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Forest River XLR

Every Forest River XLR model year on file, 2003 to 2025. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years180 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years212003 to 2025
Recall campaigns22Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins13Summed across model years
By model year

The 2012 model year drew the most complaints, 4, 22% of the model's total

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

01234200320052007200920114201320152017201920212025
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 XLR complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Structure
8
Suspension
4
Tires
2
Wheels
2
Equipment
2
Latches and locks
1
Electrical system
1
Visibility and wipers
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Forest River XLR 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 XLR by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2025Not decoded0NoneNone001
2022Trailer10.0100003
2021Trailer10.0100002
2020Trailer10.0100101
2019Trailer10.050202
2018Not decoded10.0100801
2017Not decoded0NoneNone601
2016Trailer10.0100601
2015Trailer10.050801
2014Trailer30.0300600
2013Trailer10.050500
2012Trailer40.0400200
2011Trailer20.0200100
2010Not decoded0NoneNone100
2009Trailer10.0100100
2008Not decoded0NoneNone100
2007Not decoded0NoneNone100
2006Not decoded0NoneNone100
2005Not decoded0NoneNone100
2004Not decoded0NoneNone100
2003Not decoded0NoneNone100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Forest River XLR

  • 19V-848 Nov 26, 2019
    Undersized axle, tire, and rim combination were installed, possibly resulting in the trailer being overloaded
    Suspension · 5 vehicles
  • 19V-050 Jan 23, 2019
    Affected trailers were not equipped with a liquid propane (LP)/carbon monoxide (CO) detector
    Equipment · 7 vehicles
  • 18V-624 Sep 13, 2018
    Axles may be missing inner bearing races on the hubs, which can cause the bearing to burnout or cause the hub to overheat
    Suspension · 935 vehicles
  • 18V-527 Aug 13, 2018
    Awning may deploy while moving
    Equipment · 2,582 vehicles
  • 18V-051 Jan 12, 2018
    Laminated plastic touch pad on the jack may crack or separate allowing water to enter, potentially causing the jack to operate unintentionally
    Equipment · 1,349 vehicles
  • 17V-756 Nov 22, 2017
    These extinguishers may become clogged, preventing the extinguisher from discharging as expected or excessive force may be needed to activate the…
    Equipment · 366k vehicles
  • 17V-708 Nov 10, 2017
    Generator's exhaust pipe is mounted too close to the trailer's plastic underbelly
    Electrical system · 762 vehicles
  • 17V-523 Aug 25, 2017
    Federal Placard on these vehicles may not provide the incorrect tire and rim combination information of ST225/75R15/E tires needing 80 PSI and…
    Equipment · 34 vehicles
  • 17V-292 May 2, 2017
    These vehicles have an axle equalizer knurled bolt (axle shackle locating bolt) that may not be properly seated in the chassis axle hanger
    Suspension · 487 vehicles
  • 17V-282 Apr 26, 2017
    Federal Placard may inaccurately list the tire and rim combinations that are installed on the trailers
    Tires · 71 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.