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2012 Forest River Cedar Creek Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2012 Forest River Cedar Creek has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 407,238 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the wheels. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

EQUIPMENT 24V395000 2024-06-04 41,353 affected
Defect

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2004-2024 Cedar Creek and 2006-2024 Puma fifth wheels trailers. The overcurrent protection from the trailer battery may have been incorrectly routed, allowing the wires to be pulled out of the junction box.

Consequence

A loose wire can cause a short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.

Remedy

Dealers will reroute the wires to the protected side of the mini-beaker, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 10, 2024. Owners may contact Puma customer service at 1-574-642-0588 or Cedar Creek customer service at 260-593-4000. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1786.

EQUIPMENT 17V756000 2017-11-22 365,885 affected
Defect

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, Continental Cargo, motorhomes, recreational trailers, toyhaulers, cargo trailers and restroom…

Consequence

In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.

Remedy

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 contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-348-7440, or Kidde customer service toll free at 1-855-262-3540, or online at www.kidde.com and…

Complaints by component

WHEELS
2
SUSPENSION
1
TIRES
1
Total complaints4

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Three tires have various stages of steel coming out of the side between the tread and sidewall with only 4000 miles of use. Tire brand is trail express power touring 235/80/16 supplied by lions head tire and wheel. Company is unwilling to replace faulty tires. Trailer was being towed on the…”

WHEELS · reported 2016-08-22

“While returning home from a trip we were notified by another driver we had just lost a tire. Once we pulled over we found that the entire wheel had sheared off the hub. After limping the trailer off the highway we went back and retrieved the tire. I found two of the studs with the wheel. Of the…”

WHEELS · reported 2015-04-11

“February 2014, we purchased a new 2013 forest river (not listed in nhtsa mfg. Selection): coachmen freedom express liberty edition, 297rldsle. Trailer came equipped with 225/75r15 d trail express - power towing tires. Not listed in your data. Dealer installed a husky 801-1200# load balancing and…”

TIRES · reported 2014-04-12

“I need to know the rules about a rv5th wheel trailer the gvw rating is 13thousand615pds. The axel rating is 12thousand pds. Are the axles to small or is ok I been told by ca,hwy portal that my axles are to small I need to know can you please let me know. *tr”

SUSPENSION · reported 2014-03-28
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2012 Forest River Cedar Creek as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.