2018 Forest River Xlr Toyhauler problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Electrical System (2) · Structure (1)
Safety recalls (1)
Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer 2018-02-23 · campaign 18V134000 · 157 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Forest River XLR Toyhauler recreational trailers, models XLT25KW, XLT25KW-W, XLT28KW and XLT28KW-W. The safety chains on these vehicles do not exceed the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of the trailer.
Risk: If the trailer becomes uncoupled, the existing safety chains may fail, allowing the trailer to separate from the tow vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the safety chains with chains that exceed the vehicle's GVWR, free of charge. The recall began on March 13, 2018. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-0432. Forest River's number for this recall is 45-0645.
Service bulletins (1)
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.
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
2019-12-12 · Electrical System · 1,000 mi“as per nhtsa campaign #18e050 the awning on the rv trailer may extend while trailer is in motion. the awning manufacturer lci is aware of this recall by did not inform my dealer about the recall. i tried to have the control module replaced through the dealer but they did not perform the replacement of the defective module. i then tried to have the …”
2018-07-13 · Structure“28 kw nitro, fresh water, city water and black tank wash out will melt off the side of unit, due to the propane hot water tank exhaust being directly below the plastic fittings. the vehicle was set up in a camping location with a city water hookup connected. *tt *tr *dt*jb*dt*as…”
2018-05-27 · Electrical System · 3,000 mi“front bedroom a/c was incorrectly wired causing meltdown and failure of the wire nut. there was insufficient insulation stripped from the joining wires to give a good physical connection and the wire nut was loose. vehicle was stationary at the time of the failure.…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.