Model year

2017 Forest River Rainier

Trailer, Not Applicable, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from May 18, 2020 to May 18, 2020.

Recalls (2)Complaints (1)Investigations (0)Bulletins (0)

Recall campaigns covering this model year27,572 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 Rainier peaked in 2020, with 1 filed

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

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

Components

100% of complaints about the 2017 Forest River Rainier name equipment

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

Equipment

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.

Recalls

2 recall campaigns cover the 2017 Forest River Rainier

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 Rainier
Campaign	Filed	Subject	Component	Vehicles	Remedy
18V-550	Aug 21, 2018	Break-away safety switch may not have been wired to a constant power source, and, as a result, the switch may be inadvertently disconnected from…	Electrical system	5,847	Repair or modification
17V-573	Sep 15, 2017	Liquid propane (LP) line may have insufficient clearance above the axle shackle	Equipment	1,725	Part replacement

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.

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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2017 Forest River Rainier

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.

Filed May 18, 2020Failure May 17, 2020Watertown, NYLpg systems
TL* THE CONTACT 2017 FOREST RIVER RAINIER TRAVEL TRAILER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V573000 (EQUIPMENT). THE LP PROPANE LINE WAS REMOVED FROM THE AXLE STRUT ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FUN TOWN RV (1505 PORTER RD, CONROE, TX 77301 855-979-5150). THE DEALER VERIFIED THAT THE REPAIR MET MANUFACTURER'S STANDARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE REPAIR, THE PROPANE LINE FRACTURED CAUSING A PROPANE LEAK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR FAILED TO FIX THE FAILURE. THE RV WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED OR INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
NHTSA complaint 11324935

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

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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