What Forest River Shasta owners have reported to NHTSA, the service bulletins the manufacturer sent dealers, and any federal defect investigations, by model year. See Forest River Shasta safety recalls or check your VIN.
Complaints owners filed with NHTSA, by the model year of the vehicle. A high count can also mean a popular year, so compare it with how many were sold.
| Year | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Injured | Deaths | TSBs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The vehicle systems named most often in Forest River Shasta complaints (one complaint can name several).
In the owners’ own words, as filed with NHTSA. Unverified reports; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.
On [XXX] , a little before [XXX], my wife and I heard a loud "CRASH"-sound outside our house. Upon investigating the source of the noise, we discovered that the awning of our 2022 Forest River Shasta 18FQ travel trailer had completely fallen off the unit. Please note that this occurred on a sunny day with no wind, so weather was not a contributing factor. The awning at the time was totally retracted. We can only attribute this damage to structural failure of the awning's attachment to the body side of the trailer. We are very thankful that the trailer was stationary in our driveway and were not on the highway with it when this happened, as it could have resulted in an accident, very seri…
We purchased the Shasta travel trailer on 2/23/2023, & took it camping twice. When picking up trailer from the dealership after getting warranty work done on 5/16/2023, I noticed the spare had exploded. The tires had all the correct pressure, this spare had never hit the ground.
I HAVE A TRAVEL TRAILER WITH 15' WHITE PAINTED STEEL SPOKE WHEELS, AFTER A YEAR ONE HAD A AIR LEAK WHERE THE RIM AND SPOKES ARE WELDED TOGETHER, ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER ANOTHER WHEEL HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN, I ENDED UP PUTTING INNERTUBES IN THEM. IN SEPT. OF THIS YEAR WHILE TRAVELING AT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY 80 IN IOWA, WE HAD A WHEEL/TIRE FAILURE SINCE WE NEVER FELT ANYTHING WHEN IT HAPPENED WE DIDN'T PULL OVER RIGHT AWAY, I THOUGHT THE NOISE I HEARD WAS A TRUCK PASSING US BUT AFTER IT PASSED THE NOISE WAS STILL THERE. WE PULLED OVER TO FIND THAT ONE TIRE AND RIM WAS MISSING ONLY THE SPOKES WERE LEFT STILL BOLTED TO THE HUB. THE TIRES WERE INFLATED TO 65 PSI COLD THAT MORNING, THE LUG NUTS WERE…
FRAME IS NOT STABLE. FLEXING OF FRAME ALLOWS FRONT OF TRAILER TO MOVE FORWARD. THE FRONT WALLS SEPARATING FROM FRAME. LAG BOLTS INSUFFICIENT TO HOLD TRAILER ON FRAME. WHILE BACKING ON AN INCLINE, THE TRAILER FLEXED AND MADE CONTACT WITH MY PICKUP TRUCK.
THE FRAME WELDS WERE INADEQUATE AND HAVE BROKEN AWAY ON THE FRONT PART OF THE TRAILER NEAR THE TONGUE. THE CENTER CROSS MEMBER BETWEEN THE TONGUE IS DANGLING. IT IS A 2015 SHASTA 1961 RE-ISSUE 16 FOOT TRAILER. IT IS CLEARLY AN EXAMPLE OF SHODDY WORKMANSHIP, AND IS DEFINITELY A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. I AM NOT SURE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I ONLY BECAME AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AFTER OTHER OWNERS OF THIS SAME MODEL TRAILER BROUGHT THE PROBLEM TO LIGHT. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE TRAILERS
MOVEMENT OF FRAME AWAY FROM TRAILER BODY. MOVEMENT OF TRAILER TONGUE AWAY FROM BODY AND SEPARATION OF BENCHES IN FRONT OF TRAILER INTERIOR. LAG SCREWS SHEARED OFF IN FRONT OF TRAILER WHERE THEY GO HORIZONTALLY THROUGH FRONT BODY AND IN TO FRAME OF TRAILER. WELDS MISSING FROM FRONT FORK OF TRAILER. FORK WELDED ON ONE SIDE ONLY. HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT OF TRAILER TONGUE AND FORK FROM BODY WHEN ON JACK STANDS.
THE 19' FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER HAS SEPARATION OF THE INSIDE WALL AT FLOOR AND DINETTE BENCH FROM THE FRAME.
AFTER NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS TO GET LAZY DAYS IN COLORADO TO COMPLETE REQUIRED AND AGREED UPON RECALL WORK DONE ON MY CAMPER, THEY CONTINUE TO FAIL TO DO SO. THEY USE STALL TACTICS TO DISCOURAGE ME FROM GETTING THE WORK DONE. MY CAMPER HAS BEEN SITTING ON THEIR LOT FOR 4 WEEKS NOW AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT ORDERED PARTS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2015 WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAMPER NEW FROM THEM. MY CAMPER WAS ON THEIR LOT FOR 5 MONTHS AT THAT TIME FOR RECALL WORK AND OTHER WORK. I DON?T NEED FREE STORAGE, I HAVE 5 ACRES AT MY HOUSE TO STORE IT ON. I HAVE CONTACTED THEM ON 12/14/16, 1/4/17, 1/7/17, 2/17/17, 2/15/17, 2/28/173/1/17, 4/3/17, 4/4/17, 4/6/17, 4/8/17. SOMETIMES I REC…
Repair instructions and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about known issues. A TSB is not a recall, and the repair is usually free only while the car is under warranty; ask your dealer for the bulletin number.
The furnace was inconsistently installed with excessive gap to the cabinet.
This is a product service bulletin from Global Link concerning counterfeit keys for entry doors being sold on certain websites. Forest River is reporting as we are sharing with the dealer body.
According to a Furrion TSB "TB-220919": Irregular cooling performance has been reported on the identified refrigerators. The refrigerator compressor has been found to stop working and requires a ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂhard resetÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂàby disconnecting power to reset cooling operation. On occasion, disconnecting power does not reset operation and the refrigerator requires service replacement of the control boards. This TSB may not be applicable for some vehicles.
The water heater exhaust is too close to the refrigerator access door and excessive heat could cause the refrigerator access door to melt.
The toy hauler travel trailer was shipped without a wooden panel and strapping under the fresh water tank.
As Per Lippert Components; Specific 8800 Series windows installed in your recreational vehicle may potentially leak. The windows will be remedied by a Forest River Dealer.
A limited number of outer dome skylights (V1422CLOD/V1422BROD/V1422WHOD) have displayed cracks soon after installation. Cracks may originate at the flange of the skylight and extend outward. This issue has been known to occur within 2 weeks of installation.
Per the service bulletin from Dometic ?Dometic Corporation has identified a visual cosmetic defect that has occurred on our Dometic DM2652 refrigerators up in the freezer compartment. This does NOT occur on all units, but may be present on units with serial numbers starting with MB between 805xxxxx and 820XXXXX. The visual cosmetic defect in no way affects the performance, operation, safety, or function of the refrigerator and does not represent a non-compliance issue to one or more of the FMVSS standards or result in a risk of personal injury, death, vehicle crash, or property damage.?
Per the service bulletin from Dometic ?The nuisance issue enunciates by either blowing the protective fuse, opening the circuit breaker in the furnace circuit, or rendering the furnace inoperative. Our testing has shown that in ALL instances the furnace fails in a safe manner.?
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opens these when complaints point to a possible safety defect. Many end in a recall.
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation after receipt of Defect Petition ES15-004654.The petition alleged eleven (11) separate issues. Six (6) of the issues related to vehicle design or construction. The other five (5) related to corporate safety culture.ODI considered each issue separately during it's evaluation. An outline of the issues follows. Additional details are included in the attached Evaluation Report. Four (4) issues were addressed with recalls: Window failures
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation public data (complaints, manufacturer communications, investigations), model years 2010 and later. Had a safety problem? Report it to NHTSA.
In complaints filed with NHTSA for model years 2013–2026, owners most often name: unknown or other, structure, wheels. 53 complaints are on record.
No. A complaint is an unverified report from an owner. A technical service bulletin (TSB) is the manufacturer telling dealers how to fix a known issue; it is not a safety recall and is usually covered only under warranty. A recall is a formal safety action, and its repair is free.
File a vehicle safety complaint at NHTSA.gov. NHTSA reads every report, and patterns of complaints are what open defect investigations and, eventually, recalls.