Forest River ColumbusYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 9 owner complaints and 8 safety recalls on record for the Forest River Columbus.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints9Top: Structure Safety recalls82013–2024 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Forest River Columbus years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Columbus median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2024Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2022Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls 2021Not rated–/1001 complaint · 4 recalls 2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2019Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2018Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall 2017Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall 2015Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2014Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2013Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Forest River Columbus problems

All model years combined: 9 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

7Structure

2Suspension

1Equipment

1Tires

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Structure	7	0
Suspension	2	0
Equipment	1	0
Tires	1	0

8 recalls

Forest River Columbus recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Equipment: electrical24V-272 · 2021 · Apr 17, 2024 · 4,480 vehicles Structure23V-289 · 2022 · Apr 24, 2023 · 137 vehicles Lpg systems: lines and fittings22V-243 · 2021–2022 · Apr 13, 2022 · 99,190 vehicles Wiring: switches/knobs/buttons21V-374 · 2021 · May 21, 2021 · 93 vehicles Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer21V-371 · 2021 · May 20, 2021 · 309 vehicles Emergency: escape/egress/exit19V-583 · 2020 · Aug 9, 2019 · 39 vehicles Trailer hitches19V-078 · 2019 · Feb 11, 2019 · 54 vehicles Tires17V-282 · 2017–2018 · Apr 26, 2017 · 71 vehicles