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2022 Forest River Columbus problems

NHTSA lists 1 complaints for the 2022 Forest River Columbus, 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 COLUMBUS.

At a glance

Complaints
1
With crash
0
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
2
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
99,190
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
STRUCTURE1100.0%
TIRES1100.0%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints

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
unclear1100.0%0.58
Severities
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
low1100.0%0.76

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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2 recalls.

23V289000

Date: 2023-04-24. Systems: STRUCTURE, TIRES.

Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2022 Columbus CMF299RL fifth wheel vehicles. The riser tube was not installed between the axle hangers, causing inadequate clearance for the tires.

Consequence: Contact with the slide-out adjustment arm may damage or puncture the tire, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Dealers will install a riser kit, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 18, 2023. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at 1-574-821-1487. Forest River's number for this recall is 410-1631.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

22V243000

Date: 2022-04-13. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Coachmen Adrenaline, Apex, Catalina, Freedom Express, Spirit, East to West Alta, Della Terra, Silver Lake, Forest River Cedar Creek, Cherokee, Columbus, Flagstaff, Impression, Ozark, Rockwood, Sabre, Salem, Sandstorm, Shockwave, Stealth, Stealth Evo, Vengeance, Vibe, Wildwood, XLR Toyhauler, Palomino Puma, Prime Time Avenger, Crusade (excerpt)

Consequence: A gas leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire. (excerpt)

Remedy: Dealers will replace the quick disconnect and perform a LP system check, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 20, 2022. Owners may contact the applicable customer service number for their vehicle model. Please see the recall report for the list of phone numbers. (excerpt)

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

4 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2
EQUIPMENT2
STRUCTURE1

10242572

Date: 2023-09-21. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT.

According to a Furrion TSB "TB-220919": Irregular cooling performance has been reported on the identified refrigerators. The refrigerator compressor has been found to stop working and requires a A A A A?A A A A A A A A hard resetA A A A?A A A A A A A A by disconnecting power to reset cooling operat

10231576

Date: 2023-02-09. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

The backsplash may warp from the heat of the range.

10225712

Date: 2022-11-03. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Defect: Damaged PCB Via. How the defect present itself: Slide Motor will only operate in one direction and/or operate erratically.

10212946

Date: 2022-05-31. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.

In the event that there is not enough space between the front wall and the closet/lavy wall to install a Washer/Dryer, the front wall will need to me moved forward enough to have at least 27A A?A A A A between the front wall and the closet/lavy wall.

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
COLUMBUS1

Same model, other years

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Other Forest River models, 2022

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