2005 Forest River Forester Recalls, Complaints & Specs
1 safety recall lists the 2005 Forest River Forester, and owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.
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1 safety recall for the 2005 Forest River Forester
Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.
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Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)
Forest river is recalling certain my 2003-2006 motor homes, fifth wheel and travel trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the dometic corporation. The refrigerator 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 is working with dometic to repair these refrigerators (please see 08e032). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge.…
1 owner complaint filed with NHTSA
Owners of the 2005 Forest River Forester have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 68,514 miles. Complaints peaked in 2015 with 1 filed that year.
Most-reported components
What owners are reporting
“We had two cooper discoverer at3 tires, size 225/75/16, that had 26,500 miles of use, peal the tread completely off within 100 miles of each other. They were part of a set of 4 on the duels of my ford”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, October 29, 2015 · Tires
Compare Forest River Forester model years
Recall and complaint counts for every Forest River Forester model year in NHTSA's database.
Checking a specific 2005 Forest River Forester
How do I know if my 2005 Forest River Forester 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 2005 Forest River Forester; 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 08V346000).
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.