2024 Forest River Forester problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Wheels:hubcap/Cover (1)
Safety recalls (2)
Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer:lpg Systems:lines And Fittings 2024-05-17 · campaign 24V351000 · 691 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Solera, 2023-2025 Forester, and Sunseeker motorhomes. The Liquid Propane (LP) line may not be properly secured, which can cause the line to become damaged and leak.
Risk: A propane gas leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
Fix: Dealers will install a p-clamp to secure the LP line, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 28, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at 1-574-206-7600. Forest River's number for this recall is 34-1780.
Parking Brake:electrical 2023-11-17 · campaign 23V774000 · 19 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Forester and Sunseeker motorhomes. The park brake signal wire may not be connected to the house battery control center, which can allow the slideroom to extend during transit.
Risk: A slideroom unexpectedly extends increases the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will connect the signal wire to the battery control center, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 12, 2023. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at 1-574-206-7600. Forest River's number for this recall is 34-1707.
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.
Visibility/Wiper 2025-11-25 · 511952F · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
according to ford recall 25v315/25s49: "the infotainment screen may freeze followed by a black screen and a system reboot. if this occurs during a backing event, the rear-view image may be frozen, missing, or delayed. a frozen rear-view camera display image while in reverse can reduce the driver’s v
Visibility/Wiper 2025-08-18 · 511952 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
according to ford recall 25v315: "the infotainment screen may freeze followed by a black screen and a system reboot. if this occurs during a backing event, the rear-view image may be frozen, missing, or delayed. a frozen rear-view camera display image while in reverse can reduce the driver’s view of
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 2025-03-17 · 341893 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
cracks may originate at the flange of the living room and/or bathroom skylight and extend outward.
Unknown Or Other 2024-06-28 · 511762RETRACTION · Service Campaign
forest river is mailing the "511762retraction" to customer that had been accidently notified that their vehicle was affected by a mercedes-benz recall 24v166. forest river reported this communication on 5/24/2024.
Power Train 2024-05-22 · 511762 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
the routing of the main wiring harness might contact the drive shaft and chafe, which could result in a short circuit, loss of drive power, power steering, and brake control system. a short circuit increases the risk of a fire, and a loss of drive power, power steering, and brake system control incr
Showing the 6 most recent of 7 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2023-12-07 · Wheels:hubcap/Cover“while traveling down the road the wheel cover flew off of the vehicle. if this happens in traffic it could cause and accident. these wheel covers are the size of the entire wheel and are metal. …”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.