17 NHTSA safety recalls cover the Forest River Surveyor, across model years 2010–2022. Every recall repair is free at any Forest River dealer.
Is yours affected? Check your Surveyor by VIN — or pick your model year below for every recall, complaint and fix.
Recalls and owner complaints by model year
Of the Forest River Surveyor model years, the 2018 has the most recalls (5).
Recalls: NHTSA campaigns covering each Forest River Surveyor model year on this page. Complaints: owner reports filed with NHTSA for that model year, including trims and variants sold under the model name (e.g. an F-150 page counts F-150 Raptor). Separate scales: compare the shape, not the heights across panels.
| Model year | Recalls | Owner complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | no data |
| 2011 | 2 | no data |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 4 | no data |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 |
| 2018 | 5 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
What these recalls fix, grouped by the vehicle system NHTSA files them under:
Forest River recalls certain 2022-2023 Coachmen trailers with a risk of awning injury if it drops beyond normal operation. Owners must contact dealers for free replacement.
Forest River recalls 2019-2020 Surveyor, NO BO, Cherokee, R. POD, Clipper, Viking, Independence, Puma and East to West trailers due to spare tire carrier U-bolts failing and causing detachment during motion, increasing crash risk.
Forest River recalls 2020 Surveyor trailers with specific furnaces that may detach, causing carbon monoxide buildup and poisoning risk. Owners must contact customer service for free repairs.
Forest River recalls 2020-2021 Surveyor Travel Trailers with unsafe safety chains that may break, causing detachment and injury. Owners must have chains replaced free by June 8, 2020.
Forest River is recalling 2020 Surveyor trailers with incorrect 12V refrigerator fuses that could overheat and cause fire. Owners should contact customer service for free fuse replacement.
When the Forest River Surveyor recalls were issued, by year — a cluster usually means one defect recalled in stages or across a platform.
Owners have filed 20 complaints with NHTSA about the Forest River Surveyor; the most reported area is equipment. These are reports, not recalls: they are how NHTSA spots defects.
See Forest River Surveyor complaints, TSBs and investigations by year →
We have 17 NHTSA safety recalls on record for the Forest River Surveyor, covering model years 2010–2022. The most recent was issued Jul 29, 2022 (Equipment).
The 2018 Forest River Surveyor has the most, with 5 recalls on record. Every model year with a recall is listed on this page with links to each one.
By system: Equipment (11), Tires (2), Electrical System (1), Suspension (1).
None of these recalls carries an NHTSA do-not-drive or park-outside warning, but each fixes a safety defect, so book the free repair promptly.
Run a VIN recall check: enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact year, then confirm at NHTSA.gov which are still unrepaired on your vehicle. Any Forest River dealer can also look it up.
Yes. Federal law requires Forest River to fix safety recalls free of charge at any authorized Forest River dealer, regardless of the vehicle’s age or how many owners it has had.