2025 Forest River V-Tour problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer:plumbing:potable Water:storage Tank (1)
Safety recalls (1)
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.
Service bulletins (2)
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.
What owners report
2026-10-05 · Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer:plumbing:potable Water:storage Tank“the contact owns a 2025 forest river viking rv. the contact stated that after parking the rv, it was discovered that there was water leaking from the vehicle. upon inspection, the contact discovered that the water tank had detached from the rv and the leaking water hose was attached to the vehicle. the contact drove back approximately 2 miles and f…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.