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Data through Oct 2026
Model year

2017 Forest River Stealth

Trailer, Not Applicable, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from Oct 3, 2017 to Oct 3, 2017.

Recalls (1)Complaints (1)Investigations (0)Bulletins (0)
Recall campaigns covering this model year198 vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints1Below the median 2017 trailer
Severity index0.02017 trailers average 7.3
First 24 months1Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2017 Forest River Stealth peaked in 2017, with 1 filed

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

00.250.50.75120171201820192020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

100% of complaints about the 2017 Forest River Stealth name brakes

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

Brakes
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 Stealth

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 Stealth
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
17V-117Feb 24, 2017Liquid propane (LP) line under the vehicle may be damaged from contact with the axle, causing it to leakEquipment98Repair or modification
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2017 Forest River Stealth

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 Oct 3, 2017Failure Jun 25, 20174,000 milesNorthridge, CAService brakes

    3 BRAKES HAD DAMAGED GREASE SEALS. GREASE LEAKED AND COMPROMISED THE BRAKE SHOE FRICTION. REMAINING BRAKE USED UP ALL FRICTION MATERIAL IN LESS THAN 4,000 MILES OF DRIVING, RESULTING IN NO BRAKING CAPABILITIES. THE RESULT WAS A NEAR COLLISION. I WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH ON US101 NEAR SANTA BARBARA IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. ANOTHER CAR ATTEMPTED TO MERGE INTO THE SPACE MY TOW VEHICLE WAS OCCUPYING. I BRAKED HARD AND THE TRAILER, WITH NO BRAKING CAPACITY, TRIED TO PASS MY TOW VEHICLE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH NO SHOULDERS AVAILABLE.

    NHTSA complaint 11031635
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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