NHTSA lists 1 complaints for the 2015 Forest River Berkshire, 0 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-09.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as FOREST RIVER BERKSHIRE.
Model-generated complaint tags
These labels are model-generated, not NHTSA data.
Failure modes| Label | Count | Share of tagged | Mean confidence |
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| fire or overheating | 1 | 100.0% | 0.77 |
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Severities| Label | Count | Share of tagged | Mean confidence |
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| moderate | 1 | 100.0% | 0.80 |
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Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 1 tagged complaints of 1 complaints (100.0%).
Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.
Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.
Recalls
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3 recalls.
Date: 2017-11-22. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2003-2018 Forest River Berkshire, Charleston, Rockport, Cedar Creek, Cherokee, Riverstone, Salem, Sandpiper, Sierra, Vengeance, Wildcat, Wildwood, XLR Boost, Cargo Mate, Continental Cargo, motorhomes, recreational trailers, toyhaulers, cargo trailers and restroom trailers and 2009-2018 Coachmen Mirada, Pursuit, Concord, Leprechaun, Freelander, (excerpt)
Consequence: In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury. (excerpt)
Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, instructing them to contact Kidde for a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall began on December 27, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-348-7440, or Kidde customer service toll free at 1-855-262-3540, or online at www.kidde.com and click on "Product Safety Recall" for more information. Forest River's number for thi (excerpt)
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Date: 2017-10-06. Systems: EXTERIOR LIGHTING.
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2014-2017 Berkshire XL and XLT buses. The headlights may shut off while switching from low beam to high beam settings, reducing visibility for the operator and other vehicles.
Consequence: If the headlights shut off while driving, decreasing or causing a full loss of visibility, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a supplemental wiring harness that will stop the headlights from shutting off unexpectedly, free of charge. The recall began on October 31, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-295-2117. Forest River's number for this recall is 40-0241.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Date: 2015-11-19. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2012-2016 Berkshire, Charleston, Legacy, Dynamax, XLR, Continental Cargo, Work & Play, Shockwave, and Coachmen Brookstone recreational vehicles and toy haulers, equipped with Atwood on demand water heaters, models OD45, OD50, and OD50CW, manufactured January 2, 2012, to August 13, 2015. The affected water heaters have a water and g (excerpt)
Consequence: The overheating of the water may result in the release of steam, possibly causing the operator is to scald themselves and increasing the risk of injury. (excerpt)
Remedy: Forest River will notify owners of a field remedy as provided by Atwood to the Dealerships and O.E.M. A. Inspection and installation instructions for the remedy, to be used and applied only by qualified service center personnel. B. Installation of a water flow adjustment STOP KEY that prevents the adjustment of the water flow down below .5gal/min. C. The addition of a star or lock washer to secure (excerpt)
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Manufacturer communications
3 manufacturer communications.
Communications by system| System | Count |
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| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 2 |
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| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 |
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| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 |
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11022491
Date: 2025-08-29. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
Generic drawings to help service centers trouble shoot vehicles.
11021496
Date: 2025-07-31. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
Generic drawings to aid in trouble shooting components,
10118742
Date: 2017-09-04. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EXTERIOR LIGHTING.
Berkshire XL & Berkshire XLT models use a shutter style headlight. With this style of headlight we have seen sporadic failures of the headlight system. When switching from bright to dim one of the headlights on occasion will shut off for 3-5 seconds prior to turning back on.