Model year

2012 Forest River Cherokee

Trailer, Not Applicable, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from Mar 23, 2018 to Feb 2, 2022.

Recalls (1)Complaints (2)Investigations (0)Bulletins (0)

Recall campaigns covering this model year1366k vehicles or units across those campaigns

Owner complaints22.0 times the median 2012 trailer

Severity index0.02012 trailers average 2.6

First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years

Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2012 Forest River Cherokee peaked in 2018, with 1 filed

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

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

Components

50% of complaints about the 2012 Forest River Cherokee name electrical system

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

Electrical system

Suspension

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

Recalls

One recall campaign covers the 2012 Forest River Cherokee

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 2012 Forest River Cherokee
Campaign	Filed	Subject	Component	Vehicles	Remedy
17V-756	Nov 22, 2017	These extinguishers may become clogged, preventing the extinguisher from discharging as expected or excessive force may be needed to activate the…	Equipment	365,885	Part replacement

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.

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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2012 Forest River Cherokee

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.

Filed Feb 2, 2022Failure Sep 1, 2021san diego, CASuspension
bolts that have attached to cab of trailer have broken and or detached, causing cab of trailer to come off. Because of shifting of cab this has caused leaf springs brackets to bend and frame to crack.
NHTSA complaint 11449872
Filed Mar 23, 2018Failure Mar 23, 2018SAN Jose, CAElectrical system
2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ALTERNATOR DIODE THERMAL FATIGUE SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIR. *JS
NHTSA complaint 11079409

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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