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Forest River Cascade Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 2 owner complaints across 10 model years of the Forest River Cascade (2015–2026). The most-complained-about year is 2016.

4
safety recalls, all years
2
owner complaints, all years
2018
year with most recalls
2016
year with most complaints

Pick your Forest River Cascade model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2026 Forest River Cascade10
2025 Forest River Cascade10
2024 Forest River Cascade10
2021 Forest River Cascade01
2020 Forest River Cascade10
2019 Forest River Cascade10
2018 Forest River Cascade20
2017 Forest River Cascade10
2016 Forest River Cascade11
2015 Forest River Cascade10

What Forest River Cascade owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA. The 2016 model year has the most, with 1.

All Forest River Cascade recalls (4)

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

  1. Electrical system: wiring

    NHTSA 26V039000 Reported 247 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2026 Cascade, Cherokee, and Campsite Reserve recreational trailers. The 7-way connector may have been incorrectly wired to a breaker without over-current protection.

    Remedy: Dealers will correct the wiring, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 4, 2026. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-260-499-2100. Forest River's number for this…

    Model years: 2026

  2. Step/ladder (structure)

    NHTSA 25V245000 Reported 4,179 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Coachmen Catalina, Forest River Aurora, Cascade, Cedar Creek, Cherokee, Sandpiper, Sierra, 2025 Campsite Reserve, Impression, Pause, Puma, Sabre, Salem, Vengeance, and Wildwood fifth wheel and travel trailers, equipped with a removable step assembly. The clip-on bracket…

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and repair or replace the clip-on bracket as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 28, 2025. Owners may contact customer service at Aurora & Catalina…

    Model years: 2024, 2025

  3. Trailer hitches

    NHTSA 19V844000 Reported 328 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Cascade and Cherokee travel trailers. The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of the vehicle exceeds the GVWR of the trailer hitch coupler, potentially resulting in the coupler failing and the trailer detaching.

    Remedy: Forest River will notify owners and dealers will replace the coupler, free of charge. The recall began February 17, 2020. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-260-499-2100 or 1-541-995-3447. Forest…

    Model years: 2018, 2019, 2020

  4. Electrical system: wiring

    NHTSA 17V838000 Reported 3,297 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Cascade and Cherokee recreational trailers. The trailer wiring may have been improperly routed, allowing the wires to be pinched between the chassis and the vehicle body.

    Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the trailers, rerouting the wires, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on February 7, 2018. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at…

    Model years: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

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.