The 2012 Forest River Rockwood has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 721 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 18 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the wheels. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
TIRES13V5540002013-11-07721 affected
Defect
Forest River is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Rockwood, Windjammer, Vlite and Flagstaff travel trailers manufactured February 3, 2012, through February 4, 2013. When an affected trailer hits a large bump or pot hole, the trailer tire may contact the bottom of the floor.
Consequence
As a result, the tire may become damaged and possibly blow out which may cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will add a lift kit between the frame and the axle mounting brackets, free of charge. Owners may contact Forest River at 1-574-825-7178.
Complaints by component
WHEELS
7
SERVICE BRAKES
3
SUSPENSION
3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
STEERING
1
Total complaints18
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Lippert chassis failure - the chassis of our travel trailer buckled while towing it from ca to az. The failure became so catastrophic that the front end of the trailer actually touched the highway surface while in tow. My wife and 2 kids could have easily been killed had I not carefully took us…”
“While driving on I-75 north of knoxville, tn I experienced a tire failure on the right rear axle which had 1 previous blowout both on the inside/back of the tire ( a total of 3 blowouts on the rear hub and 1 blowout on the front hub of the curb/right side of the 5th wheel. Tele conversations with…”
“On december 31 we were returning from a trip and were approximately 30 minutes from our home we were flagged down by a motorist at an intersection he indicated that smoke and oil were blowing out of our driver side rear axle on our 5th wheel. We found a safe place to pull over and saw the wheel…”
“On december 31 we were returning from a trip and were approximately 30 minutes from our home we were flagged down by a motorist at an intersection he indicated that smoke and oil were blowing out of our driver side rear axle on our 5th wheel. We found a safe place to pull over and saw the wheel…”
“On december 31 we were returning from a trip and were approximately 30 minutes from our home we were flagged down by a motorist at an intersection he indicated that smoke and oil were blowing out of our driver side rear axle on our 5th wheel. We found a safe place to pull over and saw the wheel…”
“While traveling through ms it was brought to our attention that something was rubbing on the tire on our fifth wheel. Upon inspection we could see a bolt and a piece of metal, which were attached to the slide unit, rubbing against the tire. We proceeded to a rv center in hammond, la to have…”
“While traveling through ms it was brought to our attention that something was rubbing on the tire on our fifth wheel. Upon inspection we could see a bolt and a piece of metal, which were attached to the slide unit, rubbing against the tire. We proceeded to a rv center in hammond, la to have…”
“While traveling through ms it was brought to our attention that something was rubbing on the tire on our fifth wheel. Upon inspection we could see a bolt and a piece of metal, which were attached to the slide unit, rubbing against the tire. We proceeded to a rv center in hammond, la to have…”
Defect investigations
InvestigationRQ14004 Opened 2014-09-10 · closed 2015-07-09
Trailer tire may contact floor
ODI opened RQ14-004 based on 3 Vehicle Owner Questionnaires (VOQs) which reported a condition similar to recall 13V-554.This recall addressed insufficient clearance between the tire and trailer floor.The condition was due to a frame supplier change which resulted in reduced clearance between the top of the tire and…
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 Rockwood as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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