IllustrationFRAME IS NOT STABLE. FLEXING OF FRAME ALLOWS FRONT OF TRAILER TO MOVE FORWARD. THE FRONT WALLS SEPARATING FROM FRAME. LAG BOLTS INSUFFICIENT TO HOLD TRAILER ON FRAME. WHILE BACKING ON AN INCLINE, THE TRAILER FLEXED AND MADE CONTACT WITH MY PICKUP TRUCK.
2015 Forest River Shasta
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Mileage at the reported incident
280–25K
025–50K
050–75K
075–100K
0100–150K
0150K+
28 reports with mileage · 18 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Structure. Review the 18 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Wheels. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Suspension. Review the 15 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 reports1 injury reports
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19 reportsMOVEMENT OF FRAME AWAY FROM TRAILER BODY. MOVEMENT OF TRAILER TONGUE AWAY FROM BODY AND SEPARATION OF BENCHES IN FRONT OF TRAILER INTERIOR. LAG SCREWS SHEARED OFF IN FRONT OF TRAILER WHERE THEY GO HORIZONTALLY THROUGH FRONT BODY AND IN TO FRAME OF TRAILER. WELDS MISSING FROM FRONT FORK OF TRAILER. FORK WELDED ON ONE SIDE ONLY. H…
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MOVEMENT OF FRAME AWAY FROM TRAILER BODY. MOVEMENT OF TRAILER TONGUE AWAY FROM BODY AND SEPARATION OF BENCHES IN FRONT OF TRAILER INTERIOR. LAG SCREWS SHEARED OFF IN FRONT OF TRAILER WHERE THEY GO HORIZONTALLY THROUGH FRONT BODY AND IN TO FRAME OF TRAILER. WELDS MISSING FROM FRONT FORK OF TRAILER. FORK WELDED ON ONE SIDE ONLY. HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT OF TRAILER TONGUE AND FORK FROM BODY WHEN ON JACK STANDS.
THE 19' FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER HAS SEPARATION OF THE INSIDE WALL AT FLOOR AND DINETTE BENCH FROM THE FRAME.
NHTSA RECALL NUMBER:15V553 I TOOK MY CAMPER IN FOR WINDOW RECALL WORK IT SAT FROM JAN TILL MID APRIL AND WAITED FOR THE WINDOWS TO COME IN TO BE REPLACED AND I WAS TOLD THEY ALL WERE REPLACED. THE CAMPER WAS PARKED AND I WHEN I OPENED THE WINDOWS TO LET SOME FRESH AIR IN THE CAMPER THE TOP WINDOW GLASS PULLED LOOSE FROM ITS …
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NHTSA RECALL NUMBER:15V553 I TOOK MY CAMPER IN FOR WINDOW RECALL WORK IT SAT FROM JAN TILL MID APRIL AND WAITED FOR THE WINDOWS TO COME IN TO BE REPLACED AND I WAS TOLD THEY ALL WERE REPLACED. THE CAMPER WAS PARKED AND I WHEN I OPENED THE WINDOWS TO LET SOME FRESH AIR IN THE CAMPER THE TOP WINDOW GLASS PULLED LOOSE FROM ITS ALUMINUM HINGE AND WAS DANGLING FROM THE MECHANISM THAT OPENS AND CLOSES THE WINDOW. I CONTACTED SHASTA WARRANTY DEPARTMENT ONCE THE WINDOW FELL OUT AND HE LOOKED UP MY CAMPERS REPAIR HISTORY AND THE ONLY WINDOWS THAT DIDN'T PASS INSPECTION AND HAD TO BE REPLACED WAS BACK WINDOW AND THE 2 UP FRONT. I WILL BE RETURNING FOR A WINDOW REPLACEMENT. SO IT LOOKS LIKE EVEN IF THE WINDOWS PASS THE INSPECTION THEY STILL CAN FALL OUT...
I WAS WASHING MY CAMPER AND I WAS CUT A FEW TIMES ON ROUGH METAL BURR WHERE THE METAL WAS CUT/BROKEN ON BUMPER, AND A PIECE OF METAL STICKING OUT OF MY WING OF MY CAMPER.. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE BLEEDING AND DIDN'T GO TO THE DOCTOR...
AT TIMES THE LED LIGHTS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAMPER WOULDN'T WORK OR WOULD GO IN AND OUT. SO WE CHECK THE PLUG THAT HOOKS THE CAMPER TO THE TRUCK AND ONE OF THE PRONGS WAS MISSHAPEN SO HUBBY BENT IT BACK IN PLACE IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING NOW
WHEN I GOT MY CAMPER BACK FROM SHASTA AFTER THEY HAD THE CAMPER 79 DAYS FOR REPAIRS. I LOOKED UNDER MY CAMPER AND I FOUND THEY JUST PUT A FEW SCREWS IN THE WHEEL WELLS TO "FIX" DAMAGE FROM WHEELS BUSTING THE WHEEL WELL LOOSE FROM MY CAMPER, AND IT STILL HAS GAPS IN THE WHEEL WELLS AND EXPOSED SCREW WITH THE POINTED END POINTED T…
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WHEN I GOT MY CAMPER BACK FROM SHASTA AFTER THEY HAD THE CAMPER 79 DAYS FOR REPAIRS. I LOOKED UNDER MY CAMPER AND I FOUND THEY JUST PUT A FEW SCREWS IN THE WHEEL WELLS TO "FIX" DAMAGE FROM WHEELS BUSTING THE WHEEL WELL LOOSE FROM MY CAMPER, AND IT STILL HAS GAPS IN THE WHEEL WELLS AND EXPOSED SCREW WITH THE POINTED END POINTED TOWARDS MY TIRE ...
AFTER RETURNING MY CAMPER FOR MANY REPAIRS WHICH INCLUDES THE BACK WINDOW POPPING OPEN WHILE IN TRANSIT.. WE GET HOME FROM CAMPING AND SEE THE EMERGENCY BACK WINDOW LEVER ARM HANGING DOWN THE BACK OF THE CAMPER SO IT POPPED OPEN DOWN THE ROAD AGAIN! WE HAD ONE MORE CAMPING TRIP SO I CLOSED THE WINDOW AND I PUT A REUSABLE VELCRO …
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AFTER RETURNING MY CAMPER FOR MANY REPAIRS WHICH INCLUDES THE BACK WINDOW POPPING OPEN WHILE IN TRANSIT.. WE GET HOME FROM CAMPING AND SEE THE EMERGENCY BACK WINDOW LEVER ARM HANGING DOWN THE BACK OF THE CAMPER SO IT POPPED OPEN DOWN THE ROAD AGAIN! WE HAD ONE MORE CAMPING TRIP SO I CLOSED THE WINDOW AND I PUT A REUSABLE VELCRO STRAP AROUND THE WINDOW LEVER TO TRY AND KEEP IT CLOSED BUT WE WENT ON THE NEXT TRIP WE STOP TO GET GAS AND THE WINDOW WAS OPEN AGAIN SO I ADDED A TOTAL OF 3 STRAPS AND IT TEMPORARILY FIXED THE WINDOW TILL WE TOOK THE CAMPER BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE 4TH TIME...
MY TIRE INFO LABEL HAD 65PSI BUT ON THE TIRE IT HAD 35PSI STAMPED ON THE TIRE... WHEN IT WENT BACK TO THE FACTORY THEY PUT THE RIGHT STICKER ON THE CAMPER.
WHEN MY DOOR GOT STUCK AND WOULD NOT OPEN THE SKIN OF THE DOOR ALSO CAME LOOSE AND I HAD TO STOP AND DUCT TAPE THE METAL TO THE DOOR SO IT WOULDN'T RIP OFF ALL THE WAY OFF OR FLOP AROUND WHILE IN TRANSIT
Official recalls
115V303000 · Equipment:other:labels
May 22, 2015
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Coachmen Shasta SHT27RL travel trailers manufactured May 7, 2013, to May 7, 2015. The affected trailers may have an incorrect gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) information stated on the Federal Weight Tags. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Incorrect GVWR information on the label may lead the operator to load the trailer to an incorrect weight, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the incorrect label with a corrected label, free of charge. The recall began on June 23, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-8717. Forest River's number for this recall is 53-05132015-0035.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
1DP15008 · Shasta Airflyte Safety Issues
Opened Dec 4, 2015 · Closed Jun 28, 2016
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch; Structure; Suspension; Tires; Visibility:glass, Side/rear
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation after receipt of Defect Petition ES15-004654.The petition alleged eleven (11) separate issues.Six (6) of the issues related to vehicle design or construction.The other five (5) related to corporate safety culture.ODI considered each issue separately during it's evaluation.An outline of the issues follows.Additional details are included in the attached Evaluation Report.Four (4) issues were addressed with recalls: Window failuresRecall 15V-553 Wheel well/Suspension/RimsRecall 15V-552 Passenger tire failures Recall 15V-369 Dinette bed failures Recall 16V-218One (1) issue was addressed with a Technical Service Bulletin (TSB). Body separation from frame.OEM TSB # 53-05112016-0191.One (1) issue, Door Lock Failures, was not considered a safety issue as NFPA Standard 1192 requires multiplemeans of egress.The remaining five (5) issues, listed below, were either directly or indirectly addressed by a Consent Order issued July 8, 2015. (1) Questionable record keeping practices on serious defects (2) Shasta & Dealer dismissing safety concerns reported by owners (3) No proactive plans to address known defects (4) Poor service management practices, owners have no support (5) Barriers [to customer feedback]This investigation is closed. The agency is actively involved with Forest Riverto improve its corporate safety culture and reserves the right to take further action if warranted.The ODI reports cited above can be reviewed at: http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID under the following complaint identification numbers:10715617, 10716585, 10716724, 10716729, 10716759, 10716854, 10717124, 10717213, 10717214, 10717217, 10717218, 10721743, 10721784, 10721793, 10721800, 10721913, 10722087, 10722308, 10730470, 10733176, 10733186, 10734026, 10735477, 10744818, 10745868,10758568, 10758570, 10758572, 10758578, 10758579, 10758582, 10758584, 10758587, 10758591, 10758593, 10759735, 10785358, 10786649, 10786660, 10846348, 10854917
Additional source detail variants (5)
Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation after receipt of Defect Petition ES15-004654.The petition alleged eleven (11) separate issues.Six (6) of the issues related to vehicle design or construction.The other five (5) related to corporate safety culture.ODI considered each issue separately during it's evaluation.An outline of the issues follows.Additional details are included in the attached Evaluation Report.Four (4) issues were addressed with recalls: Window failuresRecall 15V-553 Wheel well/Suspension/RimsRecall 15V-552 Passenger tire failures Recall 15V-369 Dinette bed failures Recall 16V-218One (1) issue was addressed with a Technical Service Bulletin (TSB). Body separation from frame.OEM TSB # 53-05112016-0191.One (1) issue, Door Lock Failures, was not considered a safety issue as NFPA Standard 1192 requires multiplemeans of egress.The remaining five (5) issues, listed below, were either directly or indirectly addressed by a Consent Order issued July 8, 2015. (1) Questionable record keeping practices on serious defects (2) Shasta & Dealer dismissing safety concerns reported by owners (3) No proactive plans to address known defects (4) Poor service management practices, owners have no support (5) Barriers [to customer feedback]This investigation is closed. The agency is actively involved with Forest Riverto improve its corporate safety culture and reserves the right to take further action if warranted.The ODI reports cited above can be reviewed at: http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID under the following complaint identification numbers:10715617, 10716585, 10716724, 10716729, 10716759, 10716854, 10717124, 10717213, 10717214, 10717217, 10717218, 10721743, 10721784, 10721793, 10721800, 10721913, 10722087, 10722308, 10730470, 10733176, 10733186, 10734026, 10735477, 10744818, 10745868,10758568, 10758570, 10758572, 10758578, 10758579, 10758582, 10758584, 10758587, 10758591, 10758593, 10759735, 10785358, 10786649, 10786660, 10846348, 10854917
Structure
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation after receipt of Defect Petition ES15-004654.The petition alleged eleven (11) separate issues.Six (6) of the issues related to vehicle design or construction.The other five (5) related to corporate safety culture.ODI considered each issue separately during it's evaluation.An outline of the issues follows.Additional details are included in the attached Evaluation Report.Four (4) issues were addressed with recalls: Window failuresRecall 15V-553 Wheel well/Suspension/RimsRecall 15V-552 Passenger tire failures Recall 15V-369 Dinette bed failures Recall 16V-218One (1) issue was addressed with a Technical Service Bulletin (TSB). Body separation from frame.OEM TSB # 53-05112016-0191.One (1) issue, Door Lock Failures, was not considered a safety issue as NFPA Standard 1192 requires multiplemeans of egress.The remaining five (5) issues, listed below, were either directly or indirectly addressed by a Consent Order issued July 8, 2015. (1) Questionable record keeping practices on serious defects (2) Shasta & Dealer dismissing safety concerns reported by owners (3) No proactive plans to address known defects (4) Poor service management practices, owners have no support (5) Barriers [to customer feedback]This investigation is closed. The agency is actively involved with Forest Riverto improve its corporate safety culture and reserves the right to take further action if warranted.The ODI reports cited above can be reviewed at: http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID under the following complaint identification numbers:10715617, 10716585, 10716724, 10716729, 10716759, 10716854, 10717124, 10717213, 10717214, 10717217, 10717218, 10721743, 10721784, 10721793, 10721800, 10721913, 10722087, 10722308, 10730470, 10733176, 10733186, 10734026, 10735477, 10744818, 10745868,10758568, 10758570, 10758572, 10758578, 10758579, 10758582, 10758584, 10758587, 10758591, 10758593, 10759735, 10785358, 10786649, 10786660, 10846348, 10854917
Suspension
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation after receipt of Defect Petition ES15-004654.The petition alleged eleven (11) separate issues.Six (6) of the issues related to vehicle design or construction.The other five (5) related to corporate safety culture.ODI considered each issue separately during it's evaluation.An outline of the issues follows.Additional details are included in the attached Evaluation Report.Four (4) issues were addressed with recalls: Window failuresRecall 15V-553 Wheel well/Suspension/RimsRecall 15V-552 Passenger tire failures Recall 15V-369 Dinette bed failures Recall 16V-218One (1) issue was addressed with a Technical Service Bulletin (TSB). Body separation from frame.OEM TSB # 53-05112016-0191.One (1) issue, Door Lock Failures, was not considered a safety issue as NFPA Standard 1192 requires multiplemeans of egress.The remaining five (5) issues, listed below, were either directly or indirectly addressed by a Consent Order issued July 8, 2015. (1) Questionable record keeping practices on serious defects (2) Shasta & Dealer dismissing safety concerns reported by owners (3) No proactive plans to address known defects (4) Poor service management practices, owners have no support (5) Barriers [to customer feedback]This investigation is closed. The agency is actively involved with Forest Riverto improve its corporate safety culture and reserves the right to take further action if warranted.The ODI reports cited above can be reviewed at: http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID under the following complaint identification numbers:10715617, 10716585, 10716724, 10716729, 10716759, 10716854, 10717124, 10717213, 10717214, 10717217, 10717218, 10721743, 10721784, 10721793, 10721800, 10721913, 10722087, 10722308, 10730470, 10733176, 10733186, 10734026, 10735477, 10744818, 10745868,10758568, 10758570, 10758572, 10758578, 10758579, 10758582, 10758584, 10758587, 10758591, 10758593, 10759735, 10785358, 10786649, 10786660, 10846348, 10854917
Tires
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation after receipt of Defect Petition ES15-004654.The petition alleged eleven (11) separate issues.Six (6) of the issues related to vehicle design or construction.The other five (5) related to corporate safety culture.ODI considered each issue separately during it's evaluation.An outline of the issues follows.Additional details are included in the attached Evaluation Report.Four (4) issues were addressed with recalls: Window failuresRecall 15V-553 Wheel well/Suspension/RimsRecall 15V-552 Passenger tire failures Recall 15V-369 Dinette bed failures Recall 16V-218One (1) issue was addressed with a Technical Service Bulletin (TSB). Body separation from frame.OEM TSB # 53-05112016-0191.One (1) issue, Door Lock Failures, was not considered a safety issue as NFPA Standard 1192 requires multiplemeans of egress.The remaining five (5) issues, listed below, were either directly or indirectly addressed by a Consent Order issued July 8, 2015. (1) Questionable record keeping practices on serious defects (2) Shasta & Dealer dismissing safety concerns reported by owners (3) No proactive plans to address known defects (4) Poor service management practices, owners have no support (5) Barriers [to customer feedback]This investigation is closed. The agency is actively involved with Forest Riverto improve its corporate safety culture and reserves the right to take further action if warranted.The ODI reports cited above can be reviewed at: http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID under the following complaint identification numbers:10715617, 10716585, 10716724, 10716729, 10716759, 10716854, 10717124, 10717213, 10717214, 10717217, 10717218, 10721743, 10721784, 10721793, 10721800, 10721913, 10722087, 10722308, 10730470, 10733176, 10733186, 10734026, 10735477, 10744818, 10745868,10758568, 10758570, 10758572, 10758578, 10758579, 10758582, 10758584, 10758587, 10758591, 10758593, 10759735, 10785358, 10786649, 10786660, 10846348, 10854917
Visibility:glass, Side/rear
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation after receipt of Defect Petition ES15-004654.The petition alleged eleven (11) separate issues.Six (6) of the issues related to vehicle design or construction.The other five (5) related to corporate safety culture.ODI considered each issue separately during it's evaluation.An outline of the issues follows.Additional details are included in the attached Evaluation Report.Four (4) issues were addressed with recalls: Window failuresRecall 15V-553 Wheel well/Suspension/RimsRecall 15V-552 Passenger tire failures Recall 15V-369 Dinette bed failures Recall 16V-218One (1) issue was addressed with a Technical Service Bulletin (TSB). Body separation from frame.OEM TSB # 53-05112016-0191.One (1) issue, Door Lock Failures, was not considered a safety issue as NFPA Standard 1192 requires multiplemeans of egress.The remaining five (5) issues, listed below, were either directly or indirectly addressed by a Consent Order issued July 8, 2015. (1) Questionable record keeping practices on serious defects (2) Shasta & Dealer dismissing safety concerns reported by owners (3) No proactive plans to address known defects (4) Poor service management practices, owners have no support (5) Barriers [to customer feedback]This investigation is closed. The agency is actively involved with Forest Riverto improve its corporate safety culture and reserves the right to take further action if warranted.The ODI reports cited above can be reviewed at: http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID under the following complaint identification numbers:10715617, 10716585, 10716724, 10716729, 10716759, 10716854, 10717124, 10717213, 10717214, 10717217, 10717218, 10721743, 10721784, 10721793, 10721800, 10721913, 10722087, 10722308, 10730470, 10733176, 10733186, 10734026, 10735477, 10744818, 10745868,10758568, 10758570, 10758572, 10758578, 10758579, 10758582, 10758584, 10758587, 10758591, 10758593, 10759735, 10785358, 10786649, 10786660, 10846348, 10854917