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Forest River Wildcat

Every Forest River Wildcat model year on file, 2015 to 2024. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years92 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years92015 to 2024
Recall campaigns13Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins9Summed across model years
By model year

The 2015 model year drew the most complaints, 4, 44% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

012342015420162017201820192021202220232024
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Wheels leads the Forest River Wildcat complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Wheels
4
Brakes
2
Suspension
2
Electrical system
2
Stability and traction control
1
Structure
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Forest River Wildcat model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Forest River Wildcat by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2024Not decoded0NoneNone102
2023Not decoded0NoneNone001
2022Not decoded0NoneNone301
2021Not decoded0NoneNone403
2019Not decoded0NoneNone202
2018Trailer20.0200300
2017Trailer20.0100300
2016Trailer10.0100300
2015Not decoded450.0400300
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Forest River Wildcat

  • 24V-272 Apr 17, 2024
    LED backlight circuit board in the cooktop range may fail, causing the board to overheat
    Equipment · 4,480 vehicles
  • 24V-265 Apr 12, 2024
    Operator may utilize the rear towing hitch without locking the turning point fifth wheel hitch into the "Conventional Transport" position
    Trailer hitches · 100 vehicles
  • 22V-556 Jul 29, 2022
    Electric retractable awning has a welded seam on the fabric that may separate, potentially allowing the awning to drop beyond normal operation
    Equipment · 49k vehicles
  • 22V-243 Apr 13, 2022
    Quick disconnect fittings in the LP gas system may be cracked, causing a gas leak
    Equipment · 99k vehicles
  • 21V-145 Mar 8, 2021
    Spare tire carrier may be installed incorrectly, allowing it to detach from the vehicle
    Equipment · 309 vehicles
  • 21V-141 Mar 5, 2021
    Furnace flue may become misaligned due to insufficient furnace hold screws that allow movement during travel
    Equipment · 21 vehicles
  • 21V-059 Feb 8, 2021
    Safety chains do not meet the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) and could potentially break
    Equipment · 53 vehicles
  • 18V-550 Aug 21, 2018
    Break-away safety switch may not have been wired to a constant power source, and, as a result, the switch may be inadvertently disconnected from…
    Electrical system · 5,847 vehicles
  • 18V-361 Jun 1, 2018
    These trailers were equipped with Load Range D tires instead of Load Range E tires
    Tires · 31 vehicles
  • 17V-756 Nov 22, 2017
    These extinguishers may become clogged, preventing the extinguisher from discharging as expected or excessive force may be needed to activate the…
    Equipment · 366k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.