2021 Forest River Columbus problems, complaints & recalls
Safety recalls (4)
Equipment:electrical 2024-04-17 · campaign 24V272000 · 4,480 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Forest River Cardinal, Wildcat, 2018-2019 Cedar Creek, 2021 Columbus, 2023 Continental Cargo, 2021-2024 Dynamax DX3, Dynamax Dynaquest XL, Dynamax Isata, Forest River IBEX, 2022-2024 Dynamax Europa, Forest River NOBO, 2022-2023 Forest River Sandstorm, Shockwave, Stealth, and 2021-2023 Dynamax Force trailers. The LED backlight circuit board in the cooktop range may fail, causing the board to overheat.
Risk: A circuit board that overheats increases the risk of a fire.
Fix: Dealers will disconnect and cut the circuit powering the LED backlights and terminate the wiring, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed by May 14, 2024. Owners may contact Suburban customer service at 1-574-247-9235 option 5; Cardinal & Wildcat customer service at 1-574-296-7700; Cedar Creek customer service at 1-260-593-4000; Columbus customer service at 1-574-821-1487; Continental Cargo customer service at 1-254-420-0171; Dynamax customer service at 1-574-264-6664; Ibex & No
Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer:lpg Systems:lines And Fittings 2022-04-13 · campaign 22V243000 · 99,190 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Coachmen Adrenaline, Apex, Catalina, Freedom Express, Spirit, East to West Alta, Della Terra, Silver Lake, Forest River Cedar Creek, Cherokee, Columbus, Flagstaff, Impression, Ozark, Rockwood, Sabre, Salem, Sandstorm, Shockwave, Stealth, Stealth Evo, Vengeance, Vibe, Wildwood, XLR Toyhauler, Palomino Puma, Prime Time Avenger, Crusader, Lacrosse, Sanibel, Shasta Oasis, 2022 Coachmen Cross Trail, Prism, Forest River Aurora, Rainier,
Risk: A gas leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
Fix: Dealers will replace the quick disconnect and perform a LP system check, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 20, 2022. Owners may contact the applicable customer service number for their vehicle model. Please see the recall report for the list of phone numbers.
Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer:120/240 Vac Electrical System:service Panel:breakers/Relays 2021-05-21 · campaign 21V374000 · 93 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021 Columbus Fifth Wheel trailers. The breakaway switch and trailer brakes may not activate when needed due to an incorrectly wired breakaway switch.
Risk: Failure of the breakaway switch and trailer brakes can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
Fix: Dealers will rewire the breakaway switch, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 9, 2021. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-821-1487. Forest River's number for this recall is 410-1350.
Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer 2021-05-20 · campaign 21V371000 · 309 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021 Columbus Fifth Wheel trailers. The legs on the Allure Swivel Dining chair may detach from the chair body.
Risk: There would be an increased risk of injury if the chair legs detach while the chair is occupied.
Fix: Dealers will install a hardware kit to reinforce the chair legs, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 9, 2021. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-821-1487. Forest River's number for this recall is 410-1342.
Service bulletins (9)
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 2023-02-09 · 4101598 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
the backsplash may warp from the heat of the range.
Structure 2022-06-06 · 4101371-S · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
possible poor seal insulation at the return air portion and/or air duct or trunk line of the air conditioner.
Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer:lpg Systems:water Heater 2021-10-15 · 4101430 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
water heater configuration.
Electrical System 2021-08-02 · 511377 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
as per lippert components technical service bulletin 11-004-21. the slide room actuator was assembled incorrectly, which may cause the room to become stuck in the out position and prevent from fully retracting.
Wheels 2021-05-19 · 831334 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
it was discovered that the manufacturing plant did not cut a stress relief line in the upper deck driver side and in on certain models, passenger side under the slide room(s). the upper deck in the impression fifth-wheel needs to flex, without the "stress relief cut" the sidewall filon may crack und
Equipment 2021-03-29 · 4101316 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
the black tank flush may have been plumbed backwards.
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What owners report
2022-06-17 · Unknown Or Other“ *i lost brakes and came close to colliding with another vehicle in virginia, and camping world tech found wiring inside axel that goes to brakes was shorting on the axle was acting as a ground. i need this repair made correct and permanent. *the furnace is inoperable, camping world's diagnosis- ignition board failure. (suburban sf-35vhq …”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.