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1999 Forest River Fifth Wheel

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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3Owner complaints

Model-year median: 1.5

0Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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What owners reported most

Equipment
1Structure
1Suspension
1Trailer Hitches
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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

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  • Structure. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Suspension. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

Equipment complaints

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Mileage unknown · Apr 20, 2018
Equipment

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 (NA) FOREST RIVER FIFTH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V756000 (EQUIPMENT); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REMEDY WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KIDDE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE CON…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 (NA) FOREST RIVER FIFTH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V756000 (EQUIPMENT); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REMEDY WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KIDDE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE CONTACT CALLED FOREST RIVER AT 1-800-348-7440 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPLACEMENT FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS MAILED, BUT IT FAILED TO ARRIVE AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS UNWARE OF THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER'S MODEL INFORMATION.

NHTSA ODI #11089120

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

1

PE04013 · Frame Cracking

Opened Feb 2, 2004 · Closed Jun 18, 2004

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Structure:frame And Members

ODI HAS NOT FOUND ANY ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS BEYOND THE ORIGINAL VOQS THAT FORMED THE BASIS FOR THE INITIATION OF THIS INVESTIGATION.THE THREE VOQ-COMPLAINT VEHICLES DID NOT INDICATE A TREND ORPATTERN IN THAT THEY DIFFERED FROM EACH OTHER IN MODEL YEAR (1998, 1999, AND 2002), VEHICLE CONFIGURATION, AND FRAME SUPPLIER.THE 2002 VEHICLE WAS A PROTOTYPE IN WHICH THE FRAME-RELATED DEFECT WAS DETECTED AND CORRECTED AFTER THE SOLE AFFECTED VEHICLE WAS PUT IN SERVICE.THE FRAME SUPPLIER INSPECTED ANOTHER OF THE VEHICLES AND STATED THAT THAT VEHICLE EXHIBITED DAMAGE TO THE UNDERBODY INDICATIVE OF HAVING BEEN EXPOSED TO ONE OR MORE HIGH LATERAL FORCES CONSISTENT WITH EXTRACTING A WEDGED VEHICLE. SEE THE ATTACHED TECHNICAL REPORT FOR FULL DETAILS.