The 2019 Forest River Vibe has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 6,782 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the structure. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SUSPENSION18V6240002018-09-13935 affected
Defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019 Coachmen Catalina and Apex travel trailers and Forest River Shasta, Wildwood, Salem, Vibe, Sierra, Sandpiper, XLR and Prime Time travel trailers. The axles may be missing inner bearing races on the hubs, which can cause the bearing to burnout or cause the…
Consequence
The missing bearing race may cause premature hub bearing failure, possibly resulting in a separation of the hub from the axle, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective hubs with new hubs or replace the axles, free of charge. The recall began October 9, 2018. For customer service, Catalina owners may contact Coachmen at 1-574-825-8657, Apex owners should call 1-574-358-0401, Shasta owners: 1-574-825-8717,…
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2014-2019 Forest River Salem, Wildcat Maxx, Wildwood, Vibe, and Rainier recreational trailers. The break-away safety switch may not have been wired to a constant power source, and, as a result, the switch may be inadvertently disconnected from the trailer house…
Consequence
If the trailer brakes cannot engage if the trailer detaches from tow vehicle, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
Remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a new wiring harness to reroute the wiring, free of charge. The recall began September 25, 2018. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-503-831-5410. Forest River's number for this recall is 22/30-0824.
Complaints by component
STRUCTURE:BODY
2
SUSPENSION
2
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS
1
STRUCTURE
1
WHEELS
1
Total complaints7
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“This travel trailer is dual axle. Each side has 3 couplings welded to the frame. The leaf springs bolt to these couplings. During a routine inspection on 9/30/2023, found cracks on the aft passenger side coupling. The aft welds are cracked all the way through and the front welds are cracked half…”
“On friday, november 11, 2022 while traveling to north carolina from ohio, our travel trailer suffered a catastrophic incident. One of the axles broke while driving on i64e, resulting in the tire coming off, damaging the body of the camper, and leaving my husband stranded several hours from home.…”
“On friday, november 11, 2022 while traveling to north carolina from ohio, our travel trailer suffered a catastrophic incident. One of the axles broke while driving on i64e, resulting in the tire coming off, damaging the body of the camper, and leaving my husband stranded several hours from home.…”
“On friday, november 11, 2022 while traveling to north carolina from ohio, our travel trailer suffered a catastrophic incident. One of the axles broke while driving on i64e, resulting in the tire coming off, damaging the body of the camper, and leaving my husband stranded several hours from home.…”
“The propane stopped working, I had just installed new refilled tanks and was troubleshooting so I turned on the refrigerator propane and waited outside for it to light. When it tries to light there is a big whooshing noise coming from the burner. I have never heard that before when running my…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2019 forest river vibe. While the rv was parked with the heater activated, the carbon monoxide alarm sounded. On a second occasion, while the contact was sleeping, he was awakened by the neighbor alerting him that the carbon monoxide alarm was sounding again. The contact…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2019 forest river vibe. The contact stated that the rv was leaking water from the ceiling onto the walls. The contact also stated that the shower, toilet, and exhaust pipes were also leaking. The contact took the rv to camping world tampa (located at 4811 mcintosh rd, dover,…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2019 Forest River Vibe as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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