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2021 Forest River Vibe problems

NHTSA lists 1 complaints for the 2021 Forest River Vibe, 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 VIBE.

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
15

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

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%1.00
Severities
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
low1100.0%0.51

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.

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.

20V269000

Date: 2020-05-13. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Vibe trailers, models VBT16RB-OR and VBT17DB-OR. The roof vent for the refrigerator may be missing.

Consequence: Insufficient ventilation may cause the refrigerator to overheat, increasing the risk of a fire or result in a carbon monoxide buildup, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a vent on the roof for the refrigerator, free of charge. The recall began on June 1, 2020. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at (503) 831-5413. Forest River's number for this recall is 22-1166.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

15 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
STRUCTURE11
EQUIPMENT6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY1
WHEELS1

10210113

Date: 2022-03-31. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT, STRUCTURE.

General rear ladder backer locations for optional rear ladders.

10208122

Date: 2022-02-17. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT, STRUCTURE.

Rear wall print showing backer locations to add rear ladder.

10207885

Date: 2022-02-10. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.

Rear wall print showing backer locations to add rear ladder.

10206852

Date: 2022-01-31. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.

Rear wall print showing backer locations to add rear ladder.

10206463

Date: 2022-01-12. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT, STRUCTURE.

Rear wall print showing backer locations to add rear ladder.

10203439

Date: 2021-11-08. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Generic rear wall print for certain 2022 VIBE travel trailer recreational vehicles for rear ladder installations by a dealership.

10200699

Date: 2021-08-30. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.

General rear wall backer location for the rear ladder for certain 2021 Vibe Travel Trailer.

10200519

Date: 2021-08-17. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.

Generic slideroom box drawing.

10200518

Date: 2021-08-13. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.

General rear wall backer location for the rear ladder for certain 2021 Vibe Travel Trailer.

10199908

Date: 2021-08-04. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.

General rear wall backer location for the rear ladder for certain 2021 Vibe Travel Trailer.

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
VIBE1

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