2023 Forest River Sandstorm

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 2 times.

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports

Equipment › Electrical24V272000

Filed Apr 17, 20244,480 vehiclesForest River, Inc.

Defect. Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Forest River Cardinal, Wildcat, 2018-2019 Cedar Creek, 2021 Columbus, 2023 Continental Cargo, 2021-2024 Dynamax DX3, Dynamax Dynaquest XL, Dynamax Isata, Forest River IBEX, 2022-2024 Dynamax Europa, Forest River NOBO, 2022-2023 Forest River Sandstorm, Shockwave, Stealth, and 2021-2023 Dynamax Force trailers. The LED backlight circuit board in the cooktop range may fail, causing the board to overheat.

Risk. A circuit board that overheats increases the risk of a fire.

Remedy. Dealers will disconnect and cut the circuit powering the LED backlights and terminate the wiring, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed by May 14, 2024. Owners may contact Suburban customer service at 1-574-247-9235 option 5; Cardinal & Wildcat customer service at 1-574-296-7700; Cedar Creek customer service at 1-260-593-4000; Columbus customer service at 1-574-821-1487; Continental Cargo customer service at 1-254-420-0171; Dynamax customer service at 1-574-264-6664; Ibex & Nobo customer service at 1-574-6421612; and Sandstorm & Shockwave customer service at 1-909-873-3777. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1760.

Electrical System › Wiring23V739000

Filed Nov 3, 202324 vehiclesForest River, Inc.

Defect. Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Sandstorm, Stealth, and 2024 Shockwave travel trailers. The wire routed from the 50AMP inlet to the transfer switch in the distribution panel is the incorrect gauge, which may cause the wire to melt.

Risk. A melted wire may cause a short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.

Remedy. Dealers will replace the incorrect 10-gauge wire with a 6-gauge wire, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 20, 2023. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at 1-951-357-2327. Forest River's number for this recall is 67-1700.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2022

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2024	0	1	Routine
2023 — this page	0	2	Routine
2022	2	3	Routine
2021	0	1	Routine
2020	1	0	Routine
2019	1	0	Routine
2018	1	0	Routine
2017	1	1	Routine
2016	1	2	Routine
2014	1	1	Routine
2013	1	1	Routine
2012	1	0	Routine
2008	1	0	Routine

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Other Forest River models

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Cherokee 160 Georgetown 132 Rockwood 119 Wildwood 111 Salem 98 Flagstaff 68 Cardinal 61 Wildcat 54 R-Pod 54 Shasta 51

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.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Apr 17, 2024. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.