2012 Forest River Cedar Creek problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Wheels (2) · Tires (1) · Suspension (1)
Safety recalls (2)
Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer:120/240 Vac Electrical System:charger Low Voltage Battery 2024-06-04 · campaign 24V395000 · 41,353 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2004-2024 Cedar Creek and 2006-2024 Puma fifth wheels trailers. The overcurrent protection from the trailer battery may have been incorrectly routed, allowing the wires to be pulled out of the junction box.
Risk: A loose wire can cause a short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
Fix: Dealers will reroute the wires to the protected side of the mini-beaker, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 10, 2024. Owners may contact Puma customer service at 1-574-642-0588 or Cedar Creek customer service at 260-593-4000. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1786.
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
2016-08-31 · Wheels · 4,000 mi“three tires have various stages of steel coming out of the side between the tread and sidewall with only 4000 miles of use. tire brand is trail express power touring 235/80/16 supplied by lions head tire and wheel. company is unwilling to replace faulty tires. trailer was being towed on the highway at 60 mph when the first tire displayed low air wi…”
2015-04-12 · Wheels“while returning home from a trip we were notified by another driver we had just lost a tire. once we pulled over we found that the entire wheel had sheared off the hub. after limping the trailer off the highway we went back and retrieved the tire. i found two of the studs with the wheel. of the six studs 2 sheared even with the hub and four sheared…”
2014-06-06 · Tires · 653 mi“february 2014, we purchased a new 2013 forest river (not listed in nhtsa mfg. selection): coachmen freedom express liberty edition, 297rldsle. trailer came equipped with 225/75r15 d trail express - power towing tires. not listed in your data. dealer installed a husky 801-1200# load balancing and anti-sway bar system on our 2008 yukon xl 1/2 ton su…”
2014-03-28 · Suspension“i need to know the rules about a rv5th wheel trailer the gvw rating is 13thousand615pds. the axel rating is 12thousand pds. are the axles to small or is ok i been told by ca,hwy portal that my axles are to small i need to know can you please let me know. *tr…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.