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Forest River Columbus

Every Forest River Columbus model year on file, 2015 to 2024. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years70 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years92015 to 2024
Recall campaigns8Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins25Summed across model years
By model year

The 2018 model year drew the most complaints, 2, 29% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

00.511.522015201720182201920202021202220232024
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Structure leads the Forest River Columbus complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Structure
5
Suspension
2
Tires
1
Equipment
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Forest River Columbus model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Forest River Columbus by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2024Trailer10.0100003
2023Not decoded0NoneNone002
2022Trailer10.0100204
2021Trailer10.0100409
2020Not decoded0NoneNone104
2019Not decoded0NoneNone103
2018Trailer20.0200100
2017Trailer10.050100
2015Trailer10.050000
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Forest River Columbus

  • 24V-272 Apr 17, 2024
    LED backlight circuit board in the cooktop range may fail, causing the board to overheat
    Equipment · 4,480 vehicles
  • 23V-289 Apr 24, 2023
    Riser tube was not installed between the axle hangers, causing inadequate clearance for the tires
    Structure · 137 vehicles
  • 22V-243 Apr 13, 2022
    Quick disconnect fittings in the LP gas system may be cracked, causing a gas leak
    Equipment · 99k vehicles
  • 21V-374 May 21, 2021
    Breakaway switch and trailer brakes may not activate when needed due to an incorrectly wired breakaway switch
    Electrical system · 93 vehicles
  • 21V-371 May 20, 2021
    Legs on the Allure Swivel Dining chair may detach from the chair body
    Equipment · 309 vehicles
  • 19V-583 Aug 9, 2019
    Rear ladder blocks the egress window on the rear wall, preventing the use of the window
    Structure · 39 vehicles
  • 19V-078 Feb 11, 2019
    Pin box mounting bolts may have been insufficiently tightened, possibly resulting in the trailer separating from the tow vehicle
    Trailer hitches · 54 vehicles
  • 17V-282 Apr 26, 2017
    Federal Placard may inaccurately list the tire and rim combinations that are installed on the trailers
    Tires · 71 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.