Forest River FreelanderYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 2 owner complaints and 8 safety recalls on record for the Forest River Freelander.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints2Top: Equipment Safety recalls82013–2027 model years

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

Best & worst years

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

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2027Too new–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2026Too new–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2025Too new–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls 2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2017Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall 2016Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall 2013Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Forest River Freelander problems

All model years combined: 2 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

1Equipment

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
Equipment	1	0

8 recalls

Forest River Freelander recalls

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

Electrical system: wiring26V-503 · 2027 · Aug 3, 2026 · 21 vehicles Electrical system: wiring26V-013 · 2026 · Jan 16, 2026 · 16 vehicles Delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings25V-486 · 2025–2026 · Jul 25, 2025 · 534 vehicles Exterior lighting: tail lights24V-895 · 2025 · Nov 27, 2024 · 17 vehicles Other: labels24V-581 · 2025 · Aug 6, 2024 · 20 vehicles Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel19V-736 · 2020 · Oct 16, 2019 · 364 vehicles Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer16V-552 · 2016–2017 · Jul 25, 2016 · 1,330 vehicles Electrical system: ignition13V-037 · 2013 · Feb 1, 2013