2018 Forest River Rockwood problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Tires (4) · Structure:body (4) · Structure:frame And Members:underbody Shields (1)
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Safety recalls (6)
Latches/Locks/Linkages 2019-02-08 · campaign 19V084000 · 85 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Rockwood and Flagstaff recreational trailers. The bunk bed door latch fasteners that secure the bunk bed door closed may fail, allowing the door to open while moving.
Risk: If the exterior bunk bed door opens unexpectedly while the trailer is being towed, it can increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: Forest River has notified owners, and dealers will install the correct fasteners for the bunk bed door latches, free of charge. The recall began February 25, 2019. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-8943. Forest River's number for this recall is 10D-0950.
Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer 2018-08-13 · campaign 18V527000 · 2,582 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019 Coachmen Work and Play and Adrenaline recreational trailers, 2018-2019 Forest River Forester and XLR recreational trailers and 2018 Forest River Rockwood recreational trailers. The awning may deploy while moving.
Risk: If the awning deploys while moving, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
Fix: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the awning controller, free of charge. The recall began September 13, 2018. Owners may contact Coachmen customer service at 1-574-825-6302, Forester customer service at 1-574-206-7600, Rockwood customer service at 1-574-642-4053, XLR Toyhauler customer service at 1-574-642-0432, or Lippert customer service at 1-574-538-4514 or recall@lci1.com. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-0715.
Suspension:front:wheel Bearing 2018-07-18 · campaign 18V475000 · 164 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Forest River Rockwood and Flagstaff trailers. The inner wheel bearings may seize, which can cause the trailer wheels to lock-up.
Risk: If a wheel locks up, there would be an increased the risk of a crash.
Fix: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the inner wheel bearings, free of charge. The recall began on August 13, 2018. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-4053. Forest River's number for this recall is 10-0786.
Equipment:mechanical:integrated Jack/Leveler/Stabilizer 2018-01-12 · campaign 18V051000 · 1,349 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018 Rockwood and Flagstaff, and Coachmen Freedom Express recreational trailers and 2017-2018 Palomino and XLR ToyHauler and Coachmen Viking recreational trailers equipped with a Smart-Jack model power tongue jack. The laminated plastic touch pad on the jack may crack or separate allowing water to enter, potentially causing the jack to operate unintentionally.
Risk: If the tongue jack retracts or extends unexpectedly, there could be an increased risk of a crash or injury.
Fix: Forest River will notify owners, and a Forest River or a Lippert dealer will replace the power tongue jack, free of charge. The recall began on February 20, 2018. Rockwood and Flagstaff Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-5164; XLR ToyHauler owners can call 1-574-642-0432; Viking owners can call 1-269-467-4600; Freedom Express owners can call 1-574-825-8205; Palomino owners can call 1-269-432-3246. Lippert Customer service can be reached at 1-574-538-4514 or by email
Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer 2017-10-26 · campaign 17V677000 · 77 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Rockwood and Flagstaff travel trailers. The slide room arm may contact and damage the passenger side rear tire.
Risk: The damaged tire may leak air, resulting in a loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a lift kit to elevate the chassis and replace any tire that has evidence of damage, free of charge. The recall began on November 30, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-5164. Forest River's number 10-0588.
Suspension:rear:axle:spindle 2017-08-23 · campaign 17V517000 · 69 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018 Rockwood and Flagstaff recreational trailers equipped with Dexter Axles. The spindle nut on the axles may not have been torqued to the proper specifications.
Risk: The overtightened nut may cause the hub bearings to fail and the tire and rim to separate from the axle resulting in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Forest River will notify owners, and Dexter axle dealers will inspect and replace any suspect bearings, hubs, and spindle nuts, free of charge. The recall began on August 31, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-5164 or Dexter Axle at 1-574-295-7888. Forest River's number for this recall is 10C-0496.
Service bulletins (3)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Structure 2021-07-19 · 10C1387 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
helpful document to remove and replace a flush floor slideroom box/floor.
Equipment 2019-09-03 · 101068 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
the under-mount sinks may not have the appropriate amount of retaining clips to keep the sink from falling out of place.
Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer 2018-09-28 · 510780 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
per the service bulletin from dometic ?dometic corporation has identified a visual cosmetic defect that has occurred on our dometic dm2652 refrigerators up in the freezer compartment. this does not occur on all units, but may be present on units with serial numbers starting with mb between 805xxxxx
What owners report
2025-10-20 · Structure“the contact owns a 2018 forest river rockwood. the contact stated that the rv appeared to be leaning toward the right side over the tire. while the rv was parked, the contact inspected the rv and crawled under the rv and noticed that the frame had several cracks. the contact found two cracks on the right side of the frame above the axle and one cra…”
2023-03-21 · Structure:frame And Members:underbody Shields“the contact owns a 2018 forest river rockwood mini-lite m-1905 camper. the contact stated while driving 60 mph, the front driver’s side tire experienced a blowout. the contact stated while inspecting the camper, he noticed that the subframe was collapsing. the contact stated he continued driving back to his residence after replacing the driver’s s…”
2022-07-06 · Tires · 5,000 mi“the contact owns a 2018 forest river rockwood equipped with castle rock tires, tire line: radial st226, tire size: st205/75/r14, dot number: jujtymt2817. the contact stated while driving 58 mph, the driver’s and passenger’s side rear tires experienced blowouts and thread separation. the contact was able to pull over safely and replace the tires. ne…”
2022-06-27 · Tires“the contact owns 2018 forest river rockwood equipped with lionshead tires, tire line: castle rock st radial 226, tire size: st225/75/r15, dot number: (n/a). the contact stated that the passenger’s side tire had a blowout with no warning. the contact stated that the tire was completely shredded. the contact stated that the tire was replaced with the…”
2022-01-12 · Tires“constituent is requesting that castle rock tires' st 225/75r15 be investigated due to received complaints regarding blowouts and other safety concerns. …”
2021-07-22 · Structure:body · 💥 crash“we purchased a 2018 forest river rockwood windjammer 3006wk from a private seller on july 17th, 2021. within less than five minutes of picking it up, the exterior kitchen door popped open, and hit a brick mail box near the side of the road. we are sure the door popped open, because the awning sticks out further than the door, and it was not effec…”
2021-07-19 · Tires“tire size st225/75/r15 on 7/16/2020 we were travelling and our passenger tire blew causing damage to the side of our trailer. we were on the antioch bridge and when we heard the noise we had to travel over a mile to slowly reach a safe area to pull over. when we got home we inspected the other tires and found that another tire had a huge bump on i…”
2021-05-10 · Structure:body · 6,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2018 forest river rockwood. the contact stated while transferring the trailer, the water bracket from the water tank detached from the trailer. the contact parked on the side of the roadway and completely detached the water tank from the trailer. the contact stated that all three water tanks were using the same 10 inch bracke…”
2021-01-14 · Structure:body · 15,000 mi“while driving through a parking lot, the gray wastewater tank of the travel trailer fell off out from under the frame. one of the crossbars supporting the tank perpendicularly had failed. the tank, 7ft steel support (approx 15lbs), and other plastic piping components simply fell off from this failure and could have caused a catastrophic incident ha…”
2020-03-24 · Structure:body“tl* the contact owns a 2018 forest river rockwood geo pro rv. the contact stated while the trailer was at a stop, the contact noticed that the trailer frame was twisted. the trailer was towed to mike thompson's rv super store located at (18240 ward st, fountain valley, ca 92708) to be diagnosed. the contact was informed that the mounting system nee…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.