Car Record Book

Forest River Forester recalls & problems by year

55 recalls and 34 owner complaints across 28 model years (1997–2027).

Most complaints20167 complaints
Most recalls20215 recalls
Crashes reported0in owner complaints
Injuries reported00 deaths
1997: 0 complaints1998: 0 complaints1999: 0 complaints2000: 0 complaints2001: 1 complaints2002: 0 complaints2003: 0 complaints2004: 3 complaints2005: 1 complaints2006: 1 complaints2010: 0 complaints2011: 0 complaints2012: 1 complaints2013: 0 complaints2014: 3 complaints2015: 6 complaints2016: 7 complaints2017: 2 complaints2018: 1 complaints2019: 1 complaints2020: 0 complaints2021: 2 complaints2022: 2 complaints2023: 1 complaints2024: 1 complaints2025: 1 complaints2026: 0 complaints2027: 0 complaints19972001200520122016202020242027
Owner complaints by model year
YearNHTSA starsEPA mpgRecallsComplaintsCrashesFiresInjuriesDeaths
2027——100000
2026——200000
2025——210000
2024——210000
2023——410000
2022——320000
2021——520000
2020——300000
2019——210000
2018——310000
2017——220000
2016——370000
2015——160100
2014——330000
2013——400000
2012——110000
2011——100000
2010——100000
2006——110000
2005——110000
2004——230000
2003——200000
2002——100000
2001——110000
2000——100000
1999——100000
1998——100000
1997——100000

Crash, fire, injury and death figures are what owners reported in their complaints; NHTSA does not verify them. A year with more complaints is not necessarily worse: newer and best-selling years collect more reports.

Most-reported problem areas, all years