rate on it so I was stuck for the full price of the battery. At the time of this repair, I had about 11,878 miles. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

In November 2019 Technical Service Bulletin: 51-1058, was issued because medicine cabinets were falling off the walls in multiple Forest River 2019 and 2020 units including amongst others the RPOD 195. "WHAT IS THE ISSUE? The medicine cabinet may detach from the bathroom wall during transit." Apparently Forest River did not fix the problem in their manufacturing process as our medicine cabinet in our 2022 RPod 195 started banging against the wall. The left side was loose, the screws would not tighten. We caught it early and to prevent further damage, we removed the cabinet from the wall for the rest of the trip. All the left side screws are screwed into nothing but the interior wall board, grabbing and being supported by nothing. The vibrating screws were starting to cause damage and enlarge the holes in the wallboard. The right side screws seemed more secure. I learned from the Facebook 195/196 group that this has happened to multiple other people with years outside the original Technical Bulletin. I contacted Forest River, who referred me to a dealer. The dealer said that they will not fix it under warranty or the Technical Bulletin.