Forest River FR3Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 17 owner complaints and 14 safety recalls on record for the Forest River FR3.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints17Top: Exterior lighting Safety recalls142014–2027 model years

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

Best & worst years

Forest River FR3 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 FR3 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2027Too new–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2026Too new–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2025Too new–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2024Not rated–/1001 complaint · 3 recalls 2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls 2022Not rated–/1002 complaints · 3 recalls 2021Not rated–/1005 complaints · 3 recalls 2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls 2019Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls 2018Not rated–/1003 complaints · 2 recalls 2017Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls 2016Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls 2015Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall 2014Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Forest River FR3 problems

All model years combined: 17 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

4Exterior lighting

3Suspension

2Electrical system1 crash/fire/injury

2Equipment1 crash/fire/injury

2Structure

1Vehicle speed control

1Service brakes

1Steering

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
Exterior lighting	4	0
Suspension	3	0
Electrical system	2	1
Equipment	2	1
Structure	2	0
Vehicle speed control	1	0
Service brakes	1	0
Steering	1	0

14 recalls

Forest River FR3 recalls

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

Wiring: fuses and circuit breakers26V-704 · 2023–2027 · Oct 22, 2026 · 5,612 vehicles Appliance: air conditioner24V-771 · 2022–2025 · Nov 8, 2024 · 2,783 vehicles Lpg systems: tank assembly24V-103 · 2019–2024 · Feb 12, 2024 · 6,966 vehicles Equipment23V-262 · 2021 · Apr 13, 2023 · 2,616 vehicles Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer22V-556 · 2022–2023 · Jul 29, 2022 · 49,295 vehicles Electrical system: wiring20V-361 · 2021 · Jun 19, 2020 · 62 vehicles Trailer hitches19V-901 · 2020 · Dec 18, 2019 · 219 vehicles Trailer hitches19V-891 · 2020 · Dec 13, 2019 · 194 vehicles Equipment19V-481 · 2019–2020 · Jun 21, 2019 · 688 vehicles Visibility18V-768 · 2017–2019 · Oct 31, 2018 · 4,790 vehicles Doors: latch18V-234 · 2018–2019 · Apr 12, 2018 · 597 vehicles Equipment16V-828 · 2015–2017 · Nov 15, 2016 · 1,104 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 14 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the FR3

Nov 23, 2020
Trimark 060-1650 Door Latch FailuresPE20021 · 2016–2018 · closed Dec 13, 2024
No recall