2024 Forest River Fr3 problems, complaints & recalls
Safety recalls (2)
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.
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.
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.
Electrical System 2024-11-11 · 511864 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
generic cover page, contact information and repair code allowance to install an air conditioner soft start component.
Electrical System 2024-04-10 · 681763 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
the manufacturing plant installed a mergeman which monitors and charges the house battery from the chassis battery or vice versa, depending on real-time voltage readings. the plant also installs a dc to dc charger, which only allows electrical flow one way, from the chassis battery to the house batt
Electrical System:wiring 2023-12-04 · 511667 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
according to ford recall 23v510: "affected vehicles have smart data link connector modules that may have been exposed to moisture, potentially leading to corrosion in the module, connector, and wire harness. the resulting corrosion may interfere with the vehicleã¢ââs controller area network (can)
Electrical System 2023-08-17 · 511667 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
according to ford recall 23v510: "affected vehicles have smart data link connector modules that may have been exposed to moisture, potentially leading to corrosion in the module, connector, and wire harness. the resulting corrosion may interfere with the vehicleãâ¢ãâãâs controller area network
What owners report
2025-09-18 · Unknown Or Other · 🔥 fire“on [xxx], while traveling in our fr3 rv to a funeral in ohio, we experienced a serious safety failure. as we drove through heavy traffic in cincinnati, the refrigerator detached from the wall and fell into the cabin, forcing my husband to swerve suddenly and nearly causing an accident. it fell right into the dinette seating where our grandchildren …”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.