2006 Forest River Cherokee problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Tires (2) · Structure:body (1) · Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer (1)
Safety recalls (1)
Equipment 2017-11-22 · campaign 17V756000 · 365,885 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2003-2018 Forest River Berkshire, Charleston, Rockport, Cedar Creek, Cherokee, Riverstone, Salem, Sandpiper, Sierra, Vengeance, Wildcat, Wildwood, XLR Boost, Cargo Mate, Continental Cargo, motorhomes, recreational trailers, toyhaulers, cargo trailers and restroom trailers and 2009-2018 Coachmen Mirada, Pursuit, Concord, Leprechaun, Freelander, Orion and Prism motorhomes, 2009-2017 Coachmen Apex and Catalina recreational trailers, and 2013-20
Risk: In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.
Fix: Forest River will notify owners, instructing them to contact Kidde for a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall began on December 27, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-348-7440, or Kidde customer service toll free at 1-855-262-3540, or online at www.kidde.com and click on "Product Safety Recall" for more information. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-0544.
What owners report
2023-07-10 · Electrical System · 🔥 fire“the rv had electrical issues that led to a fire. …”
2017-10-12 · Structure:body · 15,000 mi“massive pin box failure. the part the king ping which attaches the truck to fifth wheel. the pin box metal separated and the main support beam bent and cracked.…”
2016-08-08 · Tires“i had a tire failure while merging onto the interstate. this is a trailer i bought used, and i realize that i am way out of warranty. my issue is, that this unit has the wrong tire size, load range, and wheel size. looking at the date, i assume they are original tires. they are st205/75r15 lr c on 15 x % inch wheels. the sticker on the side of the …”
2010-09-17 · Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer · 🔥 fire“travel trailer parked at rv campsite. during morning hours, refrigerator caught fire behind unit during normal use. occupants smelled smoke and called fire department. before fire was contained, enough damage was done to total travel trailer. refrigerator is located by door on unit. if this had happened while occupants were asleep, injuries or…”
2009-10-27 · Tires · 5,000 mi“1. towing a 27ft. travel trailer in the right lane of a two lane highway at approximately 55 mph. 2. carlisle trailer tire blew on travel trailer; pulled off on shoulder and changed with spare. 3. the tires are ~ 2 years old with ~5000 miles. found that all four of the trailer tires are defective (1 blew, 3 out of round). all four were replaced …”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.