Forest River R-PODYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 54 owner complaints and 14 safety recalls on record for the Forest River R-POD.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints54Top: Structure Safety recalls142009–2027 model years

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

Best & worst years

Forest River R-POD 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 R-POD 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 · 4 recalls 2024Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls 2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2022Not rated–/1004 complaints · 3 recalls 2021Not rated–/1008 complaints · 0 recalls 2020Not rated–/1008 complaints · 3 recalls 2019Not rated–/1009 complaints · 2 recalls 2018Not rated–/10010 complaints · 1 recall 2017Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls 2016Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall 2015Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls 2012Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2011Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall 2010Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall 2009Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Forest River R-POD problems

All model years combined: 54 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

19Structure

9Tires

6Electrical system2 crash/fire/injury

5Suspension1 crash/fire/injury

3Visibility/wiper

2Service brakes

1Service brakes, hydraulic

1Visibility

1Wheels

22 other systems

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	19	0
Tires	9	0
Electrical system	6	2
Suspension	5	1
Visibility/wiper	3	0
Service brakes	2	0
Service brakes, hydraulic	1	0
Visibility	1	0
Wheels	1	0
2 other systems	2	0

14 recalls

Forest River R-POD 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-398 · 2025–2027 · Jun 22, 2026 · 1,824 vehicles Springs: coil springs26V-336 · 2024 · May 26, 2026 · 200 vehicles Other: labels25V-707 · 2025 · Oct 17, 2025 · 23 vehicles Lpg systems: tank assembly24V-929 · 2025 · Dec 13, 2024 · 116 vehicles Equipment24V-616 · 2025 · Aug 16, 2024 · 6 vehicles Suspension: critical fasteners24V-029 · 2023–2024 · Jan 19, 2024 · 2,315 vehicles Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer22V-556 · 2022 · Jul 29, 2022 · 49,295 vehicles Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer22V-486 · 2022 · Jul 8, 2022 · 19,911 vehicles Other: labels22V-450 · 2022 · Jun 24, 2022 · 205 vehicles Sewage/black: pipe/fittings20V-763 · 2018–2020 · Dec 10, 2020 · 2,828 vehicles Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer20V-075 · 2020 · Feb 12, 2020 · 4,464 vehicles Electrical system: wiring19V-356 · 2019–2020 · May 10, 2019 · 1,346 vehicles

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