18V527000
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
If the awning deploys while moving, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
2018 FOREST RIVER FORESTER
3 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 1 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns3
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints1
Complaints citing a crash0
Complaints citing a fire0
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 3 of 3
17V612000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
The Federal Placards may cause the operator to not properly maintain the tires and/or wheels. Failure to maintain the tires may lead to improper handling, potentially increasing the risk of a crash.
17V513000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Operating the vehicle with low front tire pressures may result in tire damage, increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 1STRUCTURE:BODY
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2018 FOREST RIVER FORESTERs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.