By year
Owner complaints about Prime Time vehicles peaked at 5 in 2018
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2015 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Prime Time
The complete NHTSA record for Prime Time vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Prime Time recalls are filed by Forest River, part of Prime Time.
Owner complaints in the last five years217 on file in all, across 10 models
Recall campaigns229 in five years
Severity index5.9Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations08 service bulletins
Components
Wheels draws the most owner complaints about Prime Time vehicles, 27% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The Crusader has the most complaints of any Prime Time model
Every Prime Time model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crusader | 2015 to 2026 | 8 | 12.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Spartan | 2015 to 2018 | 3 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Lacrosse | 2018 to 2023 | 3 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tracer | 2018 to 2022 | 2 | 0.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Navi | 2019 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sanibel | 2015 to 2023 | 0 | None | 15 | 0 |
| Wildcat | 2017 to 2018 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Fury | 2018 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Impression | 2019 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Ozark | 2022 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Prime Time product
- 26V-295 May 11, 2026
Waste water holding tank ventilation pipe may end inside the trailer, allowing sewer gas to enter the cabin
Equipment · 27 vehicles - 24V-116 Feb 16, 2024
Hitch (pin box) may not be sufficient for the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) and may fail
Trailer hitches · 408 vehicles - 23V-262 Apr 13, 2023
Solar panel mounting hardware may become loose and pull through the slot in the panel
Equipment · 2,616 vehicles - 22V-586 Aug 5, 2022
Tail light may be located too close to the water heater exhaust, which can cause the tail light lens to melt and the light to become inoperative
Equipment · 22 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-486 Jul 8, 2022
Electric retractable awning has a welded seam on the fabric that may separate, potentially allowing the awning to drop beyond normal operation
Equipment · 20k vehicles - 22V-410 Jun 9, 2022
Step treads are inadequately secured to the step brackets
Equipment · 607 vehicles - 22V-243 Apr 13, 2022
Quick disconnect fittings in the LP gas system may be cracked, causing a gas leak
Equipment · 99k vehicles - 22V-004 Jan 7, 2022
Due to a manufacturing issue, the tires may experience a belt separation
Tires · 1,164 vehicles - 21V-575 Jul 28, 2021
Tail light is located too close to the water heater exhaust, which may cause the tail light to become distorted and fail
Lighting · 29 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.