2012 Forest River Cedar Creek Recalls, Complaints & Specs

2 safety recalls list the 2012 Forest River Cedar Creek, and owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

safety recalls

owner complaints to NHTSA

2 safety recalls for the 2012 Forest River Cedar Creek

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

Charger low voltage battery (equipment)

NHTSA 24V395000 Reported June 4, 2024 41,353 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2004-2024 Cedar Creek and 2006-2024 Puma fifth wheels trailers. The overcurrent protection from the trailer battery may have been incorrectly routed, allowing the wires to be pulled out of the junction box.

Remedy: Dealers will reroute the wires to the protected side of the mini-beaker, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 10, 2024. Owners may contact Puma customer service at 1-574-642-0588 or Cedar Creek…
Equipment

NHTSA 17V756000 Reported November 22, 2017 365,885 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2003-2018 Forest River Berkshire, Charleston, Rockport, Cedar Creek, Cherokee, Riverstone, Salem, Sandpiper, Sierra, Vengeance, Wildcat, Wildwood, XLR Boost, Cargo Mate, Continental Cargo, motorhomes, recreational trailers, toyhaulers, cargo trailers and restroom trailers and…

Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, instructing them to contact Kidde for a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall began on December 27, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at…

4 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 2012 Forest River Cedar Creek have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 2,327 miles. Complaints peaked in 2014 with 2 filed that year.

Most-reported components

Wheels2
Suspension1
Tires1

What owners are reporting

“Three tires have various stages of steel coming out of the side between the tread and sidewall with only 4000 miles of use. Tire brand is trail express power touring 235/80/16 supplied by lions head t”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, August 31, 2016 · Wheels

“While returning home from a trip we were notified by another driver we had just lost a tire. Once we pulled over we found that the entire wheel had sheared off the hub. After limping the trailer off t”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, April 12, 2015 · Wheels

Compare Forest River Cedar Creek model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Forest River Cedar Creek model year in NHTSA's database.

Model year	Recalls	Complaints
1997 Forest River Cedar Creek	1	0
1998 Forest River Cedar Creek	1	0
1999 Forest River Cedar Creek	1	0
2000 Forest River Cedar Creek	1	0
2001 Forest River Cedar Creek	1	1
2002 Forest River Cedar Creek	1	2
2003 Forest River Cedar Creek	4	1
2004 Forest River Cedar Creek	4	3
2005 Forest River Cedar Creek	4	1
2006 Forest River Cedar Creek	4	0
2007 Forest River Cedar Creek	2	1
2008 Forest River Cedar Creek	2	0
2009 Forest River Cedar Creek	3	2
2010 Forest River Cedar Creek	2	0
2011 Forest River Cedar Creek	2	2
2012 Forest River Cedar Creek	2	4
2013 Forest River Cedar Creek	3	0
2014 Forest River Cedar Creek	4	1
2015 Forest River Cedar Creek	4	0
2016 Forest River Cedar Creek	3	0
2017 Forest River Cedar Creek	4	3
2018 Forest River Cedar Creek	4	4
2019 Forest River Cedar Creek	3	2
2020 Forest River Cedar Creek	3	5
2021 Forest River Cedar Creek	2	6
2022 Forest River Cedar Creek	3	4
2023 Forest River Cedar Creek	1	4
2024 Forest River Cedar Creek	2	0
2025 Forest River Cedar Creek	4	2
2026 Forest River Cedar Creek	3	0

Checking a specific 2012 Forest River Cedar Creek

How do I know if my 2012 Forest River Cedar Creek has an open recall?

Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 2 campaigns currently list the 2012 Forest River Cedar Creek; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.

Is the recall repair free?

Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Forest River dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 17V756000).

What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?

A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.

Other Forest River models

Cherokee160 complaints
Georgetown134 complaints
Rockwood119 complaints
Wildwood112 complaints
Salem98 complaints
Flagstaff68 complaints
Cardinal61 complaints
R-Pod54 complaints

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.