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2006 Forest River Forester Recalls, Complaints & Specs

1 safety recall lists the 2006 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 2006 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.

  1. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 08V346000 Reported 107,417 vehicles potentially affected FOREST RIVER, INC.

    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 2006 Forest River Forester have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 35,586 miles. Complaints peaked in 2018 with 1 filed that year.

Most-reported components

What owners are reporting

“Tl* the contact owns a 2006 forest river forester equipped with ironman tires, size: lt225/75r16 (na). While driving 50 MPH, the interior passenger side tire blew out. The contact coasted the vehicle”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, October 23, 2018 · Tires

Compare Forest River Forester model years

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

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1997 Forest River Forester10
1998 Forest River Forester10
1999 Forest River Forester10
2000 Forest River Forester10
2001 Forest River Forester11
2002 Forest River Forester10
2003 Forest River Forester20
2004 Forest River Forester23
2005 Forest River Forester11
2006 Forest River Forester11
2010 Forest River Forester10
2011 Forest River Forester10
2012 Forest River Forester11
2013 Forest River Forester40
2014 Forest River Forester33
2015 Forest River Forester16
2016 Forest River Forester37
2017 Forest River Forester22
2018 Forest River Forester31
2019 Forest River Forester21
2020 Forest River Forester30
2021 Forest River Forester52
2022 Forest River Forester32
2023 Forest River Forester41
2024 Forest River Forester21
2025 Forest River Forester21
2026 Forest River Forester20
2027 Forest River Forester10

Checking a specific 2006 Forest River Forester

How do I know if my 2006 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 2006 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

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.