Model year

2017 Forest River Freelander

Trailer, Not Applicable, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from Dec 14, 2020 to Dec 14, 2020.

Recall campaigns covering this model year11,330 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 Freelander 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 Freelander name equipment

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

Equipment
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 Freelander

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 Freelander
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
16V-552Jul 25, 2016Affected vehicles are equipped with shower curtains that may not adequately resist catching fire in the presence of an ignition sourceEquipment1,330Part replacement
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2017 Forest River Freelander

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 Dec 14, 2020Failure Dec 26, 2017Gaylord, MIEquipment

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FOREST RIVER FREELANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V756000 (EQUIPMENT). THE CONTACT INITIALLY CALLED THE KIDDIE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD RECEIVE A REPLACEMENT FIRE EXTINGUISHER WITHIN 15-20 DAYS. THE CONTACT NEVER RECEIVED THE REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE RECALL NOTICE AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER MULTIPLE TIMES TO RESOLVE THE MATTER BUT HAD YET TO RECEIVE THE REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

    NHTSA complaint 11383425
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.