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Forest River Surveyor

Every Forest River Surveyor model year on file, 2015 to 2027. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years170 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years112015 to 2027
Recall campaigns19Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins19Summed across model years
By model year

The 2018 model year drew the most complaints, 4, 24% of the model's total

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

01234201520162017201842019202020212022202320242027
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Suspension leads the Forest River Surveyor complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Suspension
5
Wheels
3
Structure
3
Tires
3
Equipment
2
Electrical system
1
Lighting
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Forest River Surveyor 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 Surveyor by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2027Not decoded0NoneNone100
2024Not decoded0NoneNone006
2023Not decoded0NoneNone003
2022Not decoded0NoneNone201
2021Trailer10.0100103
2020Trailer40.0400401
2019Trailer40.0200103
2018Trailer40.0400502
2017Trailer20.0100300
2016Not decoded0NoneNone600
2015Trailer20.0100100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Forest River Surveyor

  • 26V-476 Jul 23, 2026
    Federal Placard may state an incorrect fresh water tank capacity
    Equipment · 804 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-185 Mar 25, 2022
    Fresh air intake tube length may be too short, allowing it to detach and causing the burn chamber to crack
    Equipment · 74 vehicles
  • 20V-360 Jun 19, 2020
    Furnace may not have been properly secured inside the furnace cabinet, allowing it to move freely inside the cabinet
    Equipment · 176 vehicles
  • 20V-297 May 22, 2020
    Safety chains are insufficient for the trailer's Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) and may break in the event of the trailer coming unhitched
    Equipment · 88 vehicles
  • 20V-075 Feb 12, 2020
    POD, Clipper, Viking, Independence, Puma and East to West trailers
    Equipment · 4,464 vehicles
  • 19V-772 Oct 25, 2019
    Fuse of the incorrect amperage was installed for the 12V refrigerator, potentially allowing the wiring to overheat
    Electrical system · 19 vehicles
  • 19V-191 Mar 8, 2019
    Federal Placard indicates that the vehicles have 3,500 lb. capacity axles, whereas the vehicles actually have 2,500 lb. capacity axles
    Equipment · 53 vehicles
  • 18V-296 May 4, 2018
    Refrigerator in the slide room may not have an air cycling fan to cool the refrigerator parts, which can cause the refrigerator to overheat
    Equipment · 29 vehicles
  • 18V-222 Apr 6, 2018
    Federal Placard on these vehicles incorrectly indicate a tire size of ST225/75R15D needing 65 PSI and a rim designation of 15X6.0JJ, however, the…
    Equipment · 5 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.