2022 Forest River Fr3 problems, complaints & recalls
Safety recalls (3)
Equipment:appliance:air Conditioner 2024-11-08 · campaign 24V771000 · 2,783 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024 Ahara, Entrada, 2022-2025 FR3, Georgetown, 2021-2023 Dynamax Isata, 2021-2025 Encore, Mirada, Pursuit, 2025 Sportscoach, V-Cruise, V-Sport, V-Tour, 2023 Sunseeker, and 2024-2025 V-RV motorhomes, equipped with General Electric air conditioners with a soft start device with part number ICM870-16A-BH5400. The air conditioner soft start device may fail and overheat.
Risk: An air conditioner soft start device that overheats increases the risk of a fire.
Fix: Dealers will replace the soft start, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 1, 2025. Owners may contact Encore, Mirada, Pursuit and Sportscoach customer service at 1-574-825-8212, Isata customer service at 574-262-3474, Georgetown, FR3, and Sunseeker customer service at 574-206-7600, Ahara and Entrada customer service at 574-264-6664, and V-Cruise, V-RV, V-Sport, and V-Tour customer service at 574-617-6408. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1839.
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:recreational Vehicle/Trailer 2022-07-29 · campaign 22V556000 · 49,295 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Coachmen Catalina, Cross Trail, Pursuit, Sportscoach, East to West Della Terra, Silver Lake, Forest River Forester, FR3, Sunseeker, Wildwood, 2022 Coachmen Adrenaline, Apex, Brookstone, Chaparral, Chapparral Lite, Clipper, Freedom Express, Independence Trail, Mirada, Spirit, Viking, Work and Play, East to West Ahara, Tandara, Forest River Aurora, Cardinal, Cedar Creek, Cherokee, Flagstaff, Georgetown, Ibex, Impression, Ozark, Puma,
Risk: An awning that drops or extends beyond normal operation can increase the risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers will replace the fabric roll or complete awning, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 17, 2022. Owners may contact the customer service numbers listed in the recall report for their designated model. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1532. This recall supersedes and expands NHTSA recall number 22V-486.
Service bulletins (6)
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:appliance:refrigerator 2023-09-21 · 511680 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
according to a furrion tsb "tb-220919": irregular cooling performance has been reported on the identified refrigerators. the refrigerator compressor has been found to stop working and requires a ãâ¢ãâãâhard resetãâ¢ãâãâ by disconnecting power to reset cooling operation. on occasion, discon
Structure 2023-05-12 · 511576R2 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
as per lippert's tsb 85-001-2022 there is a potential for some of the gen1 jack legs on motorized units to bend or deform under extreme side loads. note: the notification letter did not change. there is a revision to the remedy by lippert components. forest river previously filed this tsb as "511
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
Structure 2022-12-01 · 511576 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
as per lippert's tsb 85-001-2022: there is a potential for some of the gen1 jack legs on motorized units to bend or deform under extreme side loads.
Electrical System 2022-11-03 · 511572` · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
defect: damaged pcb via. how the defect present itself: slide motor will only operate in one direction and/or operate erratically.
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
What owners report
2024-02-06 · Unknown Or Other“unknown reading facebook message boards for fr3 and georgetown motorhomes became aware of possible propane mount cracking and possibility of propane tank falling out while driving. upon looking at propane tank mounts, rear mount is cracked. failure could result in propane tank falling out while driving and cause fire.…”
2023-05-18 · Unknown Or Other“power front sun/privacy shade completely unrolled while driving on a 4-lane interstate going approximately 65 mph, completely blinding the driver from seeing the road, with truck traffic constantantly passing me. unable to see where i was going at 65 mpg. took the motorhome to the dealer. manufacturer was notified. there was no warning prior to the…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.