2020 Forest River Cedar Creek problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Suspension (2) · Tires (1) · Structure:body (1)
Safety recalls (3)
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:recreational Vehicle/Trailer 2021-07-09 · campaign 21V523000 · 825 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Coachmen Cross Country, 2015 Coachmen Encore, 2016-2020 Coachmen Mirada, 2018-2021 Coachmen Sportscoach, 2019-2021 Forest River Berkshire, 2011-2016 Forest River Blue Ridge, 2014-2019 Forest River Cardinal, 2014-2020 Forest River Cedar Creek, 2014-2021 Forest River Georgetown, 2019 Forest River Legacy, and 2017-2018 Forest River Riverstone recreational vehicles equipped with Hehr 6400 Series windows. The adhesive that bonds the ve
Risk: Adhesive failure may cause the vent portion of the window to detach, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
Fix: Dealers will inspect the windows, and replace the vent if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 2, 2021. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-8600. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1380.
Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer 2020-02-10 · campaign 20V070000 · 184 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2020 Cedar Creek trailers. The residential stove may have been installed too close to the window valance, potentially resulting in a fire.
Risk: A fire can increase the risk of an injury.
Fix: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fabric valance with a non-combustible valance and reposition the stove to prevent the start of a fire, free of charge. The recall began March 5, 2020. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-260-593-4000. Forest River's number for this recall is 20-1136.
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.
Electrical System:wiring:position/Limit Sensor/Switch 2022-02-15 · 201447 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
per the tsb received from firefly: firefly integrations has identified that fluid tank sensor readings will display 100% after being filled but will incorrectly change to 67% once the tanks have settled.
Power Train 2020-08-05 · 51-1205 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
per the tsb received by lippert components, inc.: this document outlines the inspection (and correction) of thule regal awnings to determine if there is too much gap between the roll tube and end plates, which could cause the fabric to extend over the edge or the roll tube could shift along the axle
Structure 2020-05-06 · 511150 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
as per lippert components, the bonding on certain 3300 series window vents may not be adequate.
Equipment 2019-09-09 · 201066 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
the installed ice-maker water line union fitting may come apart when under water pressure.
What owners report
2023-02-01 · Unknown Or Other“while driving down the road at highway speeds (65-68 m.p.h.) the "under belly" of the 2020 cedar creek 5th wheel trailer became dislodged and fell onto the freeway. large sections of plastic (estimating 36" x 48") as well as insulation was thrown onto the highway. after further inspection one could see the brackets holding the wooden cross member …”
2021-04-20 · Tires · 4,000 mi“all four of our castle rock st tires on our travel trailer are showing premature cracks in the sidewall and where the tread meets the sidewall. this could lead to a catastrophic failure of the tire at high speed. these tires have been in use less than 18 months. …”
2020-05-22 · Suspension“2020 cedar creek 38erd. consumer writes in regards to broken leaf spring bracket which resulted in a shifted axle. *ld the consumer stated the dealer was awaiting direction from the manufacturer. for parts and repair. *js…”
2020-05-04 · Suspension · 50 mi“leaf spring bracket or axle mount came loose causing the axle to come loose on drivers side causing the whole rv to fish tail - luckily no bodily injury occurred. this happened on state rt 22 near conway south carolinia. incident date was april 7, 2020. the dealer has provided limited information on repair - waiting for parts. contacted factory an…”
2020-04-01 · Structure:body · 💥 crash“upon turning into a parking lot with a very small incline at approximately 2 miles per hour, the rear of the fifth wheel bottomed out & scraped the pavement causing it to rip off the bottom of the back cap. as a result of the back cap being pulled away from the frame, it also caused us to have to pull the fifth wheel home without any brake lights, …”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.