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Forest River Cargo Mate Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 7 owner complaints across 6 model years of the Forest River Cargo Mate (2008–2023). The most-complained-about year is 2008.

2
safety recalls, all years
7
owner complaints, all years
2008
year with most recalls
2008
year with most complaints

Pick your Forest River Cargo Mate model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2023 Forest River Cargo Mate01
2022 Forest River Cargo Mate11
2021 Forest River Cargo Mate10
2020 Forest River Cargo Mate10
2019 Forest River Cargo Mate10
2008 Forest River Cargo Mate15

What Forest River Cargo Mate owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA. The 2008 model year has the most, with 5.

All Forest River Cargo Mate recalls (2)

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

  1. Winch (equipment) and electrical system

    NHTSA 23V182000 Reported 20 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019-2023 Continental Cargo, 2019-2022 Cargo Mate, and 2020 Cross Bow cargo trailers, equipped with certain Warn Winches with a wireless handheld remote. Water may enter the handheld remote control for the winch and cause circuit board corrosion, which can allow the winch to operate…

    Remedy: Forest River will work with Warn Industries, Inc. to provide owners instructions on how to inspect the remote for corrosion and disable the wireless function by removing the battery pack from the remote. If corrosion…

    Model years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

  2. Non-powered axle assembly (suspension)

    NHTSA 15V390000 Reported 44 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2013 XLR and Vengeance, 2010 Sandpiper, 2004 Auto Plus, 2008 Cargo Mate and 2015-2016 Hydra-Lift trailers. In the affected trailers, the studs that are used to attach the wheels to the axle hubs may break.

    Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace any affected wheel hub, free of charge. The recall began on July 8, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-534-3167. Forest River's…

    Model years: 2008

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.