Prime Time Crusader problems & complaints
What Prime Time Crusader owners have reported to NHTSA, the service bulletins the manufacturer sent dealers, and any federal defect investigations, by model year. See Prime Time Crusader safety recalls or check your VIN.
- Owner complaints
- 16
- Service bulletins (TSBs)
- 2+
- Crashes / fires reported
- 0 / 1
- Defect investigations
- 0
Complaints by model year
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Most reported problems
The vehicle systems named most often in Prime Time Crusader complaints (one complaint can name several).
Latest owner complaints
In the owners’ own words, as filed with NHTSA. Unverified reports; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.
2021 FOREST RIVER PRIMETIME CRUSADER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BEING UNABLE TO RUN THE REFRIGERATOR AND FURNACE AT THE SAME TIME. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE REFRIGERATOR DOOR WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED. THE MOLDING AND TRIM CAME OFF IN DIFFERENT AREAS. THE SINK, OVERHEAD VENT, SHOWER DOOR, AND TOILET WAS LEAKING WATER. THE CABINET WAS FALLING APART. THERE WERE LOOSE AND EXPOSED WIRES. VARIOUS DOORS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE SPARE TIRE HOLDER WAS BENT OUT OF SHAPE, NEARLY LOST THE TIRE. WHEN OPENING THE AWNING IT REVERSED IT ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH OPENING. *JS
SEE NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11363266 THE RIGHT SIDE REAR TIRE RUBS ON THE SLIDE OUT FLOORING, THE SLIDE OUT CROSS MEMBER (INCLUDING MOUNTING BOLTS/NUTS) AND SLIDE OUT END BRACKET. THE UNIT WAS MANUFACTURED WITH INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE TO PREVENT TIRE RUBBING. THE TIRE RUBBING HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO TIRES AND IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO INSTIGATE CATASTROPHIC TIRE FAILURE WHILE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE CLEARANCES ARE INSUFFICIENT TO PREVENT CONTACT WHEN THE SUSPENSION IS COMPRESSED FROM NORMAL HIGHWAY BUMPS. PREVIOUS OWNER REPORTS BLOWOUT ON RIGHT REAR. HE WAS UNAWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND DID NOT REPORT. THE 3 PICTURES ATTACHED CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE RUBBING FROM TIRE CONTACT. PRIMETIME HAD AN IDENTICAL ISSU…
THE RIGHT SIDE REAR TIRE RUBS ON THE SLIDE OUT FLOORING, THE SLIDE OUT CROSS MEMBER (INCLUDING MOUNTING BOLTS/NUTS) AND SLIDE OUT END BRACKET. THE UNIT WAS MANUFACTURED WITH INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE TO PREVENT TIRE RUBBING. THE TIRE RUBBING HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO TIRES AND IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO INSTIGATE CATASTROPHIC TIRE FAILURE WHILE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE CLEARANCES ARE INSUFFICIENT TO PREVENT CONTACT WHEN HE SUSPENSION IS COMPRESSED FROM NORMAL HIGHWAY BUMPS. I HAVE PICTURES ATTACHED THAT CLEARLY SHOW THE 3 CONTACT POINTS WHERE THE TIRE HAS RUBBED THE FINISH OFF OF THE STEEL MEMBERS, PHYSICALLY WEARING AWAY THE NUTS AND BOLTS AND IS WEARING A HOLE IN THE SLIDE OUT FLOORING IN MULTIPLE…
NOTICED THAT THE WALL BETWEEN KITCHEN SLIDE AND BEDROOM SLIDE WAS BOWED WAY OUT, AND THEN WE NOTICED THE FLOOR STARTED TO GET REAL SOFT, AND THE HOLDING TANKS LEAKED IN THE UNDER SIDE OF THE RV WE WOULDN'T OF NOTICED IF IT WASN'T FOR WATER DRIPPING FROM UNDER IT AND A REAL BUD SMELL INSIDE. A SHORT TIME LATER SENT EMAIL AND PICTURES TO MANUFACTURER. THE RV WAS SET UP AT THE TIME.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 PRIME TIME CRUSADER EQUIPPED WITH POWER KING TOWMAX TIRES, SIZE: 225/80/16R (NA). WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS PLACED ON THE VEHICLE. AFTERWARDS, THE CONTACT CONTINUED OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TOW COMPANY WAS CONTACTED AND REPLACED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE SHOP WHERE ALL THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE DOT NUMBER AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000.
TIRE SIZE WAS ST235/80R16. CAMPER IS 10,000 POUNDS LOADED AND HAS DOUBLE AXLES WITH 4 TOWMAX STR TIRES. WAS DRIVING 60 MPH ON STRAIGHT, WELL MAINTAINED HIGHWAY. EXPERIENCED BLOW OUT THROUGH TREAD. TIRE PRESSURE WAS VERIFIED AT 80PSI BEFORE TRIP. TIRE HAS LESS THAN 2000 MILES ON IT.
5TH WHEEL TRAILER TIRE SPEC CALLS FOR ST235/80R16/E TIRES @ 80 PSI FOR A RATING OF 3520LBS/TIRE. TRAILER DELIVERED WITH ST225/75R15/D @ 80PSI FOR A RATING OF 2480 LBS/TIRE. IN ADDITION, ALUMINUM WHEELS SUPPLIED WITH WHEEL RATING OF ONLY 2150 LBS/EA. TRAILER GVWR 10121LBS. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER TO RESOLVE ISSUE. DOUBLE CHECKED FRAME AND TRAILER VIN NUMBERS FOR MISMATCH. TOOK PICTURES OF VIN NUMBERS, WHEEL/TIRES ON TRAILER AND SENT TO MANUFACTURER. TOOK COMPLAINT UP TO MANAGEMENT LEVEL ONLY TO RECEIVE RESPONSE OF "WE RESPECTFULLY DECLINE ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THIS CONCERN". THEY STATED TRAILER HAD CORRECT WHEELS AND TIRES WHEN IT LEFT THE FACTORY ACCORDING TO THEIR RECORDS TIRES SUPPLIED W…
WHILE ON A RESENT TRIP THE RT SIDE TIRE CONTACTED THE SLIDE ROOM BRACKET CAUSING THE TIRE TO EXPLODE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE 2014 PRIME TIME 315 UNITS FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE IT IS PROGRAM NHTSA 14V-140 THE 2014 MY 295 CRUSADER AND THE 315 CRUSADE SHARE THE EXACT SAME FLOOR PLAN ON THE REAR HALF OF THE COACH AND WOULD HAVE USED THE SAME SLIDE ROOM BRACKET AHN IF THE 295 WAS FITTED WITH THE OPTIONAL 16 INCH WHEELS AND TIRES COULD EXPERIENCE THE SAME SAFETY ISSUES MY UNIT WAS BUILT WITHIN THE AFFECTED DATE RANGE AS THE AFFECTED UNITS . WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS AN UPDATED BRACKET AVAILABLE FOR MY UNIT AS THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN NOT ONLY FOE ME AND MY FAMILY BUT EVERY ELSE ON …
Technical service bulletins (TSBs)
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.
- 511950
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.
- 511680
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.
- 491410
This is a generic use wiring diagram used for Prime Time Travel Trailer and Fifth-Wheel Recreationally Vehicles.
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.
Questions
What are the most common Prime Time Crusader problems?
In complaints filed with NHTSA for model years 2012–2023, owners most often name: wheels, tires, suspension. 16 complaints are on record.
Is a complaint or a TSB the same as a recall?
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.
How do I report a problem with my Prime Time Crusader?
File a vehicle safety complaint at NHTSA.gov. NHTSA reads every report, and patterns of complaints are what open defect investigations and, eventually, recalls.