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Forest River R-Pod

Every Forest River R-Pod model year on file, 2015 to 2025. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years492 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years112015 to 2025
Recall campaigns11Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins27Summed across model years
By model year

The 2018 model year drew the most complaints, 10, 20% of the model's total

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

02.557.5102015201620172018102019202020212022202320242025
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 R-Pod complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Structure
19
Tires
8
Electrical system
4
Suspension
4
Visibility and wipers
4
Brakes
2
Fuel system
1
Equipment
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Forest River R-Pod 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 R-Pod by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2025Not decoded0NoneNone201
2024Trailer10.0100202
2023Not decoded0NoneNone101
2022Trailer40.0400305
2021Trailer80.0800004
2020Trailer80.0800303
2019Trailer911.1450205
2018Trailer100.01,000103
2017Trailer30.0150002
2016Trailer30.0300101
2015Trailer333.3150000
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Forest River R-Pod

  • 26V-336 May 26, 2026
    Shock bolts may have been incorrectly tightened
    Suspension · 200 vehicles
  • 24V-929 Dec 13, 2024
    Propane tank tray may be missing the required number of fasteners, allowing the tanks to detach
    Equipment · 116 vehicles
  • 24V-616 Aug 16, 2024
    Exterior griddle may be stowed while still connected to LP gas line
    Equipment · 6 vehicles
  • 24V-029 Jan 19, 2024
    Fasteners for the independent suspension may loosen, allowing the independent suspension to detach
    Suspension · 2,315 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
  • 22V-486 Jul 8, 2022
    Electric retractable awning has a welded seam on the fabric that may separate, potentially allowing the awning to drop beyond normal operation
    Equipment · 20k vehicles
  • 22V-450 Jun 24, 2022
    Federal Placard states an incorrect axle rating of 4400 lbs, instead of the correct rating of 3500 lbs, which can cause the vehicle to become…
    Equipment · 205 vehicles
  • 20V-763 Dec 10, 2020
    Sewer termination bracket may fail, causing the plumbing to drag on the ground or to detach completely
    Equipment · 2,828 vehicles
  • 20V-075 Feb 12, 2020
    POD, Clipper, Viking, Independence, Puma and East to West trailers
    Equipment · 4,464 vehicles
  • 19V-356 May 10, 2019
    Pod travel trailers
    Electrical system · 1,346 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.