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2020 Forest River Cedar Creek problems

NHTSA lists 5 complaints for the 2020 Forest River Cedar Creek, 1 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-10.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as FOREST RIVER CEDAR CREEK.

At a glance

Complaints
5
With crash
1
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
3
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
41,353
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
4

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
SUSPENSION240.0%
STRUCTURE120.0%
TIRES120.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER120.0%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
STRUCTUREBODY1

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags

These labels are model-generated, not NHTSA data.

Failure modes
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
mechanical failure480.0%0.87
structural or corrosion120.0%0.66
Severities
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
moderate480.0%0.90
high120.0%0.94

Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 5 tagged complaints of 5 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.

24V395000

Date: 2024-06-04. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2004-2024 Cedar Creek and 2006-2024 Puma fifth wheels trailers. The overcurrent protection from the trailer battery may have been incorrectly routed, allowing the wires to be pulled out of the junction box.

Consequence: A loose wire can cause a short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.

Remedy: Dealers will reroute the wires to the protected side of the mini-beaker, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 10, 2024. Owners may contact Puma customer service at 1-574-642-0588 or Cedar Creek customer service at 260-593-4000. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1786.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

21V523000

Date: 2021-07-09. Systems: EQUIPMENT, STRUCTURE.

Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Coachmen Cross Country, 2015 Coachmen Encore, 2016-2020 Coachmen Mirada, 2018-2021 Coachmen Sportscoach, 2019-2021 Forest River Berkshire, 2011-2016 Forest River Blue Ridge, 2014-2019 Forest River Cardinal, 2014-2020 Forest River Cedar Creek, 2014-2021 Forest River Georgetown, 2019 Forest River Legacy, and 2017-2018 Forest River Rive (excerpt)

Consequence: Adhesive failure may cause the vent portion of the window to detach, increasing the risk of a crash or injury. (excerpt)

Remedy: Dealers will inspect the windows, and replace the vent if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 2, 2021. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-8600. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1380. (excerpt)

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

20V070000

Date: 2020-02-10. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2020 Cedar Creek trailers. The residential stove may have been installed too close to the window valance, potentially resulting in a fire.

Consequence: A fire can increase the risk of an injury.

Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fabric valance with a non-combustible valance and reposition the stove to prevent the start of a fire, free of charge. The recall began March 5, 2020. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-260-593-4000. Forest River's number for this recall is 20-1136.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

4 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
EQUIPMENT2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1
POWER TRAIN1
STRUCTURE1

10208107

Date: 2022-02-15. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Per the TSB received from FireFly: Firefly Integrations has identified that fluid tank sensor readings will display 100% after being filled but will incorrectly change to 67% once the tanks have settled.

10178434

Date: 2020-08-05. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN.

Per the TSB received by Lippert Components, Inc.: This document outlines the inspection (and correction) of Thule Regal Awnings to determine if there is too much gap between the roll tube and end plates, which could cause the fabric to extend over the edge or the roll tube could shift along the axle

10176161

Date: 2020-05-06. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT, STRUCTURE.

As Per Lippert Components, the bonding on certain 3300 series window vents may not be adequate.

10164621

Date: 2019-09-09. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

The installed ice-maker water line union fitting may come apart when under water pressure.

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
CEDAR CREEK5

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Other Forest River models, 2020

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