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Forest River Prime Time Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 5 safety recalls and 4 owner complaints across 4 model years of the Forest River Prime Time (2016–2019). The most-complained-about year is 2016.

5
safety recalls, all years
4
owner complaints, all years
2018
year with most recalls
2016
year with most complaints

Pick your Forest River Prime Time model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2019 Forest River Prime Time20
2018 Forest River Prime Time30
2017 Forest River Prime Time11
2016 Forest River Prime Time13

What Forest River Prime Time owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA. The 2016 model year has the most, with 3.

All Forest River Prime Time recalls (5)

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

  1. Non-powered axle assembly (suspension)

    NHTSA 18V624000 Reported 935 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019 Coachmen Catalina and Apex travel trailers and Forest River Shasta, Wildwood, Salem, Vibe, Sierra, Sandpiper, XLR and Prime Time travel trailers. The axles may be missing inner bearing races on the hubs, which can cause the bearing to burnout or cause the hub to overheat.

    Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective hubs with new hubs or replace the axles, free of charge. The recall began October 9, 2018. For customer service, Catalina owners may contact…

    Model years: 2019

  2. Labels (equipment) and tires

    NHTSA 18V414000 Reported 301 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Forest River Prime Time recreational trailers. The Federal Placard incorrectly states that the tire pressure should be 65PSI when the correct tire pressure is 80PSI. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard…

    Remedy: Forest River will notify owners and will provide a corrected Federal Placard, free of charge. The recall began on July 24, 2018. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-862-1025. Forest River's number…

    Model years: 2016, 2017, 2018

  3. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 18V413000 Reported 435 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019 Forest River Prime Time recreational trailers. The stove is not isolated from the furnace return air, which potentially causes an inverted flame on the cooktop.

    Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a panel to separate the stove top from the furnace return air feed, free of charge. The recall began July 18, 2018. Owners may contact Forest River customer…

    Model years: 2019

  4. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 18V270000 Reported 7 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018 Forest River Prime Time recreational trailers, model WCF35MB. The Federal Placard states an incorrect Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) which incorrectly calculated an incorrect Cargo Carrying Capacity (CCC) to indicate a negative CCC in pounds. As such, these vehicles fail to…

    Remedy: Forest River has notified owners and provided Federal Placards with corrected information, free of charge. The recall began on May 3, 2018. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-862-2589. Forest…

    Model years: 2018

  5. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 17V514000 Reported 33 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018 Prime Time recreational trailers, models WCF32WB, WCF34WB, and WCF37WB. The Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) on the Federal Placard is listed as 6,160lbs when the axle is only rated for 6,000lbs. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567,…

    Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the incorrect Federal Placard and Cargo Carrying Capacity label, free of charge. The recall began on September 8, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer…

    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.