2020 Forest River Cedar Creek: recalls and complaints
Official NHTSA recall campaigns and consumer complaints for one RV model year, with the notice text and links to the source.
Key facts
- The 2020 Forest River Cedar Creek has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns that list this model year.
- No chassis mapping is recorded for this model year, so no chassis recalls are counted.
- 0 equipment recalls are linked to it by reviewed rules.
- NHTSA holds 5 consumer complaints for this model year. Complaints are unverified reports, not confirmed failures.
- The latest campaign was received on June 4, 2024, 837 days before the NHTSA release of September 19, 2026.
- RV class: Fifth wheel. Brand owner in this site's reference table: Forest River (medium confidence).
NHTSA records released through September 19, 2026; Transport Canada records through September 19, 2026. The absence of a recall in this dataset does not establish that a vehicle is safe.
Recall campaigns
3 campaigns in total: 3 listed for this model year, 0 inherited from the chassis and 0 equipment. Remedy text is quoted from the official notice; open the full notice for the whole text.
| Campaign | Received | Component | Summary | Remedy (official text) | Type | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24V395000 | June 4, 2024 | Equipment: Recreational Vehicle/Trailer | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2004-2024 Cedar Creek and 2006-2024 Puma fifth wheels trailers. The overcurrent protection from the trailer battery may have been incorrectly routed, allowing the wires to be… | Dealers will reroute the wires to the protected side of the mini-beaker, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 10, 2024. Owners may contact Puma… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 21V523000 | July 9, 2021 | Equipment: Recreational Vehicle/Trailer | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Coachmen Cross Country, 2015 Coachmen Encore, 2016-2020 Coachmen Mirada, 2018-2021 Coachmen Sportscoach, 2019-2021 Forest River Berkshire, 2011-2016 Forest River… | Dealers will inspect the windows, and replace the vent if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 2, 2021. Owners may contact Forest… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 20V070000 | February 10, 2020 | Equipment: Recreational Vehicle/Trailer | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2020 Cedar Creek trailers. The residential stove may have been installed too close to the window valance, potentially resulting in a fire. | Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fabric valance with a non-combustible valance and reposition the stove to prevent the start of a fire, free… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
Complaints by component
5 unique complaints. The share is the number of unique complaints tagged to a component category divided by the 5 unique complaints for this model year.
| Component category | Complaints | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 2 | 40% | |
| Structure | 1 | 20% | |
| Tires | 1 | 20% | |
| Unknown or Other | 1 | 20% |
Complaint excerpts
The 5 most recent complaints with a narrative. Names, emails, phone numbers, VINs and addresses are removed. Reports are unverified. NHTSA record set for this vehicle (JSON).
While driving down the road at highway speeds (65-68 M.P.H.) the "under belly" of the 2020 Cedar Creek 5th wheel trailer became dislodged and fell onto the freeway. Large sections of plastic (Estimating 36" X 48") as well as insulation was thrown onto the highway. After further inspection one could see the brackets holding the wooden cross member beams into place were only fastened with one sheet metal screw. The brackets were designed to have two sheet metal screws holding the bracket to the frame of the trailer. It was also noted wooden cross member beams were never fastened to the …
ALL FOUR OF OUR CASTLE ROCK ST TIRES ON OUR TRAVEL TRAILER ARE SHOWING PREMATURE CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALL AND WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALL. THIS COULD LEAD TO A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE TIRE AT HIGH SPEED. THESE TIRES HAVE BEEN IN USE LESS THAN 18 MONTHS.
2020 CEDAR CREEK 38ERD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BROKEN LEAF SPRING BRACKET WHICH RESULTED IN A SHIFTED AXLE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WAS AWAITING DIRECTION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. FOR PARTS AND REPAIR. *JS
LEAF SPRING BRACKET OR AXLE MOUNT CAME LOOSE CAUSING THE AXLE TO COME LOOSE ON DRIVERS SIDE CAUSING THE WHOLE RV TO FISH TAIL - LUCKILY NO BODILY INJURY OCCURRED. THIS HAPPENED ON STATE RT 22 NEAR CONWAY SOUTH CAROLINIA. INCIDENT DATE WAS APRIL 7, 2020. THE DEALER HAS PROVIDED LIMITED INFORMATION ON REPAIR - WAITING FOR PARTS. CONTACTED FACTORY AND THEY ALSO STATED WAITING ON 3 PARTY VENDOR PARTS. NO EXPLANATION ON WHY THIS HAPPENED. AFTER SOME INTERNET SEARCHING FOUND THE ATTACHED PDF AND ALSO COPY OF LETTER SENT TO CEDAR CREEK.
UPON TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT WITH A VERY SMALL INCLINE AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES PER HOUR, THE REAR OF THE FIFTH WHEEL BOTTOMED OUT & SCRAPED THE PAVEMENT CAUSING IT TO RIP OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE BACK CAP. AS A RESULT OF THE BACK CAP BEING PULLED AWAY FROM THE FRAME, IT ALSO CAUSED US TO HAVE TO PULL THE FIFTH WHEEL HOME WITHOUT ANY BRAKE LIGHTS, HAZARD LIGHTS OR TURN SIGNALS, WHICH IS A HAZARD TO US & OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. THE REAR OF THE FIFTH WHEEL SITS ENTIRELY TOO LOW TO GROUND & THIS WILL HAPPEN EVERY TIME IT IS PULLED TO A NEW LOCATION UNLESS THE DRIVEWAYS ARE PERFECTLY LEVEL …
Chassis
Towable RVs have no chassis maker, so no chassis recalls apply.
Canadian notices
Transport Canada publishes its own notices with their own IDs. They are separate records from the U.S. campaigns above and are never merged with them.
- Notice 2020049 (February 10, 2020): Accessories. Official page
- Notice 2020285 (June 25, 2020): Structure. Official page
- Notice 2024316 (June 5, 2024): Electrical. Official page
Related model years
- 2019 Forest River Cedar Creek
- 2021 Forest River Cedar Creek
- Forest River Cedar Creek, all years
- 2020 Grand Design Solitude (same class)
Source release: NHTSA September 19, 2026. Method version v1. How this page is built.
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