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2004 Forest River Travel Trailer

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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19Owner complaints

Model-year median: 19

1Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Tires
11Structure
5Suspension
4Power Train
2Equipment
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 9 of 19 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Tires. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Structure. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Suspension. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

1 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

Tires complaints

11 reports
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Mileage unknown · Jun 6, 2005
Tires

WE PURCHASED A ROCKWOOD ROO IN FEB 2004. IT HAD CARLISLE TIRES ON IT. LAST YEAR WE TRAVELLED ABOUT 5000 MILES. FIRST TIME OUT THIS YEAR IN ONE TRIP, WE HAD 3 BLOWOUTS. WE PURCHASED TWO TIRES ON THE FIRST SESSION, WHERE WE BLEW 2 TIRES AND WAS LEFT WITH NO SPARE. THE FIRST TIRE STORE HAPPENED TO ONLY SELL CARLISLE TIRES. TH…

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WE PURCHASED A ROCKWOOD ROO IN FEB 2004. IT HAD CARLISLE TIRES ON IT. LAST YEAR WE TRAVELLED ABOUT 5000 MILES. FIRST TIME OUT THIS YEAR IN ONE TRIP, WE HAD 3 BLOWOUTS. WE PURCHASED TWO TIRES ON THE FIRST SESSION, WHERE WE BLEW 2 TIRES AND WAS LEFT WITH NO SPARE. THE FIRST TIRE STORE HAPPENED TO ONLY SELL CARLISLE TIRES. THE SECOND ROUND WAS IN ANOTHER STATE AND WE PURCHASED ANOTHER BRAND. AFTER GETTING HOME, WE FIND THE CARLISLE WILL NOT HONOR A WARRANTY SINCE WE COULD NOT BRING HOME THE THREE BLOWN TIRES. (LIMITED SPACE WHILE CAMPING TO KEEP TRASHED TIRES). WE HAVE RESEARCHED CAMPING FORUMS AND FIND OUT THE CARLISLE TIRES ARE DESTINED TO BLOW IN AS LITTLE AS 6 MONTHS FROM MANUFACTURE DATE. NOW WE FEEL WE HAVE TO THROW AWAY 3 BRAND NEW TIRES (SPARE AND TWO WE PURCHASED) BEFORE WE CAN DARE HEAD ON ANOTHER TRIP. WE SEEM TO HAVE NO RECOURSE AND SOMEHOW THIS SEEMS SO DANGEROUS AND UNFAIR. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER, THEY COMPLETELY IGNORED THE PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE.

NHTSA ODI #10124348

Official recalls

1

05V121000 · Wheels:lugs/nuts/bolts/studs

Mar 30, 2005

ON CERTAIN TRAVEL TRAILERS THAT USE ALUMINUM WHEELS, THE LUG BOLTS AND WHEELS CAN COME OFF.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: LOSS OF THE LUG NUT COULD CAUSE THE WHEEL TO COME OFF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: FOREST RIVER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED A REMEDY FOR THIS RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FOREST RIVER AT 1-574-389-4600.

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NHTSA investigations

0

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