How many recalls does the 2015 Forest River Shasta have?

The 2015 Forest River Shasta has 1 NHTSA safety recall campaign on record.

How do I check if my 2015 Forest River Shasta has an open recall?

Enter your 17-character VIN at NHTSA's official recall lookup (nhtsa.gov/recalls) to see open, unrepaired recalls for your specific vehicle. Recall repairs are free.

What do owners complain about most on the 2015 Forest River Shasta?

Of 83 NHTSA complaints on file, the most-reported component is unknown or other.

2015 Forest River Shasta Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2015 Forest River Shasta has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 120 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 83 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the unknown or other. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

EQUIPMENT 15V303000 2015-05-22 120 affected

Defect

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Coachmen Shasta SHT27RL travel trailers manufactured May 7, 2013, to May 7, 2015. The affected trailers may have an incorrect gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) information stated on the Federal Weight Tags. As such, these vehicles fail to…

Consequence

Incorrect GVWR information on the label may lead the operator to load the trailer to an incorrect weight, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

Remedy

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the incorrect label with a corrected label, free of charge. The recall began on June 23, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-8717. Forest River's number for this recall is 53-05132015-0035.

Complaints by component

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

STRUCTURE:BODY

WHEELS

SUSPENSION

EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

STRUCTURE

Total complaints83

What owners report

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

“I have a travel trailer with 15' white painted steel spoke wheels, after a year one had a air leak where the rim and spokes are welded together, about 6 months later another wheel had the same thing happen, I ended up putting innertubes in them. In sept. Of this year while traveling at 65mph on…”

WHEELS · reported 2018-09-15

“Movement of frame away from trailer body. Movement of trailer tongue away from body and separation of benches in front of trailer interior. Lag screws sheared off in front of trailer where they go horizontally through front body and in to frame of trailer. Welds missing from front fork of trailer.…”

STRUCTURE:BODY · reported 2017-10-15

“Movement of frame away from trailer body. Movement of trailer tongue away from body and separation of benches in front of trailer interior. Lag screws sheared off in front of trailer where they go horizontally through front body and in to frame of trailer. Welds missing from front fork of trailer.…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2017-10-15

“The frame welds were inadequate and have broken away on the front part of the trailer near the tongue. The center cross member between the tongue is dangling. It is a 2015 shasta 1961 re-issue 16 foot trailer. It is clearly an example of shoddy workmanship, and is definitely a dangerous safety…”

STRUCTURE:BODY · reported 2017-10-10

“Frame is not stable. Flexing of frame allows front of trailer to move forward. The front walls separating from frame. Lag bolts insufficient to hold trailer on frame. While backing on an incline, the trailer flexed and made contact with my pickup truck.”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2017-05-23

“After numerous phone calls and emails to get lazy days in colorado to complete required and agreed upon recall work done on my camper, they continue to fail to do so. They use stall tactics to discourage me from getting the work done. My camper has been sitting on their lot for 4 weeks now and…”

STRUCTURE:BODY · reported 2017-04-08

“After numerous phone calls and emails to get lazy days in colorado to complete required and agreed upon recall work done on my camper, they continue to fail to do so. They use stall tactics to discourage me from getting the work done. My camper has been sitting on their lot for 4 weeks now and…”

SUSPENSION · reported 2017-04-08

“The 19' foot travel trailer has separation of the inside wall at floor and dinette bench from the frame.”

STRUCTURE:BODY · reported 2016-08-01