2004 Forest River Travel Trailer: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 23 complaints
23
Total Complaints
4,000mi
Median Mileage
TIRES
Top Issue
1
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

2,500 25th Percentile
4,000 Median Mileage
4,750 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

TIRES
6
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
5
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
4
SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE
3
SUSPENSION
1
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
1
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
1
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
1
STRUCTURE:BODY
1

Severity Assessment

1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE TRAVELING 1200 MILES TIRES CONTINUOUSLY BLEW OUT. CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE FRAME CRACKED, AND THE AXLE WAS GOING SIDE WAYS. *AK THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE SUSPENSION WAS TO LIGHT, WEARING OUT THE SPRING HANGERS, FLATTENING THE SPRINGS, ALLOWING THE FRAME TO CARRY THE LOAD ON JUST THE ..."
"WHILE TRAVELING 1200 MILES TIRES CONTINUOUSLY BLEW OUT. CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE FRAME CRACKED, AND THE AXLE WAS GOING SIDE WAYS. *AK THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE SUSPENSION WAS TO LIGHT, WEARING OUT THE SPRING HANGERS, FLATTENING THE SPRINGS, ALLOWING THE FRAME TO CARRY THE LOAD ON JUST THE ..."
"WE PURCHASED A ROCKWOOD ROO IN FEB 2004. IT HAD CARLISLE TIRES ON IT. LAST YEAR WE TRAVELLED ABOUT 5000 MILES. FIRST TIME OUT THIS YEAR IN ONE TRIP, WE HAD 3 BLOWOUTS. WE PURCHASED TWO TIRES ON THE FIRST SESSION, WHERE WE BLEW 2 TIRES AND WAS LEFT WITH NO SPARE. THE FIRST TIRE STORE HAPPENED TO..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28