2023 Forest River Cherokee problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Tires (1) · Equipment (1)
Safety recalls (1)
Equipment:other:labels 2023-03-31 · campaign 23V226000 · 70 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2023 Cherokee CKT36FBOP Travel Trailers. The safety chains may be insufficient for the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) listed on the federal placard, which can allow the trailer to detach. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."
Risk: A trailer that detaches from a vehicle increases the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will install a new Federal Placard, free of charge. All affected vehicles are still in dealer inventory and therefore no owner notification letters will be sent. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at1-260)-499-2100. Forest River's number for this recall is 89-1618.
Service bulletins (7)
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.
Unknown Or Other 2025-06-25 · 511950 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this is a product service bulletin from global link concerning counterfeit keys for entry doors being sold on certain websites. forest river is reporting as we are sharing with the dealer body.
Unknown Or Other 2025-04-08 · 511911REVA · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
chart of thermostat compatibilities of furrion products. this document is adding a "dealer friendly cover page". this supersedes 511911.
Unknown Or Other 2025-04-01 · 511911 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
chart of thermostat compatibilities of furrion products.
Electrical System 2025-03-19 · 511906 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
generic drawing of a 87a relay wiring diagram for holding tank warmers.
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
Equipment:appliance:air Conditioner 2023-07-27 · 641656 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
manufacturing may have connected the freeze sensor wire to the ground of the 110v side of the air conditioner. this may cause the thermostat to become non-operable.
Showing the 6 most recent of 7 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-05-22 · Unknown Or Other“flex frame is failing: the front structural rv moves noticeable when pin box is pushed, which is leading to interior cracking and wall separation. issues was not resolved with resolution fox in 2025. the flex fram is still failing and forrest river jas no resolution.…”
2024-10-04 · Tires“driver's side rear: blew out while at shaw rv while they were moving it between lots. when i went to pick up the trailer on august 28th, i saw the blown out tire on the spare rack and the spare mounted in its place. picture below shows the tire blown out. this tire was replaced at discount tire in wake forest, nc. passenger side front: we were tr…”
2023-04-03 · Equipment · 800 mi“the contact owns a 2023 forest river cedar creek. the contact stated that while the oven was in use, the glass exploded, and shards of glass struck her on the legs. the rv had not yet been taken to an independent mechanic or a local dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure milea…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.