2021 Forest River R-Pod problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Visibility/Wiper (1) · Tires (1) · Service Brakes (1)
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
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.
Visibility:power Window Devices And Controls 2023-04-12 · 801547R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
the front window may leak. <- this is a renotification campaign.
Structure 2022-09-30 · 80-1547 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
the front window may leak.
Structure 2022-09-30 · 80-1548 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
the front window shade may droop.
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
2024-01-21 · Unknown Or Other“front glass shattered with no impact: high temps (104) outside & cooling inside. the entire glass shattered-not laminated glass- safety glass: the result was shards of glass in the cabin sleeping area. we were outside at the time so no injury.…”
2022-09-15 · Service Brakes“rv trailer no brakes brand new trailer, we drove short distance from the dealership then we brought the trailer right back to the dealership the same day. we left the trailer a the dealership for one week, they said they repaired it and we can come pick up our new trailer. used the trailer three times since the brakes were said to have been repai…”
2022-07-18 · Tires“this is on a travel trailer (tt) with less than 5500 miles on these tires. st225/75r 15. i was towing my tt down the highway all of a sudden the tire on the drivers side blew. it was like an explosion. it tore the metal fender and caused damage to the underside of the tt. once the spare was put on i continued driving until all of a sudden the p…”
2022-06-20 · Unknown Or Other“front windshield shattered while driving down the freeway. it was not struck by a rock or debris. we didn't even hear it break (as you would if it was hit). we only discovered it after i noticed the slide-out was extending into the next lane. apparently the wind going in the trailer was forcing out the slide-out. luckily this was daytime and i c…”
2022-05-16 · Visibility/Wiper“the front window shattered. it was not involved in an accident. we do not believe it was hit by a rock. we had only driven a short distance from our last stop when we entered the trailer and noticed it. we were able to have it crash wrapped so we were able to drive the trailer home. we reported it to forest river who says it is not a design or comp…”
2021-11-18 · Unknown Or Other“on sep 17th, while coming off a 2,000 mile road trip to yosemite, the rhino rack with tent and awning ripped off my no bo 10.6 trailer, did 4 frisbee turns in the air and came crashing down into the fast lane of i93 between las vegas and kingman. the weight alone (roughly 500 lbs.) would've killed anyone driving behind me. luckily it didn't and ski…”
2021-05-03 · Unknown Or Other · 1,800 mi“we purchased a 2021 r-pod 171 in march 2021. the front window randomly shattered on i-10 as the trailer was being towed at 55 mph. there was no debris on the road, or found when cleaning up the glass in the camper. there were no other vehicles on the road. the road was smooth. i have come to learn this is a known issue with r-pod front windows, and…”
2020-08-26 · Unknown Or Other · 200 mi“working with one of the latest failures i think we have potentially identified the cause of the 195/196 r-pod from window failures. it is not from rocks or road hazards. tempered glass does not normally break the way it has been on the 195/196 r-pods front windows; this type of breakage is generally caused by stress in the glass not something li…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.