2015 Forest River Wildwood: 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 2015 Forest River Wildwood has 6 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 4 consumer complaints for this model year. Complaints are unverified reports, not confirmed failures.
- The latest campaign was received on August 21, 2018, 2,951 days before the NHTSA release of September 19, 2026.
- RV class: Travel trailer. 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
6 campaigns in total: 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18V550000 | August 21, 2018 | Electrical System | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2014-2019 Forest River Salem, Wildcat Maxx, Wildwood, Vibe, and Rainier recreational trailers. The break-away safety switch may not have been wired to a constant power… | Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a new wiring harness to reroute the wiring, free of charge. The recall began September 25, 2018. Owners may… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 17V756000 | November 22, 2017 | Equipment | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2003-2018 Forest River Berkshire, Charleston, Rockport, Cedar Creek, Cherokee, Riverstone, Salem, Sandpiper, Sierra, Vengeance, Wildcat, Wildwood, XLR Boost, Cargo Mate,… | Forest River will notify owners, instructing them to contact Kidde for a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall began on December 27, 2017. Owners may… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 15V645000 | October 13, 2015 | Equipment: Other | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2016 Salem recreational trailers manufactured June 2, 2015, to October 6, 2015 and 2015 Wildwood recreational trailers manufactured June 3, 2015, to October 1,… | Forest River will notify owners and will provide a corrected tire placard, free of charge. The recall began on October 26, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 14V712000 | November 7, 2014 | Equipment: Recreational Vehicle/Trailer | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2015 Salem Ice Cabin trailers manufactured October 10, 2014, to October 28, 2014, and certain model year 2015 Wildwood Ice Cabin trailers manufactured October 10,… | Forest River has notified the dealers who have the affected trailers quarantined on their lots. Lippert Components personnel will reinforce the draw tube, free of… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 14V689000 | October 31, 2014 | Suspension | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2015 Salem 8X16FK, 8X18RB, 8X20RD, 8X20RC, 8X20SV, 8X21RV, 8X22RDV, and 8X22RHV, and 2015 Wildwood 8X16FK, 8X18RB, 8X20RD, 8X20RC, 8X20SV, 8X21RV, 8X22RDV, and… | Forest River has notified the dealers that have the affected trailers quarantined. Dealers will install a spring hanger reinforcement kit, free of charge. The recall… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 14V625000 | October 7, 2014 | Equipment: Other | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Salem and Wildwood T174BH recreational vehicles manufactured September 18, 2013, to August 29, 2014. The affected vehicles may have an incorrect Gross… | Forest River will notify owners, and will provide corrected labels to the owners, free of charge. The recall began on November 11, 2014. Owners may contact Forest River… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
Complaints by component
4 unique complaints. The share is the number of unique complaints tagged to a component category divided by the 4 unique complaints for this model year.
| Component category | Complaints | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown or Other | 2 | 50% | |
| Structure | 1 | 25% | |
| Suspension | 1 | 25% |
Complaint excerpts
The 4 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).
THIS PAST AUGUST 2020 THE BACK LEFT WHEEL BEARING SNAPPED OFF TAKING THE TIRE WITH IT WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY AND THE MECHANIC SAID ALL THE BACKING ASSEMBLYS, HUBS AND BEARINGS AND 2 TIRES NEEDED TO REPLACED BECAUSE OF A BEARING ISSUE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CAMPER. THE TIRE LITERALLY SNAPPED RIGHT OFF THE CAMPER. THERE WERE CARS ALL AROUND US, IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, ON 290 E IN TONAWANDA, NY. WE WERE VERY LUCKY WE PULLED OVER RIGHT BEFORE THE WHEEL SNAPPED OFF. I KNOW THAT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR IS NOT UNUSUAL, BUT THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A BAD …
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD TRAVEL TRAILER. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RELEASE THE WASTE BLACK TANK, THE CONTACT PULLED THE VALVE AS NORMAL, BUT ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF WASTE WAS RELEASED BEFORE IT COMPLETELY STOPPED RELEASING. THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FORWARD AND FORCEFULLY SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO JERK IN ORDER FOR MORE WASTE TO RELEASE. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO REPEAT THE ACTION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JOHN'S RV ([address removed] LEXINGTON, SC, 29072; [phone removed]) WHO REDIRECTED THE VALVE THAT THE WASTE WAS RELEASED FROM; HOWEVER, …
ON OR NEAR APRIL 27TH OF THIS YEAR I TOOK DELIVERY OF A BRAND NEW WILDWOOD CAMPER AND WAS SO EXTREMELY PROUD AND HAPPY WITH MY PURCHASE. ON MAY 6TH I AND MY FAMILY WENT CAMPING AT A LOCAL STATE PARK. LESS THAN 15 MILES FROM MY RESIDENCE. DURING THE DRIVE TO THIS PARK I WAS NOT ABLE TO REACH SPEEDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH DUE TO THE TRAILER 'FISH TAILING'. AFTER DISCUSSING WITH OTHER CAMPERS THEY HAD ALL STATED THAT A 'EQUALIZER HITCH' IS WHAT WAS NEEDED TO CALM THE FISH TAILING DOWN. THIS WAS PURCHASED AND APPLIED TO MY TRUCK AND CAMPER. ON A TEST DRIVE I WAS ABLE TO ATTAIN A SPEED OF 45 MPH …
BRAND NEW ONLY 1 YEAR OLD USED ONLY 5 TIMES. DRIVING AND KEPT HEARING A LOUD NOISE DRIVING DID NOT FEEL LIKE WE WERE IN TOTAL CONTROL. HE SLOWED DOWN AND WHEN WE GOT TO THE CAMPGROUND ABOUT 15 MILES FROM OUR HOUSE HE SAW THE LEAF SPRING WAS HANGING. COULD HAVE CAUSE MY TWO YEAR OLD AND THREE YEAR OLDS LIVES HAD WE HAVE BEEN ROLLING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND AT A HIGHER SPEED THAN 40 MPH . THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM IN PREVIOUS FOREST RIVER MODELS AND KNOW I AM CONCERNED WITH THIS TRAILER. WE ARE TALKING OUR FIRST BIG TRIP TO MOUNTAINS IN JULY AND I AM SCARED. MY DEALER SAID THAT MANUFACTURER …
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 2017610 (December 6, 2017): Accessories. Official page
Related model years
Source release: NHTSA September 19, 2026. Method version v1. How this page is built.
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