2022 Forest River Puma problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Tires (2) · Structure (1) · Electrical System (1)
Safety recalls (4)
Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer:120/240 Vac Electrical System:charger Low Voltage Battery 2024-06-04 · campaign 24V395000 · 41,353 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2004-2024 Cedar Creek and 2006-2024 Puma fifth wheels trailers. The overcurrent protection from the trailer battery may have been incorrectly routed, allowing the wires to be pulled out of the junction box.
Risk: A loose wire can cause a short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
Fix: Dealers will reroute the wires to the protected side of the mini-beaker, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 10, 2024. Owners may contact Puma customer service at 1-574-642-0588 or Cedar Creek customer service at 260-593-4000. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1786.
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.
Equipment:appliance:oven/Stove/Cooktop 2022-03-25 · campaign 22V184000 · 1,561 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc (Forest River) is recalling certain 2022 Palomino Puma and Puma XLE fifth wheel and travel trailer recreational vehicles. The exterior micro kitchen griddle may be stowed while still connected to propane.
Risk: A stowed griddle connected to propane increases the risk of a fire.
Fix: Dealers will install a bracket to prevent the griddle from being stowed when connected to the propane line, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 12, 2022. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-0588. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1494.
Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer:plumbing:sewage/Black:storage Tank 2021-10-08 · campaign 21V784000 · 44 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Puma travel trailers. The black wastewater-holding tank may be missing the ventilation pipe, allowing methane gas to build up.
Risk: In the presence of an ignition source, a gas build up increases the risk of fire.
Fix: Dealers will properly vent the black wastewater-holding tank, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 22, 2021. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at 1-574-642-0606. Forest River's number for this recall is 420-1425.
Service bulletins (1)
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
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What owners report
2026-09-16 · Electrical System“the vehicle exhibits severe manufacturing safety non-compliance within the primary electrical chassis and interior matrix, creating an active fire and life-safety hazard. due to chronic, un-remediated pre-sale factory roof structural defects, catastrophic water intrusion entered the upper ceiling channels. this moisture traveled directly along the …”
2024-09-10 · Tires“my wife and i were traveling from wilson nc to virginia beach va on friday [xxx] for a vacation and we had 3 tires explode and do damage to fender on both sides of the unit and on the way home from virginia beach va the 4th tire exploded ( between all costs it has cost almost $1500 in service fees and replacement tires ( also the spare tire being t…”
2024-05-01 · Tires“i experienced four blow outs on castle rock st225/75r15 tires on five different outings with my travel trailer. prior to every trip i check/adjust tire pressures according to the tire placard on the vehicle and torque all lug nuts to oe specs. on two occasions, the blow out occurred on sundays and it was necessary to purchase tires in order to ma…”
2022-10-14 · Structure“the contact owns a 2022 forest river puma palomino rv. the contact stated while her husband was driving approximately 45 mph, another driver flagged them to stop the rv. the driver was able to park at a nearby parking lot and noticed that the water tank had detached from the rv. the contact stated that her husband manually strapped the water tank o…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.