3 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2018 Forest River Puma. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Forest River dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2018 Forest River Puma. Check your Puma by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 3 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Forest River Puma. Forest River has issued at least 2 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Forest River Puma. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“Tire Blew out. Tread coming off inner tire and metal wire every where. Less than 4k miles on the tires”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11473322
“THE UNDERBODY OF THE 2018 PUMA RV HAD RUSTED SO BADLY THAT THE FRONT OF THE RV TORE OFF WHILE EXITING A GAS STATION. THIS TYPE OF THING SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED, PARTICULARLY SINCE IT'S ONLY A 2018 MODEL. LUCKILY THEY WEREN'T ON A HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 55 MPH.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11395921
“CASTLE ROCK ST225/75R15 BLEW OUT AT NORMAL OPERATING PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AT 65MPH ON I95. THE TIRE PASSED PRE TRIP INSPECTION AND PRESSURE CHECK. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES, THE TIRE BLEW OUT ON CLEAN PAVEMENT. THE TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY 3000 MILES OF USE ON TIME OF BLOW OUT.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11325439
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2018 Forest River Puma is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Forest River dealer.