2021 Forest River Fr3 problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Vehicle Speed Control (1) · Suspension (1) · Structure:interior Panels:dashboard (1)
Safety recalls (3)
Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer:lpg Systems:tank Assembly 2024-02-12 · campaign 24V103000 · 6,966 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019-2024 Georgetown and FR3 Class A motorhomes. The liquid petroleum gas (LPG) tank mounting brackets may break, which can result in the LPG tank becoming dislodged and damaged.
Risk: A damaged LPG tank increases the risk of a fire.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the brackets and welds as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 11, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at 1-574-206-7600. Forest River's number for this recall is 68-1736.
Equipment 2023-04-13 · campaign 23V262000 · 2,616 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021 Forester 2401BSD, FR3 F3A32DSF, Georgetown GTA36K7, 2022-2023 East to West Entrada, 2023 East to West Alta, Coachmen Apex, Brookstone, Chaparral and Chaparral Lite, Forest River Crusader, Sanibel, Shasta Phoenix, Coachmen Spirit, and East to West Tandara vehicles. The solar panel mounting hardware may become loose and pull through the slot in the panel.
Risk: Loose hardware can cause the solar panels to detach from the vehicle during transit, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will install additional hardware to the existing panel and install a secondary holding bracket, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 5, 2023. Owners may contact East to West Alta, Entrada and Tandara customer service at 1-574-264-6664; Coachmen Apex and Spirit customer service at 1-574-825-8205; Coachmen Brookstone, Chaparral, Chaparral Lite, and Shasta Phoenix customer service at 1-574-825-7101; Crusader and Sanibel customer service at 1-574-862-1025; and Georget
Electrical System:wiring 2020-06-19 · campaign 20V361000 · 62 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021 FR3 recreational vehicles built on a Ford chassis with a V8 engine. The wiring harness may have an incorrect wire connected to the parking brake, allowing the leveling jacks to deploy inadvertently while the vehicle is in motion.
Risk: If the leveling jacks deploy while the vehicle is in motion, it can cause loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will correct the wiring harness, free of charge. This recall began June 26, 2020. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-206-7600. Forest River's number for this recall is 68-1178.
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.
Suspension 2023-03-24 · 511564 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
according to ford's final notice of recall 22v731: "in some of the affected vehicles, the rear stabilizer bar attachment bracket(s) weld-nuts may not be capable of supporting the required joint torque for this application and may have been damaged during the assembly process. during vehicle usage, t
Suspension 2022-11-01 · 511564 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
according to the notice from ford 22s62: in some of the affected vehicles, the rear stabilizer bar attachment bracket(s) weld-nuts may not be capable of supporting the required joint torque for this application and may have been damaged during the assembly process. during vehicle usage, the weld nut
Power Train 2021-06-18 · 511370 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
the rear axle may contain an inadequate volume of lubricating oil. an inadequate volume of rear axle lubricant may result in rear wheel bearing damage potentially leading to bearing seizure. bearing seizure may lead to rear axle or driveshaft failure. a rear axle or driveshaft failure may result in
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
What owners report
2024-10-07 · Structure:interior Panels:dashboard · 36,000 mi“the contact owns a 2021 forest river fr3 built on a 2020 ford f-53 chassis. the contact stated while driving and exceeding 45 mph, the contact noticed that the dashboard was bouncing. additionally, the contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the bottom of the dashboard fractured and separated along with the parts attached to the dashb…”
2024-03-12 · Unknown Or Other“lp brackets are cracked at the welding…”
2023-11-02 · Unknown Or Other · 🔥 fire“due to faulty welding of the supports for the onboard propane tank, the tank fell out the bottom of the rig on i-70 outside kansas city on june 6 2023. the tank bounced around, knocking out one one of the drive shafts before bursting into flames. there was no warning before this happened as there are no sensors for that. with the rig being a total …”
2021-11-01 · Suspension“our 2021 forest river fr3 34ds is built on the 2020 ford f53 v8 chassis. when bringing the rv in for other service, the ford dealer noticed that one of the bolts was missing from the rear sway bar. further inspection showed that the coupling used to attach the sway bar was seriously deformed. this had a negative impact on the steering/handling…”
2021-11-01 · Vehicle Speed Control“our 2021 forest river fr3 34ds is built on the 2020 ford f53 chassis with the v8 engine. our unit was recalled for potentially insufficient axle lubricant. after ford replaced the bearings, our anti-skid, abs, and cruise-control stopped working with indicators showing that on the dash. the ford dealer believes the problem is with the tone ring. …”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.