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2019 Forest River Palomino problems

NHTSA lists 1 complaints for the 2019 Forest River Palomino, 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 PALOMINO.

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)
1,150
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
TIRES1100.0%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
TIRESTREAD/BELT1
TIRESVALVE1

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 failure1100.0%0.98
Severities
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
moderate1100.0%0.68

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.

20V656000

Date: 2020-10-26. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Palomino trailers. The antenna wing may not be properly secured to the roof, allowing it to detach from the roof while moving.

Consequence: If the antenna detaches while moving, it can be a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will inspect, repair or replace the antenna, free of charge. The recall began November 23, 2020. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-269-432-3271. Forest River's number for this recall is 400-1243.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

18V468000

Date: 2018-07-13. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019 Forest River Palomino hardside truck campers. The Federal Placard incorrectly states the dry weight as 1,591lbs, when the correct dry weight is 2,405lbs. This error may result in the vehicle being overloaded.

Consequence: An overloaded vehicle may have reduced handling performance, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Forest River has notified owners, and dealers will replace the incorrect Federal Placard with a corrected Placard, free of charge. The recall began on July 23, 2018. Owners may contact Palomino customer service at 1-269-432-3246. Forest River's number for this recall is 400-0783.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

4 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
EQUIPMENT2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY1
STRUCTURE1

10163326

Date: 2019-07-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.

As Per Lippert Components; Specific 8800 Series windows installed in your recreational vehicle may potentially leak. The windows will be remedied by a Forest River Dealer.

10145691

Date: 2018-09-28. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Per the service bulletin from Dometic ?The nuisance issue enunciates by either blowing the protective fuse, opening the circuit breaker in the furnace circuit, or rendering the furnace inoperative. Our testing has shown that in ALL instances the furnace fails in a safe manner.?

10144311

Date: 2018-08-28. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY.

On certain NAVI T16BH, there is not an access panel for the water pump under the refrigerator.

10144312

Date: 2018-08-28. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

On certain truck campers, the battery disconnect is wired to the battery and does not allow for 12V power to the vehicle.

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
PALOMINO1

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