The 2020 Forest River Flagstaff has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 1,818 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 14 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the unknown or other. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
TIRES19V8270002019-11-199 affected
Defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2020 Rockwood RLF8298KS and Flagstaff FLF8529RLS recreational trailers. Due to improper tire clearance, the tire may contact the steel chassis outrigger, possibly resulting in tire failure.
Consequence
Tire failure can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a new outrigger to achieve the proper tire clearance, and damaged tires will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began December 10, 2019. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-8954. Forest River's number for this recall is…
TRAILER HITCHES19V5700002019-08-021,809 affected
Defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Flagstaff and Cherokee Arctic Wolf recreational trailers equipped with MORyde Orbital or You Turn Rubber Pin Box Wedge Kits. The pin boxes may have been equipped with bolts 1-3/4" in length when they should be equipped with 2" long bolts.
Consequence
The incorrect bolts may allow the rotating pin box to rotate in two places, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the bolts and replace them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began August 27, 2019. Owners may contact MORyde customer service at 1-574-293-1581 or Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-8954 (Flagstaff) or 1-260-499-2100 (Cherokee). Forest…
Complaints by component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
1injuries
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
3
POWER TRAIN
2
TIRES
2
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
1
1injuries
SERVICE BRAKES
1
STRUCTURE
1
1injuries
Total complaints14
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“When forced to drive over a canvas tent bag, due to traffic and road conditions. The tent bag wrapped around the drive shaft, ripped out the brake lines and the emergency brake lines damaged the master cylinder and damage the emergency brake mechanism in the cab of the rv. There should be…”
“When forced to drive over a canvas tent bag, due to traffic and road conditions. The tent bag wrapped around the drive shaft, ripped out the brake lines and the emergency brake lines damaged the master cylinder and damage the emergency brake mechanism in the cab of the rv. There should be…”
“3500# axles added to a trailer with a gross weight of 3920#. Tires are severely worn on the inside from an undersized axel. Possible tire blow out if not corrected.”
“The structure supporting the fresh water tank is insufficient to carry the weight when full of water. The 36 inch long support bars sag ~2 inches when the tank is full, and the tank itself sags another 1.5 inches between the bars. There have been numerous accounts of these tanks detaching and…”
“The fabric side wall failed to keep my daughter safe as she slept in the camper. She fell out of the camper onto the hard, cold ground while she was sound asleep. She could have been seriously injured. The velcro on the fabric was secured to the camper frame.”
“The fabric side wall failed to keep my daughter safe as she slept in the camper. She fell out of the camper onto the hard, cold ground while she was sound asleep. She could have been seriously injured. The velcro on the fabric was secured to the camper frame.”
“The fabric side wall failed to keep my daughter safe as she slept in the camper. She fell out of the camper onto the hard, cold ground while she was sound asleep. She could have been seriously injured. The velcro on the fabric was secured to the camper frame.”
“Subject castle rock radial st 205/75/r14 tire was running 10 degrees f. Hotter (around 110 f) than the three sibling tires after about 30 minutes of travel. This had been the case for an earlier trip of approximately 275 interstate miles. All of these tires are original equipment and similarly…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2020 Forest River Flagstaff as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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