2021 Forest River Rockwood problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Wheels (2) · Structure:critical Fasteners (1) · Structure:body (1)
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Safety recalls (3)
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.
Structure 2021-04-05 · campaign 21V236000 · 211 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021 Forest River Rockwood and Flagstaff fifth wheels recreational vehicles. The pin box may be under-rated for the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of the vehicle.
Risk: The underrated pin-box may fail, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will inspect, and if necessary replace the pin box, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed May 7, 2021. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-8943. Forest River's number for this recall is 10C-1319.
Equipment:other:labels 2020-06-26 · campaign 20V376000 · 74 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Rockwood trailers, model RLT2205S-W. The Federal Placard indicates an incorrect Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR).
Risk: The incorrect Federal Placard may result in the operator unknowingly overloading the vehicle, causing loss of control, and increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will provide replacement placards that contain the accurate information, free of charge. This recall began July 17, 2020. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-8943. Forest River's number for this recall is 10B-1185.
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:electrical 2022-07-01 · 101526 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
the wi-fi ranger teton wi-fi booster hood/cover may develop cracks.
Structure 2022-03-28 · 101498 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this document is intended to aid customers and dealers in locating tv backers in the exterior side walls of the vehicle and interior walls of the vehicle in order to successfully mount a tv.
Electrical System 2021-08-04 · 10C1399 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
document indicating the general location of the lippert components - one control box in the vehicle.
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.
Structure 2021-07-19 · 10C1387 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
helpful document to remove and replace a flush floor slideroom box/floor.
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
Showing the 6 most recent of 9 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2022-09-06 · Unknown Or Other“the motors on the dometic 9200 rv awnings are failing. the motors do not have enough torque to effectively operate the awnings. when campers are caught off guard at campsites it is difficult to secure the awning and prevent it from opening during interstate driving. i've contacted dometic manufacturing, and they tell me the 3316605-001 motor has b…”
2022-02-07 · Structure:critical Fasteners · 800 mi“the contact owns a 2021 forest river rockwood rv. the contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph on the freeway, the rv was driven to a rest stop where it was discovered that the air conditioning unit had dislodged from the roof of the rv. the rv was taken to the local dealer where it was determined that the bolts used to secure the air…”
2021-06-28 · Equipment:appliance:oven/Stove/Cooktop · 3,500 mi · 🔥 fire“the contact owned a 2021 forest river rockwood. the contact stated while driving approximately 60 mph and hauling the attached rv, the driver was alerted that there were flames and smoke coming from the rv. after stopping to inspect the rv it was discovered that flames and smoke were coming from the stove and oven area of the rv. the fire departmen…”
2020-11-30 · Wheels · 100 mi“i was inspecting my travel trailer when i notice that my tires looked worn- i looked up my brand new information on my tires and the only matching dot number was the spare tire in which it was the only new tire on the brand new rockwood…”
2020-10-15 · Wheels · 40 mi“i wanted to bring something to your attention, (i sent this to the manufacturer with no response) i just purchased the above camper trailer on october 3, 2020, took it to get the tires balanced on october 6, 2020, when the tech started to balance the first tire, the tech could hear something moving inside the tire, so i asked him to take the tire …”
2020-06-02 · Structure:body · 65 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2021 forest river rockwood ultra lite *2608* (added by harrison, 6/3/20). the contact stated that upon his wife going up the stairs and pulling on the entry door handle located on the outside the trailer, the handle fractured causing the contact's wife to fall and sustain a contusion to the back of her head along with body br…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.