2025 Forest River Cherokee problems, complaints & recalls
Safety recalls (4)
Structure:emergency:escape/Egress/Exit 2025-05-09 · campaign 25V307000 · 19 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2025 Cherokee ACKT271RK travel trailers. These vehicles may not have an emergency exit window installed.
Risk: A missing emergency exit can prevent or delay occupants from exiting in an emergency, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers will install an emergency exit window, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 2, 2025. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-260-499-2100. Forest River's number for this recall is 17-1927.
Structure:body:step/Ladder 2025-04-14 · campaign 25V245000 · 4,179 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Coachmen Catalina, Forest River Aurora, Cascade, Cedar Creek, Cherokee, Sandpiper, Sierra, 2025 Campsite Reserve, Impression, Pause, Puma, Sabre, Salem, Vengeance, and Wildwood fifth wheel and travel trailers, equipped with a removable step assembly. The clip-on bracket mounting bolts may come loose, allowing the steps to detach.
Risk: Steps that detach while in use increase the risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and repair or replace the clip-on bracket as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 28, 2025. Owners may contact customer service at Aurora & Catalina (1-574-825-4995), Campsite Reserve, Cascade, Cherokee, Sabre, Vengeance (1-260-499-2100), Cedar Creek (1-260-593-4000), Impression (1-574-327-2716), Pause (1-574-327-2681), Puma (1-574-642-0588), Sierra & Sandpiper (1-574-534-4574), and Salem & Wildwood (1-574-534-3167). Forest River's numbe
Equipment:appliance:microwave/Vent Hood 2024-07-26 · campaign 24V563000 · 63 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2025 Cherokee CKT20-0G travel trailers. During installation, an incorrect length screw was used to install the microwave, which allowed the screw to enter the microwave compartment.
Risk: The presence of a screw in the microwave compartment can cause electrical arcing, increasing the risk of a fire.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the microwave as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 7, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-260-499-2100. Forest River's number for this recall is 89-1819.
Trailer Hitches 2024-07-12 · campaign 24V531000 · 17 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024 Salem, Puma, Wildwood, and 2025 Cherokee travel trailers equipped with certain Pacific Rim brand couplers. The couplers have an incorrect load rating of 14,000 pounds and may be overloaded, causing the hitch to fail.
Risk: Hitch failure increases the risk of a crash or injury.
Fix: Dealers will inspect the date code of the hitch coupler and replace it if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 2, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at Salem & Wildwood (574) 534-3167, Puma (574) 642-0588 or Cherokee (260) 499-2100. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1803.
Service bulletins (6)
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.
Electrical System 2025-01-29 · 511886 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
if the 12v disconnect is not turned off, and battery is not installed, the energy from the solar panel may allow an energy spike where certain 12v components such as the air conditioner brain(s), slide motor(s) or other 12v electrical component(s) are connected, and may cause a to nuisance fail.
Unknown Or Other 2024-07-30 · 511826 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this is a lci authored document in which clarifies the axles' bearing grease frequently asked questions. this document is not tied to a specific make, model or model year. this document covers any recreational trailer manufactured with an lci axle(s). the owner/operator will know which brand axle(s)
What owners report
2026-09-16 · Unknown Or Other“i have severe structural issues that are causing rainwater to run into the wall of the rv and has created black mold. the seam from the roof membrane to the gutter was done in properly. it is only a year old. inside the loadbearing walls mind you this is a two-story rv with a very heavy upstairs with plywood floors are two by threes cut in half and…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.