2025 Forest River Impression problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer (1)
Safety recalls (2)
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:recreational Vehicle/Trailer:120/240 Vac Electrical System:wiring 2024-11-08 · campaign 24V847000 · 2,898 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021-2025 Impression fifth wheel travel trailers. The solar charge line, front LED hitch light, and the pass-thru light may have been wired to the incorrect mini breaker.
Risk: Wires connected to the incorrect mini breaker could melt and short, increasing the risk of a fire.
Fix: Dealers will correct the wiring, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 3, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-367-3314. Forest River's number for this recall is 83-1862.
Service bulletins (3)
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 2025-06-19 · 831942 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
generic bed frame diagram for a dealer to reference.
Unknown Or Other 2024-11-14 · 511858 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
holding tank monitoring system trouble shooting guide for dealers to use for certain tank level sensors and monitors.
What owners report
2026-10-13 · Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer“the contact owns a 2025 forest river impression. the contact received notification for nhtsa campaign number: 24v847000 (equipment). the manufacturer was contacted via email and provided a list of authorized dealers in the state of nebraska. the contact responded to the manufacturer, inquiring about a list of dealers in the state of alabama, where …”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.