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Forest River FR3

Every Forest River FR3 model year on file, 2014 to 2025. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years172 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years122014 to 2025
Recall campaigns13Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins26Summed across model years
By model year

The 2021 model year drew the most complaints, 5, 29% of the model's total

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

02462014201520162017201820192020202152022202320242025
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Lighting leads the Forest River FR3 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Lighting
4
Suspension
3
Electrical system
2
Structure
2
Equipment
2
Brakes
1
Speed control
1
Steering
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Forest River FR3 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 FR3 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2025Not decoded0NoneNone102
2024Other1100.0100205
2023Not decoded0NoneNone307
2022Other20.0100306
2021Other520.0250304
2020Not decoded0NoneNone400
2019Not decoded0NoneNone400
2018Other30.0150211
2017Other10.050201
2016Other10.0100210
2015Other20.0100100
2014Other20.0100100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Forest River FR3

  • 24V-771 Nov 8, 2024
    Air conditioner soft start device may fail and overheat
    Equipment · 2,783 vehicles
  • 24V-103 Feb 12, 2024
    Liquid petroleum gas (LPG) tank mounting brackets may break, which can result in the LPG tank becoming dislodged and damaged
    Equipment · 6,966 vehicles
  • 23V-262 Apr 13, 2023
    Solar panel mounting hardware may become loose and pull through the slot in the panel
    Equipment · 2,616 vehicles
  • 22V-556 Jul 29, 2022
    Electric retractable awning has a welded seam on the fabric that may separate, potentially allowing the awning to drop beyond normal operation
    Equipment · 49k vehicles
  • 20V-361 Jun 19, 2020
    Wiring harness may have an incorrect wire connected to the parking brake, allowing the leveling jacks to deploy inadvertently while the vehicle is…
    Electrical system · 62 vehicles
  • 19V-901 Dec 18, 2019
    Trailer hitch bolts may have been improperly tightened, which can cause the hitch bolts to loosen
    Trailer hitches · 219 vehicles
  • 19V-891 Dec 13, 2019
    Trailer hitch bolts may not have been properly tightened, which can allow cause the hitch to detach from the chassis
    Trailer hitches · 194 vehicles
  • 19V-481 Jun 21, 2019
    Slim-rack slide out mechanisms may activate unintentionally, moving the slide room in or out unexpectedly
    Equipment · 688 vehicles
  • 18V-768 Oct 31, 2018
    Motorized windshield roller shade at the driver's seating position may unroll without warning while driving
    Visibility and wipers · 4,790 vehicles
  • 18V-234 Apr 12, 2018
    Entry door latch may not engage fully, allowing the door to open unexpectedly while moving
    Latches and locks · 597 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.