2026 Forest River Puma

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension. No safety recall has been issued.

Most common 2026 Forest River Puma problems

1 of the 1 complaints (100%) are about the suspension.

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Suspension	1		0	0	0

What owners reported

Newest filings

Suspension

Filed Oct 9, 2026LA

The main black steel chassis rail on this 4-month-old travel trailer has suffered a severe structural corkscrew twist, causing the front slide-out box to slope downward and warp out of square. The structural torsion is verified by straightedge levels reading opposite directions from the front to the back of the frame. This defect completely compromises highway tracking and structural integrity, creating an extreme risk of a catastrophic highway failure or total wall separation while in motion. The manufacturer and dealer have failed to provide safe transport for inspection."

All 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2020

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Deaths	Assessment
2026 — this page	1	0	0	0	Routine
2025	1	3	0	0	Routine
2024	0	4	0	0	Routine
2023	1	1	1	0	Routine
2022	4	4	0	0	Routine
2021	4	3	0	0	Routine
2020	6	2	1	2	Fatalities reported
2019	5	1	0	0	Routine
2018	3	3	0	0	Routine
2017	2	3	0	0	Routine
2016	2	3	0	0	Routine
2015	1	3	0	0	Routine
2014	1	4	0	0	Routine
2013	1	4	0	0	Routine
2012	0	2	0	0	Routine
2011	1	2	0	0	Routine
2010	1	2	0	0	Routine
2009	0	2	0	0	Routine
2008	1	2	0	0	Routine
2007	0	1	0	0	Routine
2006	1	1	0	0	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.