2022 Forest River R-Pod problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Visibility:glass, Side/Rear (1) · Service Brakes (1) · Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer (1)
Safety recalls (3)
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:recreational Vehicle/Trailer 2022-07-08 · campaign 22V486000 · 19,911 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2022 Prime Time Avenger, Crusader, Lacrosse, Ozark, Tracer, Sanibel, East to West Della Terra, Silverlake, Forest River Cherokee, Flagstaff, IBEX, RPod, Rockwood, Salem, Sierra, Sandpiper, and Wildwood fifth wheel and travel trailers. The electric retractable awning has a welded seam on the fabric that may separate, potentially allowing the awning to drop beyond normal operation.
Risk: An awning that drops or extends beyond normal operation can increase the risk of injury.
Fix: Forest River will replace the awnings, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 17, 2022. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at the following numbers: 1-574-862-1025 (Prime Time Avenger, Crusader, Lacrosse, Sanibel, Tracer, and Ozark), 1-574-264-6664 (East to West Della Terra and Silver Lake ), 1-260-499-2100 (Cherokee), 1-574-642-8943 (Rockwood and Flagstaff), 1-574- 642-3119 Option 2 (IBEX & RPOD), 1-574-534-3167 (Salem & Wildwood), 1-574-534
Equipment:other:labels 2022-06-24 · campaign 22V450000 · 205 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2022 RPOD RPT153 travel trailers. The Federal Placard states an incorrect axle rating of 4400 lbs, instead of the correct rating of 3500 lbs, which can cause the vehicle to become overloaded. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."
Risk: An overloaded vehicle can cause a loss of control and increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: Forest River will mail replacement labels, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 18, 2022. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-3119 Option 2. Forest River's number for this recall is 80-1525.
Service bulletins (5)
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
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.
Visibility:glass, Side/Rear 2022-08-01 · 801537 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
r. pod window leak repair procedures.
What owners report
2026-08-26 · Visibility:glass, Side/Rear“on xxx, the tempered-glass entry door on my 2022 forest river r-pod 190 travel trailer (vin [xxx]) spontaneously shattered while the trailer was parked in [xxx]. the door was open, stationary, and facing the morning sun. no one was touching it, there was no wind or impact, and the door and glass had no prior damage. the failure sounded like a gunsh…”
2024-02-29 · Unknown Or Other“in november 2019 technical service bulletin: 51-1058, was issued because medicine cabinets were falling off the walls in multiple forest river 2019 and 2020 units including amongst others the rpod 195. "what is the issue? the medicine cabinet may detach from the bathroom wall during transit." apparently forest river did not fix the problem in …”
2023-08-29 · Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer“awning was open to dry after rain. when we came home from lunch, the arms were as low as they can be with the awning completely out of its track. we brought it to rv dealership today. they confirmed the fact that there is a recall on the awning itself.…”
2023-07-27 · Service Brakes · 50 mi“the contact owns a 2022 forest river r pod rv being hauled by a 2006 ford f-250. the contact stated while driving 50 mph and hauling the rv, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the rv braking system failed to respond. the contact stated that there was no warning light illuminated. the contact towed the rv trailer to a local rv dealer, where it …”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.