Model year

2017 Forest River Columbus

Trailer, Not Applicable, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from Jul 9, 2020 to Jul 9, 2020.

Recall campaigns covering this model year171 vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints1Below 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 Columbus peaked in 2020, with 1 filed

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

00.250.50.75120201202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

100% of complaints about the 2017 Forest River Columbus name structure

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

Structure
1
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 2017 Forest River Columbus

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 Columbus
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
17V-282Apr 26, 2017Federal Placard may inaccurately list the tire and rim combinations that are installed on the trailersTires71Label or owner notice
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2017 Forest River Columbus

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.

1 complaint on file, page 1 of 1.

  1. Filed Jul 9, 2020Failure Jul 2, 2020Blairstown, NJBody

    IT'S A FIFTH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILER. TOOK IT TO A AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR WARRANTY WORK ON ONE AIR CONDITIONER, THE SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME THE NEXT DAY ABOUT MY AIR CONDITIONER PROBLEM BUT STATED THAT THE TRAILER WAS STRUCTURALLY UNSAFE TO TO DUE TO A FRAME PROBLEM CAUSING THE HITCH PIN TO HAVE EXCESSIVE UPWARD MOVEMENT INTO THE BODY AND FLOOR OF THE TRAILER I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THE MANUFACTURE OF THE TRAILER AND THE FRAME MANUFACTURE. STILL WAITING FOR ANSWERS. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THIS TRAILER FROM EARLY ON THE FRAME ISSUE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE TRAILER STILL SMELLS LIKE NEW. IT HAS ONLY BEEN USED A FEW TIMES AND HAS NOT BEEN TOWED VERY MUCH. UNABLE TO DETERMINE HAW LONG IT HAS BEEN LIKE THIS I DIDN'T FEEL ANYTHING WHILE TOWING IT AND WAS INFORMED WHILE IT WAS AT A DEALER FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER AND OTHER WARRANTY ITEMS I DO HAVE A VIDEO OF THE MOVEMENT.

    NHTSA complaint 11338400
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
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.