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Forest River Amera-Lite Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 6 owner complaints across 2 model years of the Forest River Amera-Lite (2016–2017). The most-complained-about year is 2016.

2
safety recalls, all years
6
owner complaints, all years
2016
year with most recalls
2016
year with most complaints

Pick your Forest River Amera-Lite model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2017 Forest River Amera-Lite22
2016 Forest River Amera-Lite24

What Forest River Amera-Lite owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA. The 2016 model year has the most, with 4.

All Forest River Amera-Lite recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Forest River Amera-Lite, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment) and structure

    NHTSA 23V015000 Reported 296 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Ameralite Cargo trailers. The welded trailer drawbars may be insufficient for the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR), which can cause the drawbars to fracture.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the drawbars, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 1, 2023. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at 1-574-848-1335. Forest River's number for this recall is…

    Model years: 2016, 2017

  2. Trailer hitches

    NHTSA 16V682000 Reported 45 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Amera-Lite cargo trailers, models ALDD610SA, ALDR610SA, ALDD612SA and ALDR612SA, manufactured February 11, 2016, to May 11, 2016. The thickness of the steel tubes used to manufacture the trailer's drawbars may be insufficient for the vehicle's Gross Vehicle…

    Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the drawbars, free of charge. The recall began on October 24, 2016. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-848-9216. Forest River's number…

    Model years: 2016, 2017

Other Forest River models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.