NHTSA lists 1 complaints for the 2025 Forest River Cherokee, 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 2026-10-08.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as FOREST RIVER CHEROKEE.
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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| structural or corrosion | 1 | 100.0% | 0.88 |
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Severities| Label | Count | Share of tagged | Mean confidence |
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| critical | 1 | 100.0% | 0.27 |
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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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4 recalls.
Date: 2025-05-09. Systems: STRUCTURE.
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2025 Cherokee ACKT271RK travel trailers. These vehicles may not have an emergency exit window installed.
Consequence: A missing emergency exit can prevent or delay occupants from exiting in an emergency, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: Dealers will install an emergency exit window, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 2, 2025. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-260-499-2100. Forest River's number for this recall is 17-1927.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Date: 2025-04-14. Systems: STRUCTURE.
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Coachmen Catalina, Forest River Aurora, Cascade, Cedar Creek, Cherokee, Sandpiper, Sierra, 2025 Campsite Reserve, Impression, Pause, Puma, Sabre, Salem, Vengeance, and Wildwood fifth wheel and travel trailers, equipped with a removable step assembly. The clip-on bracket mounting bolts may come loose, allowing the steps to detach. (excerpt)
Consequence: Steps that detach while in use increase the risk of injury. (excerpt)
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and repair or replace the clip-on bracket as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 28, 2025. Owners may contact customer service at Aurora & Catalina (1-574-825-4995), Campsite Reserve, Cascade, Cherokee, Sabre, Vengeance (1-260-499-2100), Cedar Creek (1-260-593-4000), Impression (1-574-327-2716), Pause (1-574-327-2681), Puma (1-574-642-0588 (excerpt)
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Date: 2024-07-26. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2025 Cherokee CKT20-0G travel trailers. During installation, an incorrect length screw was used to install the microwave, which allowed the screw to enter the microwave compartment.
Consequence: The presence of a screw in the microwave compartment can cause electrical arcing, increasing the risk of a fire.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the microwave as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 7, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-260-499-2100. Forest River's number for this recall is 89-1819.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Date: 2024-07-12. Systems: TRAILER HITCHES.
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024 Salem, Puma, Wildwood, and 2025 Cherokee travel trailers equipped with certain Pacific Rim brand couplers. The couplers have an incorrect load rating of 14,000 pounds and may be overloaded, causing the hitch to fail.
Consequence: Hitch failure increases the risk of a crash or injury.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect the date code of the hitch coupler and replace it if necessary, free of charge.A Owner notification letters were mailed August 2, 2024.A Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at Salem & Wildwood (574) 534-3167, Puma (574) 642-0588 or Cherokee (260) 499-2100. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1803.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Manufacturer communications
6 manufacturer communications.
Communications by system| System | Count |
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| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 4 |
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| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 2 |
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11019713
Date: 2025-06-25. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
This is a product service bulletin from Global Link concerning counterfeit keys for entry doors being sold on certain websites. Forest River is reporting as we are sharing with the dealer body.
11016856
Date: 2025-04-08. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
Chart of Thermostat compatibilities of Furrion products. This document is adding a "dealer friendly cover page". This supersedes 511911.
11016162
Date: 2025-04-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
Chart of Thermostat compatibilities of Furrion products.
11015784
Date: 2025-03-19. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Generic drawing of a 87A relay wiring diagram for holding tank warmers.
11013228
Date: 2025-01-29. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
If the 12V disconnect is not turned off, and battery is not installed, the energy from the solar panel may allow an energy spike where certain 12V components such as the air conditioner brain(s), slide motor(s) or other 12V electrical component(s) are connected, and may cause a to nuisance fail.
11005353
Date: 2024-07-30. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
This is a LCI authored document in which clarifies the axles' bearing grease frequently asked questions. This document is not tied to a specific make, model or model year. This document covers any recreational trailer manufactured with an LCI axle(s). The owner/operator will know which brand axle(s)