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Forest River Dynamax Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 5 safety recalls and 6 owner complaints across 8 model years of the Forest River Dynamax (2012–2020). The most-complained-about year is 2015.

5
safety recalls, all years
6
owner complaints, all years
2013
year with most recalls
2015
year with most complaints

Pick your Forest River Dynamax model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2020 Forest River Dynamax01
2018 Forest River Dynamax20
2017 Forest River Dynamax21
2016 Forest River Dynamax20
2015 Forest River Dynamax33
2014 Forest River Dynamax30
2013 Forest River Dynamax31
2012 Forest River Dynamax10

What Forest River Dynamax owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA. The 2015 model year has the most, with 3.

All Forest River Dynamax recalls (5)

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

  1. Exhaust system (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 17V724000 Reported 583 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Dynamax recreational vehicles, models ISC24FWM, ISC24RWM, ISC24FWMCD and ISC24CBM. If the vehicle is parked with the engine running, carbon monoxide may enter the passenger cabin through open windows or other openings in the floor.

    Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install stainless steel exhaust tips to lengthen the exhaust, free of charge. The began on December 14, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at…

    Model years: 2017, 2018

  2. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 17V513000 Reported 184 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018 Forest River Dynamax, Forester, Sunseeker, and Coachmen Prism vehicles built on Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans. The affected vehicles have tire labels on the B-pillar that list a tire pressure that is too low. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR…

    Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and authorized Mercedes-Benz or Freightliner Sprinter dealers will inspect and replace the tire pressure label with correct tire inflation pressure, free of charge. The recall began on…

    Model years: 2018

  3. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 16V552000 Reported 1,330 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2013-2017 Dynamax and Coachmen Pursuit recreational vehicles and 2016-2017 Freelander and Orion recreational vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with shower curtains that may not adequately resist catching fire in the presence of an ignition source. As such,…

    Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the shower curtains with curtains made with fire retardant, free of charge. The recall began on September 12, 2016. Owners may contact Dynamax customer service…

    Model years: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

  4. Water heater (equipment)

    NHTSA 15V771000 Reported 489 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2012-2016 Berkshire, Charleston, Legacy, Dynamax, XLR, Continental Cargo, Work & Play, Shockwave, and Coachmen Brookstone recreational vehicles and toy haulers, equipped with Atwood on demand water heaters, models OD45, OD50, and OD50CW, manufactured January 2, 2012, to…

    Remedy: Forest River will notify owners of a field remedy as provided by Atwood to the Dealerships and O.E.M. A. Inspection and installation instructions for the remedy, to be used and applied only by qualified service center…

    Model years: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

  5. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 15V273000 Reported 689 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Dynamax, 2014 Cardinal trailers, and 2015 Cedar Creek, Sierra and Sandpiper trailers. In the affected vehicles, a rivet for the quad entry steps may shear and fail, causing the steps to give when being used.

    Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will remove the rivets and the step sections will be bolted together, free of charge. The recall began on June 11, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at…

    Model years: 2013, 2014, 2015

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.