2019 Forest River Puma problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Wheels (1) · Tires:tread/Belt (1) · Tires (1)
Safety recalls (1)
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.
Service bulletins (4)
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 2019-09-24 · 511081 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
a limited number of units with alpha roofing membrane installed on slide-outs have displayed an adverse reaction in extreme heat conditions where the wiper seal comes into contact with the membrane on the slide when fully extended.
Structure 2019-07-01 · 510956 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
as per lippert components; specific 8800 series windows installed in your recreational vehicle may potentially leak. the windows will be remedied by a forest river dealer.
Visibility:sun/Moon Roof Assembly 2019-04-29 · 511008 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
a limited number of outer dome skylights (v1422clod/v1422brod/v1422whod) have displayed cracks soon after installation. cracks may originate at the flange of the skylight and extend outward. this issue has been known to occur within 2 weeks of installation.
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
2022-07-01 · Tires:tread/Belt · 6,000 mi“the contact owns a 2019 forest river puma equipped with lionshead tires, tire line: castle rock st, tire size: st225/75/r15, dot number: jul1mx3318. the contact stated that the rear driver’s side tire experienced a blowout while the vehicle was stationary. the following day, the front passenger’s side tire experienced the same failure. the contact …”
2021-05-21 · Tires“i check air pressure before every trip, tires were at 80psi, driving on interstate between 60-65mpg outside temperature was between 75-80f about 50 miles into trip i heard something and heard a vibrating noise i thought of a flat so i checked my truck display and truck tires were good. i pulled of next exit which was less than a 1/2 mile i got to a…”
2021-05-20 · Engine“engine would not go faster than 20 mph going up hill in nc. engine would down ship but no power. ithadtobe towed…”
2021-01-22 · Wheels · 10,000 mi“tl* the contact owns 2019 forrest river puma rv camper. equipped with castle rock tires, tire line: not available and tire size st 205/75/rae/ load range d. manufacture date 9/1/2/18. the contact stated he purchased the vehicle with four new tires two years ago, and recently the contact took the vehicle to dealer to get new tire for his spare and w…”
2019-12-12 · Structure“2019 puma palamino. consumer writes in regards to poor wiring job. *ld the consumer stated the insulation on the wiring from the 50amp feed to the inverter chaffed and shorted out. the camper became totally inoperable and was unable to be towed due to the failure. the wires that connected the front stabilizer legsmotor to the switch were loose a…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.