2022 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 2022 Forest River Wildwood has 7 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 9 consumer complaints for this model year. Complaints are unverified reports, not confirmed failures.
- The latest campaign was received on October 10, 2025, 344 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
7 campaigns in total: 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25V682000 | October 10, 2025 | Electrical System | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Forest River Aurora, Coachmen Catalina, 2026 Coachmen Viking, Coachmen Clipper, 2016-2026 Wildwood, and Salem recreational trailers. The distribution panel wire may… | Dealers will relocate the distribution panel wire to the correct side of the breaker, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 18, 2025. Owners… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 22V729000 | September 30, 2022 | Equipment: Recreational Vehicle/Trailer | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Salem, Wildwood, and Ozark travel trailers. The fresh water tank may dislodge from the vehicle and fall to the ground when full or overfilled. | Dealers will inspect the fresh water tank for straps. and install straps as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 2, 2022. Owners… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 22V562000 | August 2, 2022 | Equipment: Recreational Vehicle/Trailer | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Salem and Wildwood fifth wheel travel trailers. The awning rail may not be attached to a backer in the sidewall, which can allow the awning to detach while the… | Dealers will inspect for backers and reattach the awning if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 8, 2022. Owners may contact… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 22V556000 | July 29, 2022 | Equipment: Recreational Vehicle/Trailer | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Coachmen Catalina, Cross Trail, Pursuit, Sportscoach, East to West Della Terra, Silver Lake, Forest River Forester, FR3, Sunseeker, Wildwood, 2022 Coachmen… | Dealers will replace the fabric roll or complete awning, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 17, 2022. Owners may contact the… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 22V486000 | July 8, 2022 | Equipment: Recreational Vehicle/Trailer | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2022 Prime Time Avenger, Crusader, Lacrosse, Ozark, Tracer, Sanibel, East to West Della Terra, Silverlake, Forest River Cherokee, Flagstaff, IBEX, RPod, Rockwood, Salem,… | Forest River will replace the awnings, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 17, 2022. Owners may contact Forest River customer… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 22V243000 | April 13, 2022 | Equipment: Recreational Vehicle/Trailer | 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,… | 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… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 21V745000 | September 24, 2021 | Equipment: Other | Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Salem and Wildwood fifth wheel trailers. The Federal Placard lists a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) that exceeds the load carrying capacity of the pin box,… | Forest River will mail owners a new Federal Placard, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 8, 2021. Owners may contact Forest River Customer… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
Complaints by component
9 unique complaints. The share is the number of unique complaints tagged to a component category divided by the 9 unique complaints for this model year. A complaint can name more than one component, so shares can add up to more than 100 percent.
| Component category | Complaints | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structure | 4 | 44% | |
| Equipment: Recreational Vehicle/Trailer | 3 | 33% | |
| Unknown or Other | 2 | 22% | |
| Electrical System | 1 | 11% | |
| Equipment | 1 | 11% | |
| Equipment: Appliance | 1 | 11% | |
| Tires | 1 | 11% | |
| Wheels | 1 | 11% |
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).
Forest river put large plastic panels for the underbelly on my 2022 wildwood 29vbud.Two of the panels have come lose and were hanging down dragging on ground and a third came off with a 1x1 piece of wood.I don't know where the panel and piece of wood came off at.
The 30amp outside plug burned to the outlet in the electric panel.
*The large coroplast panels that line the underbelly detach and fall off while driving. These panels are very large (about 4 x 6). * These panels came off while we were towing it on the interstate and mountainous roads. They could potentially cause an accident. * The camper is set to be inspected Nov. 16th to assess why they are falling off and to order replacement panels (They are necessary to protect the wires and lines underneath from wildlife and weather and therefore will have to be replaced.) * These are just coroplast panels that are screwed in. We did not know they had come off until …
While driving on i95 going on a trip we blew not only this complaint of the pass side that was on the pa turnpike we blew the drivers side rear first and then hours later the drivers side front tire. Each time it appears that the side wall and treads caused the blow out.
The contact owns a 2022 Forest River Wildwood. The contact stated that the carbon monoxide alarms sounded while in the trailer. The contact and his wife opened up all the doors and windows as they both began to develop headaches and extreme fatigue. The contact and his wife went to the hospital; the contact's wife was treated for carbon monoxide inhalation and was placed on two tanks of oxygen. The contact's wife was released from the hospital the same day, the contact did not need any medical assistance. The contact purchased a carbon monoxide test and turned on the water heater; the tester …
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 2022181 (April 13, 2022): Accessories. Official page
- Notice 2022368 (July 8, 2022): Accessories. Official page
- Notice 2022419 (August 2, 2022): Accessories. Official page
- Notice 2022556 (September 30, 2022): Accessories. Official page
- Notice 2025545 (October 10, 2025): Electrical. Official page
Related model years
- 2021 Forest River Wildwood
- 2023 Forest River Wildwood
- Forest River Wildwood, all years
- 2022 Airstream Basecamp (same class)
- 2022 Forest River Cherokee (same class)
- 2022 Forest River Rockwood (same class)
- 2022 Forest River Salem (same class)
Source release: NHTSA September 19, 2026. Method version v1. How this page is built.
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