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Data through Oct 2026
Model year

2012 Forest River Forester

Body and fuel not decoded. Owner complaints on file from Jul 23, 2018 to Jul 23, 2018.

Recalls (1)Complaints (1)Investigations (1)Bulletins (0)
Recall campaigns covering this model year11,585 vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints1Close to the median 2012 vehicle
Severity index0.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100
First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

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

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

00.250.50.7512018120192020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

100% of complaints about the 2012 Forest River Forester name electrical system

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

Electrical system
1
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 2012 Forest River Forester

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 Forester
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
12V-458Sep 18, 2012Liquid propane gas (LPG) fuel line that supplies fuel to appliances in the slide out, can become damagedEquipment1,585Repair or modification
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2012 Forest River Forester

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 23, 2018Failure May 20, 2018Colbert, WAInstrument cluster/panel, Structure

    2012 FOREST RIVER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE INSTRUMENT PANEL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED UPON DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE THE SLIDE WOULD NOT FULLY RETRACT, AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS INOPERATIVE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS REPAIRED. *JS

    NHTSA complaint 11111619
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations

1 NHTSA investigation on file

  • RQ14004 Recall query, Suspension
    Trailer tire may contact floor
    Opened Sep 10, 2014, closed Jul 9, 2015
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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