2021 Forest River Surveyor

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the equipment › appliance › refrigerator. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Equipment › Appliance › Refrigerator	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer20V297000

Filed May 22, 202088 vehiclesForest River, Inc.

Defect. Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Surveyor Travel Trailers, model SVT296QBLE. The safety chains are insufficient for the trailer's Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) and may break in the event of the trailer coming unhitched.

Risk. If the vehicle trailer becomes detached from the tow-vehicle, the safety chains may break, leading to complete detachment and potential property damage, personal injury or a crash.

Remedy. Forest River will notify owners, and a dealer or service center will replace the safety chains, free of charge. The recall began June 8, 2020. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-3112. Forest River's number for this recall is 37-1170.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Equipment › Appliance › Refrigerator

Filed Feb 25, 2022AZ

The propane refrigerator shuts off and does not restart. This occurs everyone one to two hours. My selling Dealer and I have received no help in resolving this issue from the refrigerator manufacturer (Norcold) or the trailer manufacturer (Forest River). We believe it to be a significant safety issue that could cause a fire or explosion in the trailer.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2020

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2027	0	1	Routine
2022	0	2	Routine
2021 — this page	1	1	Routine
2020	4	4	Routine
2019	4	1	Routine
2018	4	5	Routine
2017	2	3	Routine
2016	0	6	Routine
2015	2	1	Routine
2014	1	1	Routine
2013	1	2	Routine
2012	1	2	Routine
2011	0	2	Routine
2010	0	1	Routine
2006	0	1	Routine
2005	0	1	Routine
2004	2	1	Routine
2003	0	2	Routine
2002	0	1	Routine
2001	0	1	Routine
2000	0	1	Routine
1999	0	1	Routine
1998	0	1	Routine
1997	0	1	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.

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: May 22, 2020. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.