1997 Forest River Cherokee Recalls, Complaints & Specs

1 safety recall lists the 1997 Forest River Cherokee. Check your own VIN below.

safety recall

owner complaints to NHTSA

1 safety recall for the 1997 Forest River Cherokee

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

Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

NHTSA 07V085000 Reported March 5, 2007 128,000 vehicles potentially affected FOREST RIVER, INC.

Certain recreational vehicles equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, may have a defect in the boiler tube. Pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present.

Remedy: Forest river will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 06e076). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free…

No owner complaints on file

NHTSA has no owner complaints on file for the 1997 Forest River Cherokee. For context, the average model year in NHTSA's database has dozens; a zero can mean a reliable vehicle, a rare one, or both.

Compare Forest River Cherokee model years

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

Model year	Recalls	Complaints
1997 Forest River Cherokee	1	0
1998 Forest River Cherokee	1	0
1999 Forest River Cherokee	1	1
2000 Forest River Cherokee	1	2
2001 Forest River Cherokee	1	0
2002 Forest River Cherokee	1	0
2003 Forest River Cherokee	3	1
2004 Forest River Cherokee	2	1
2005 Forest River Cherokee	2	2
2006 Forest River Cherokee	2	5
2007 Forest River Cherokee	2	0
2008 Forest River Cherokee	2	1
2009 Forest River Cherokee	2	1
2010 Forest River Cherokee	2	1
2011 Forest River Cherokee	2	0
2012 Forest River Cherokee	1	2
2013 Forest River Cherokee	3	2
2014 Forest River Cherokee	3	5
2015 Forest River Cherokee	2	6
2016 Forest River Cherokee	3	3
2017 Forest River Cherokee	6	11
2018 Forest River Cherokee	8	14
2019 Forest River Cherokee	6	9
2020 Forest River Cherokee	7	14
2021 Forest River Cherokee	3	49
2022 Forest River Cherokee	6	23
2023 Forest River Cherokee	1	3
2024 Forest River Cherokee	1	1
2025 Forest River Cherokee	4	1
2026 Forest River Cherokee	1	2

Checking a specific 1997 Forest River Cherokee

How do I know if my 1997 Forest River Cherokee 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. 1 campaign currently lists the 1997 Forest River Cherokee; your car may already have been repaired under it.

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 07V085000).

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

Georgetown134 complaints
Rockwood119 complaints
Wildwood112 complaints
Salem98 complaints
Flagstaff68 complaints
Cardinal61 complaints
R-Pod54 complaints
Wildcat54 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.