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Forest River Work and Play Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 12 safety recalls and 8 owner complaints across 26 model years of the Forest River Work and Play (1997–2026). The most-complained-about year is 2010.

12
safety recalls, all years
8
owner complaints, all years
2024
year with most recalls
2010
year with most complaints

Pick your Forest River Work and Play model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2026 Forest River Work and Play10
2025 Forest River Work and Play10
2024 Forest River Work and Play30
2023 Forest River Work and Play20
2022 Forest River Work and Play20
2021 Forest River Work and Play11
2020 Forest River Work and Play20
2019 Forest River Work and Play01
2017 Forest River Work and Play10
2016 Forest River Work and Play20
2015 Forest River Work and Play11
2014 Forest River Work and Play21
2013 Forest River Work and Play20
2012 Forest River Work and Play10
2011 Forest River Work and Play21
2010 Forest River Work and Play12
2006 Forest River Work and Play10
2005 Forest River Work and Play10
2004 Forest River Work and Play11
2003 Forest River Work and Play20
2002 Forest River Work and Play10
2001 Forest River Work and Play10
2000 Forest River Work and Play10
1999 Forest River Work and Play10
1998 Forest River Work and Play10
1997 Forest River Work and Play10

What Forest River Work and Play owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA. The 2010 model year has the most, with 2.

All Forest River Work and Play recalls (12)

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

  1. Door (structure) and recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 26V020000 Reported 515 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2023-2026 Forest River Work and Play, 2024-2026 East to West Takoda, Coachmen Chaparral, 2025-2026 Shasta Phoenix, 2023-2025 Forest River Riverstone, 2022-2026 Coachmen Adrenaline, and 2025 Forest River Cedar Creek fifth wheel travel trailers. The ramp door may break away from the…

    Remedy: Dealers will install additional support brackets, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 18, 2026. Owners may contact Coachmen Adrenaline & Work and Play customer service at 1-574-825-6302,…

    Model years: 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

  2. Electrical system

    NHTSA 23V773000 Reported 559 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024 Coachmen Adrenaline, Apex, Freedom Express, Remote, Spirit, and Forest River Work and Play travel trailers. The electrical plug blade openings (narrow hot blade and wider neutral blade) may be reversed on one of the two receptacle outlet faces, which can cause outlet failure.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the incorrect receptacles, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 27, 2023. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at 1-574-825-4995. Coachmen Apex and Apex…

    Model years: 2024

  3. Exterior lighting

    NHTSA 23V738000 Reported 2,235 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018-2024 Coachmen Adrenaline and 2020-2024 Work and Play fifth wheels and travel trailers. The side marker lights may not reflect light as intended, which can make it difficult for other drivers to see the trailer. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of…

    Remedy: Dealers will install reflector stickers, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 5, 2023. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at 1-574-825-6302. Forest River's number for this…

    Model years: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

  4. Lines and fittings (equipment)

    NHTSA 22V243000 Reported 99,190 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Coachmen Adrenaline, Apex, Catalina, Freedom Express, Spirit, East to West Alta, Della Terra, Silver Lake, Forest River Cedar Creek, Cherokee, Columbus, Flagstaff, Impression, Ozark, Rockwood, Sabre, Salem, Sandstorm, Shockwave, Stealth, Stealth Evo, Vengeance, Vibe,…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the quick disconnect and perform a LP system check, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 20, 2022. Owners may contact the applicable customer service number for their vehicle…

    Model years: 2022

  5. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment) and electrical system: wiring

    NHTSA 19V482000 Reported 6 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2020 Work and Play fifthwheel (WPF33W17) trailers. The 12V and 110V cables for an optional generator may not be isolated from objects stored in the generator compartment, which can result in an electrical short.

    Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will isolate the wires in the generator compartment so that they can't short, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin July 31, 2019. Owners may contact Forest River…

    Model years: 2020

  6. Lines and fittings (equipment)

    NHTSA 16V450000 Reported 175 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Flagstaff recreational trailers manufactured August 11, 2015, through October 27, 2015, and Work N' Play recreational trailers manufactured from October 25, 2015, through May 6, 2016. The MB Sturgis liquid propane (LP) regulator on these vehicles may allow…

    Remedy: Forest River will notify owners. A remedy plan has not been determined. The recall began on August 1, 2016. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-888-291-6665. Forest River's number for this recall is…

    Model years: 2016, 2017

  7. 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

  8. Equipment

    NHTSA 13V203000 Reported 9,526 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Forest River models Blue Ridge, Cardinal, Cherokee, Columbus, EVO, Georgetown, Flagstaff, Forester, Lexington, Puma, Rockwood, Sabre, Salem, Sandpiper, Sandstorm, Sierra, Stealth, Sunseeker, Wildcat, Wildwood, Work and Play and XLR; Coachmen models Brookstone, Catalina, Chaparral,…

    Remedy: Forest River will notify owners and Dometic staff will replace the affected motors with motors of a different design. The safety recall began on July 29, 2013. Owners may contact Forest River at 1-574-389-4600 or…

    Model years: 2013, 2014

  9. Wheels

    NHTSA 10V648000 Reported 53 vehicles potentially affected FOREST RIVER, INC.

    Forest river is recalling certain model year 2011 surveyor travel trailers, crusader fifth wheel trailers, rance aluminum cargo trailers, and work and play toy hauler trailers equipped with 15" x 6" white spoke or modular design steel wheels with a six hole bolt pattern. Some of the wheels may have inadequate weld penetration between…

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the wheels on the suspect vehicles and repair the trailers free of charge. The safety recall began on january 14, 2011. Owners may contact forest river at 574-389-4600.

    Model years: 2011

  10. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 10V325000 Reported 250 vehicles potentially affected FOREST RIVER, INC.

    Forest river is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 work and play travel and fifth wheels trailers manufactured from february 26, 2009 through june 14, 2010. The egress window may stick or require more than 20 pounds of pressure to open.

    Remedy: Dealers will make the necessary repairs free of charge. The safety recall began on july 19, 2010. Owners may contact work and play customer service at 1-574-533-8460.

    Model years: 2010, 2011

  11. 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.…

    Model years: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

  12. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 07V085000 Reported 128,000 vehicles potentially affected FOREST RIVER, INC.

    Certain recreational vehicles equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, 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 will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 06e076). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free…

    Model years: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

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.