The 2005 Forest River Travel Trailer has 1 NHTSA recall campaign. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 25 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the tires. Last updated July 5, 2026.
ON CERTAIN TRAVEL TRAILERS THAT USE ALUMINUM WHEELS, THE LUG BOLTS AND WHEELS CAN COME OFF.
LOSS OF THE LUG NUT COULD CAUSE THE WHEEL TO COME OFF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
FOREST RIVER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED A REMEDY FOR THIS RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FOREST RIVER AT 1-574-389-4600.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“At about 3:00 pm on the 29th of july, 2009 my wife myself and two grandchildren departed our home in bel aire, ks destined for taylor park, co. We were driving our 2002 ford e-350 van with v-10, towing a work and play trailer made by forest river (frame by lipert components). This trailer…”
“While performing a safety recall on the refrigerator in my rv, the technician discovered that the burner tube was cracked and leaking ammonia. The recall was to possibly prevent a fire "in the event this did happen ". The company, keyston rv/dometic refrigerators are aware of this situation. It is…”
“Tongue on these trailers are made of a material too thin to support their weight. My tongue folded up while enroute from a camping trip. It was less than 3 inches from the ground by the time I got home. I had no knowledge this occurred. Any bump in the road could have grabbed the trailer and…”
“I purchased a travel trailer manufactured by forest river on 11/10/07. This trailer specifies that the unladen vehicle weight is 3640 pounds. My tow vehicle struggles to pull this trailer. I had it the vehicle weighed on a certified public scale. The actual unladen vehicle weight of this trailer…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 2005 forest river all american sport fifth wheel (na) with carlisle wheels. The wheels are cracking at the point where the center of the wheel is welded to the outer rim. Previously, another wheel experienced the same failure and was replaced by the dealer. The contact would…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 2005 forest river wild wood (na) travel trailer. While driving 55-60 mph, the passenger side wheel detached from the vehicle. The failure caused minor body damage to the vehicle, which the contact repaired himself. The wheel was repaired, however, he was afraid to drive the…”
“Subject vehicle is a 2005 wildcat 28rk fifth wheel travel trailer. In july, 2006, after approximately 3,000 miles of service, I noticed excessive tire wear on the right front tire. I called the axle manufacturer, al-ko kober, stated that I had excessive tire wear on the right front tire, and they…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 2005 forest river travel trailer. While driving 60 mph, the contact heard a loud noise and the vehicle began to swerve. The vehicle was pulled over and the contact noticed that the passenger side middle tire had blown out. The tire was replaced with a spare. The tire damaged…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2005 Forest River Travel Trailer as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.