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Forest River Palomino Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 6 safety recalls and 16 owner complaints across 9 model years of the Forest River Palomino (2015–2025). The most-complained-about year is 2015.

6
safety recalls, all years
16
owner complaints, all years
2018
year with most recalls
2015
year with most complaints

Pick your Forest River Palomino model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2025 Forest River Palomino11
2024 Forest River Palomino11
2021 Forest River Palomino13
2020 Forest River Palomino11
2019 Forest River Palomino21
2018 Forest River Palomino22
2017 Forest River Palomino12
2016 Forest River Palomino02
2015 Forest River Palomino03

What Forest River Palomino owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 16 complaints with NHTSA. The 2015 model year has the most, with 3.

All Forest River Palomino recalls (6)

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

  1. Lines and fittings (equipment)

    NHTSA 24V803000 Reported 4 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc (Forest River) is recalling certain 2025 Palomino recreational vehicles. The axle equalizer may contact and damage the LP gas manifold, causing a propane leak.

    Remedy: Dealers will relocate the LP gas manifold, free of charge. All vehicles are still on dealer lots. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 269-432-3246. Forest River's number for this recall is 400-1857.

    Model years: 2025

  2. 12v/24v/48v battery (electrical system)

    NHTSA 23V638000 Reported 39 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024 Palomino hardside, softside, and real-lite truck campers. An unnecessary charge line may have been connected to the lithium battery.

    Remedy: Dealers will disconnect the charge line and install bell caps, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed October 25, 2023. Owners may contact Palomino customer service at 1-269-432-3271.…

    Model years: 2024

  3. Tv/radio/speakers (equipment) and recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 20V656000 Reported 1,150 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Palomino trailers. The antenna wing may not be properly secured to the roof, allowing it to detach from the roof while moving.

    Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will inspect, repair or replace the antenna, free of charge. The recall began November 23, 2020. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-269-432-3271. Forest…

    Model years: 2019, 2020, 2021

  4. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 18V468000 Reported 38 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019 Forest River Palomino hardside truck campers. The Federal Placard incorrectly states the dry weight as 1,591lbs, when the correct dry weight is 2,405lbs. This error may result in the vehicle being overloaded.

    Remedy: Forest River has notified owners, and dealers will replace the incorrect Federal Placard with a corrected Placard, free of charge. The recall began on July 23, 2018. Owners may contact Palomino customer service at…

    Model years: 2019

  5. Integrated jack/leveler/stabilizer (equipment)

    NHTSA 18V051000 Reported 1,349 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018 Rockwood and Flagstaff, and Coachmen Freedom Express recreational trailers and 2017-2018 Palomino and XLR ToyHauler and Coachmen Viking recreational trailers equipped with a Smart-Jack model power tongue jack. The laminated plastic touch pad on the jack may crack or separate…

    Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and a Forest River or a Lippert dealer will replace the power tongue jack, free of charge. The recall began on February 20, 2018. Rockwood and Flagstaff Owners may contact Forest River…

    Model years: 2017, 2018

  6. Labels (equipment) and tires

    NHTSA 17V319000 Reported 9 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018 Palomino recreational trailers, model PAT251RBSS. The Federal Placard does not list the correct tire size, tire pressure, and rim size information of ST205/75R14C tires requiring 50 PSI and a rim size of 14X5.5JJ. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of…

    Remedy: Forest River will notify owners and will provide a corrected Federal placard, free of charge. The recall began on May 31, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-269-432-3271. Forest River's number…

    Model years: 2018

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.