1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2010 Forest River Wildcat. Owners have filed 7 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 2010 Forest River Wildcat. Check your Wildcat 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 7 complaints with NHTSA about the 2010 Forest River Wildcat, reporting 1 crashes, 2 fires. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA about the 2010 Forest River Wildcat. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“Two component issues on 2010 Forest River 31THSB 1 - Lippert axle hub brake drum failure. Multiple failures of these axles and Lippert have not issued a recall. My trailer lost the wheel from the axle, with the brake drum still attached to the wheel.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11442125
“CPSC#I11C0582A. 2010 FOREST RIVER WILDCAT TRAILER. CONSUMER STATED THE REAR AXLE HUB CAUGHT FIRE AND THE FACE OF THE HUB COMPLETELY CAME APART. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED THE PART THAT CAME OFF, WAS THE PART THAT HELD THE LUG BOLTS TO WHICH THE TIRE WAS ATTACHED.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10444211
“CPSC#I11B0689A. FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER. CONSUMER STATED THE WHEEL HUB CAUGHT FIRE ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE WHEEL CAME OFF. *LN ...UPDATE 01/20/12 *BF THE AXLES WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 03/21/12”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10442971
“THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FOREST RIVER WILDCAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V756000 (EQUIPMENT); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11084747
“THE TRAILER BLEW TIRES ON OPPOSITE SIDES TRAVELING ON I-35 IN A STRAIGHT DIRECTION, IN ONE WEEK. REPAIR SERVICE SAID THAT THE BEARING HAD FAILED WITH NO REPLACEMENTS AVAILABLE NEW AXLES WOULD NEED PURCHASED. I FOUND REPLACEMENT BEARINGS AND NOW THE SERVICE PROVIDER SAYS THE HUBS ARE BAD.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10778860
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2010 Forest River Wildcat 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.