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2020 Forest River Flagstaff problems

NHTSA lists 11 complaints for the 2020 Forest River Flagstaff, 0 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 1 complaints mention an injury, with 1 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-08.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as FOREST RIVER FLAGSTAFF.

At a glance

Complaints
11
With crash
0
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
1
Injuries
1
Deaths
0
Recalls
2
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
1,809
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
TIRES545.5%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER436.4%
POWER TRAIN218.2%
EQUIPMENT19.1%
SERVICE BRAKES19.1%
STRUCTURE19.1%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
TIRESTREAD/BELT3
EQUIPMENTRECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER1

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 failure872.7%0.92
fire or overheating19.1%1.00
loss of control19.1%0.68
structural or corrosion19.1%0.77
Severities
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
moderate1090.9%0.82
high19.1%0.45

Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 11 tagged complaints of 11 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.

19V827000

Date: 2019-11-19. Systems: STRUCTURE, TIRES.

Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2020 Rockwood RLF8298KS and Flagstaff FLF8529RLS recreational trailers. Due to improper tire clearance, the tire may contact the steel chassis outrigger, possibly resulting in tire failure.

Consequence: Tire failure can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a new outrigger to achieve the proper tire clearance, and damaged tires will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began December 10, 2019. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-8954. Forest River's number for this recall is 10C-1116.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

19V570000

Date: 2019-08-02. Systems: TRAILER HITCHES.

Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Flagstaff and Cherokee Arctic Wolf recreational trailers equipped with MORyde Orbital or You Turn Rubber Pin Box Wedge Kits. The pin boxes may have been equipped with bolts 1-3/4" in length when they should be equipped with 2" long bolts.

Consequence: The incorrect bolts may allow the rotating pin box to rotate in two places, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the bolts and replace them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began August 27, 2019. Owners may contact MORyde customer service at 1-574-293-1581 or Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-8954 (Flagstaff) or 1-260-499-2100 (Cherokee). Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1065.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

4 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
EQUIPMENT4
STRUCTURE4
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY1

10199316

Date: 2021-07-19. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT, STRUCTURE.

Helpful document to remove and replace a flush floor slideroom box/floor.

10177399

Date: 2020-07-17. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, STRUCTURE.

The sidewall-mounted rail used to hang the griddle bracket and griddle from was mounted to low. The wheel fender interferes with and does not allow the griddle bracket to rest against the vehicle as intended.

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.

10166746

Date: 2019-10-22. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT, STRUCTURE.

The manufacturing plant discovered that the fridge might come loose from restraints while in travel mode.

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
FLAGSTAFF11

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