1999 Forest River Fifth Wheel Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1999 Forest River Fifth Wheel. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the equipment. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

EQUIPMENT
1
STRUCTURE
1
SUSPENSION
1
TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY
1
Total complaints4

What owners report

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

“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…”

EQUIPMENT · reported 2018-04-01

“Tl* the contact owns a 2012 (na) forest river fifth wheel sierra 365 saq (na) motor home. The contact stated that a failure occurred with the weight of the vehicle and it felt unstable. It was diagnosed that both axles were bent. Forest river replaced the axles, tires, and updated the springs. The…”

SUSPENSION · reported 2016-05-12

“Tl* the contact owns a 2012 (na) forest river fifth wheel sierra 365 saq (na) motor home. The contact stated that a failure occurred with the weight of the vehicle and it felt unstable. It was diagnosed that both axles were bent. Forest river replaced the axles, tires, and updated the springs. The…”

STRUCTURE · reported 2016-05-12

“Tl*the contact owns a 1999 forest river wildcat fifth wheel. The contacted stated that the tires were worn out. The manufacturer stated that she needed a certain metal band on her vehicle for the axle. The manufacturer also stated that it would take four years for the vehicle to be repaired. The…”

TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY · reported 2007-05-01

Defect investigations

Investigation PE04013 Opened 2004-02-02 · closed 2004-06-18

FRAME CRACKING

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…

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 1999 Forest River Fifth Wheel as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.