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Forest River Avenger Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 10 safety recalls and 6 owner complaints across 10 model years of the Forest River Avenger (2013–2026). The most-complained-about year is 2017.

10
safety recalls, all years
6
owner complaints, all years
2022
year with most recalls
2017
year with most complaints

Pick your Forest River Avenger model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2026 Forest River Avenger10
2023 Forest River Avenger10
2022 Forest River Avenger30
2021 Forest River Avenger21
2020 Forest River Avenger01
2019 Forest River Avenger10
2018 Forest River Avenger11
2017 Forest River Avenger22
2014 Forest River Avenger11
2013 Forest River Avenger10

What Forest River Avenger owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA. The 2017 model year has the most, with 2.

All Forest River Avenger recalls (10)

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

  1. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 26V221000 Reported 173 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2026 Westbrook and Avenger travel trailers. The Federal Placard label may list an incorrect dry weight. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, “Tire Selection and Rims.”

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the label, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 17, 2026. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-260-499-2100. Forest River's number for this recall is…

    Model years: 2026

  2. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment) and structure

    NHTSA 22V750000 Reported 25 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2023 Prime Time Avenger AVT32BHS travel trailers. The supporting brackets for the rear bunkroom flip-up bunks may not be installed properly, which can cause the bunk to fail.

    Remedy: Dealers will reinstall the brackets, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed November 16, 2022. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-862-1025. Forest River's number for…

    Model years: 2023

  3. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 22V556000 Reported 49,295 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Coachmen Catalina, Cross Trail, Pursuit, Sportscoach, East to West Della Terra, Silver Lake, Forest River Forester, FR3, Sunseeker, Wildwood, 2022 Coachmen Adrenaline, Apex, Brookstone, Chaparral, Chapparral Lite, Clipper, Freedom Express, Independence Trail, Mirada,…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the fabric roll or complete awning, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 17, 2022. Owners may contact the customer service numbers listed in the recall report…

    Model years: 2022

  4. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 22V486000 Reported 19,911 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2022 Prime Time Avenger, Crusader, Lacrosse, Ozark, Tracer, Sanibel, East to West Della Terra, Silverlake, Forest River Cherokee, Flagstaff, IBEX, RPod, Rockwood, Salem, Sierra, Sandpiper, and Wildwood fifth wheel and travel trailers. The electric retractable awning has a welded…

    Remedy: Forest River will replace the awnings, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 17, 2022. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at the following numbers: 1-574-862-1025…

    Model years: 2022

  5. Lines and fittings (equipment)

    NHTSA 22V243000 Reported 99,190 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Coachmen Adrenaline, Apex, Catalina, Freedom Express, Spirit, East to West Alta, Della Terra, Silver Lake, Forest River Cedar Creek, Cherokee, Columbus, Flagstaff, Impression, Ozark, Rockwood, Sabre, Salem, Sandstorm, Shockwave, Stealth, Stealth Evo, Vengeance, Vibe,…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the quick disconnect and perform a LP system check, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 20, 2022. Owners may contact the applicable customer service number for their vehicle…

    Model years: 2021, 2022

  6. Trailer hitches

    NHTSA 20V330000 Reported 73 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021 Prime Time Avenger travel trailers. The safety chains that help prevent a total trailer separation may have been incorrectly attached to the trailer.

    Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and a dealer or service center will install the missing safety chain attaching hardware, free of charge. The recall began June 16, 2020. Owners may contact Forest River customer service…

    Model years: 2021

  7. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 18V534000 Reported 22 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019 Prime Time Tracer and Avenger travel trailers equipped with a Greystone oven. These ovens may be missing a diverter which can cause the countertop to get extremely hot.

    Remedy: Forest River will notify owners and dealers will install a diverter, free of charge. The recall began September 11, 2018. Owners may contact Prime Time customer service at 1-574-862-1025. Forest River's number for this…

    Model years: 2019

  8. Labels (equipment) and tires

    NHTSA 17V266000 Reported 32 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Prime Time Avenger motorhomes, model AVT31DBS. The Federal Placard on these vehicles only indicates that the rear tire size is ST225/75R15E tires with 80 PSI, when the placard should state that the front, rear, and spare tires are ST225/75R15E tires with 80 PSI. As such,…

    Remedy: Forest River will notify owners and will provide a corrected Federal placard, free of charge. The recall began on May 18, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-862-1025. Forest River's number…

    Model years: 2017, 2018

  9. Labels (equipment) and markings (tires)

    NHTSA 17V039000 Reported 165 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017 Prime Time Avenger recreational vehicles. The Federal Placards on these vehicles may indicate an incorrect tire and rim combination. The Federal Placard indicates ST225/75R15E tires with 80 PSI and a rim designation of 15X6.0JJ, while the subject vehicles' Federal Placard…

    Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a corrected Federal Placard, free of charge. The recall began on March 17, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-862-1025. Forest…

    Model years: 2017

  10. Equipment

    NHTSA 13V203000 Reported 9,526 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Forest River models Blue Ridge, Cardinal, Cherokee, Columbus, EVO, Georgetown, Flagstaff, Forester, Lexington, Puma, Rockwood, Sabre, Salem, Sandpiper, Sandstorm, Sierra, Stealth, Sunseeker, Wildcat, Wildwood, Work and Play and XLR; Coachmen models Brookstone, Catalina, Chaparral,…

    Remedy: Forest River will notify owners and Dometic staff will replace the affected motors with motors of a different design. The safety recall began on July 29, 2013. Owners may contact Forest River at 1-574-389-4600 or…

    Model years: 2013, 2014

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.