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Data through Oct 2026
Model year

2017 Forest River Amera-Lite

Trailer, Not Applicable, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from Apr 26, 2021 to Apr 26, 2021.

Recalls (2)Complaints (2)Investigations (0)Bulletins (0)
Recall campaigns covering this model year2341 vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints2Close to the median 2017 trailer
Severity index0.02017 trailers average 7.3
First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2017 Forest River Amera-Lite peaked in 2021, with 2 filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

00.511.522021220222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

50% of complaints about the 2017 Forest River Amera-Lite name equipment

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

Equipment
1
Tires
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls

2 recall campaigns cover the 2017 Forest River Amera-Lite

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Recall campaigns for the 2017 Forest River Amera-Lite
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
23V-015Jan 20, 2023Welded trailer drawbars may be insufficient for the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR), which can cause the drawbars to fractureEquipment296Part replacement
16V-682Sep 21, 2016Thickness of the steel tubes used to manufacture the trailer's drawbars may be insufficient for the vehicle's Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR)Trailer hitches45Part replacement
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2017 Forest River Amera-Lite

The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.

2 complaints on file, page 1 of 1.

  1. Filed Apr 26, 2021Failure Apr 25, 20212,200 milesOLD Hickory, TNTires

    A SECOND CASTLE ROCK TIRE HAS FAILED ON MY TRAVEL TRAILER WITH 200 MILES OF THE ONE THAT OCCURRED IN OCT 2020! THIS WAS A BLOW OUT AT LOW SPEED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. LIKE THE FIRST ONE, THE TIRE THREW THE STEEL BELT.

    NHTSA complaint 11413992
  2. Filed Apr 26, 2021Failure Oct 20, 20202,000 milesOLD Hickory, TNRecreational vehicle/trailer

    UPON ARRIVING AT OUR CAMPSITE AT LOCK A, WE FOUND THE PASSENGER SIDE TRAILER TIRE WAS LEAKING AIR. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, THE TIRE HAD THROW AN STEEL BELT. THE TIRE HAD ROUGHLY 2-3K MILES ON IT

    NHTSA complaint 11413985
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
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Service bulletins

No manufacturer communications on file

Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.
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