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2017 Forest River Spartan Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2017 Forest River Spartan has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 11 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

EQUIPMENT 16V466000 2016-06-27 11 affected
Defect

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2017 Spartan Toyhaulers, model STF3712X, manufactured March 31, 2016, to June 17, 2016. The Federal Certification Label incorrectly states that the vehicle has a third axle with two extra tires, however, the vehicle is only equipped with two axles and…

Consequence

If the owner follows the information on the Federal Placard Label, the operator may overload the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install corrected Federal Placards, free of charge. The recall began on July 27, 2016. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-862-3033. Forest River's number for this recall is 61-03032016-0211.

Complaints by component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1
TIRES
1
Total complaints3

What owners report

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

“Junction electrical box not wired properly- was discovered by customer when connected to truck and blew all fuses in truck- open the junction box to discover open positive & negative wires arcing and had already melted box. This happen at the dealership where we had to take it for the issue of the…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2018-04-06

“Junction electrical box not wired properly- was discovered by customer when connected to truck and blew all fuses in truck- open the junction box to discover open positive & negative wires arcing and had already melted box. This happen at the dealership where we had to take it for the issue of the…”

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM · reported 2018-04-06

“Tl* the contact owns a 2017 forest river spartan toyhauler equipped with sailun tires (na), size: st235/85/r16 (na). The trailer was being hauled by a 2017 ford f-350. While being hauled at 55 mph, the trailer vibrated abnormally. The trailer was taken to an unknown dealer to be diagnosed. The…”

TIRES · reported 2016-09-23
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 2017 Forest River Spartan as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.