Forest River VibeYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 20 owner complaints and 14 safety recalls on record for the Forest River Vibe.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints20Top: Structure 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 Vibe 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 Vibe median. Tap a year for its full report.

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

Complaints by system

Most common Forest River Vibe problems

All model years combined: 20 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

7Structure

7Suspension1 crash/fire/injury

5Wheels

4Tires

2Equipment

1Service brakes

1Equipment adaptive/mobility

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	7	1
Wheels	5	0
Tires	4	0
Equipment	2	0
Service brakes	1	0
Equipment adaptive/mobility	1	0

14 recalls

Forest River Vibe recalls

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

Lpg systems: furnace26V-563 · 2027 · Sep 1, 2026 · 5 vehicles Appliance: oven/stove/cooktop24V-823 · 2025 · Nov 1, 2024 · 287 vehicles Suspension: multiple axle24V-388 · 2024 · Jun 3, 2024 · 45 vehicles Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer22V-556 · 2022 · Jul 29, 2022 · 49,295 vehicles Lpg systems: lines and fittings22V-243 · 2021–2022 · Apr 13, 2022 · 99,190 vehicles Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer22V-143 · 2022 · Mar 11, 2022 · 645 vehicles Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer20V-269 · 2020–2021 · May 13, 2020 · 22 vehicles Service brakes, electric20V-049 · 2020 · Jan 29, 2020 · 218 vehicles Axle: non-powered axle assembly18V-624 · 2019 · Sep 13, 2018 · 935 vehicles Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery18V-550 · 2014–2019 · Aug 21, 2018 · 5,847 vehicles Recreational vehicle/trailer: lpg systems17V-573 · 2015–2018 · Sep 15, 2017 · 1,725 vehicles Other: labels17V-346 · 2016–2017 · May 26, 2017 · 11 vehicles

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