2005 Forest River Travel Trailer: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 25 complaints
25
Total Complaints
5,000mi
Median Mileage
Tires
Top Issue
2
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

2,475 25th Percentile
5,000 Median Mileage
5,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Tires
5
Unknown Or Other
3
Structure
2
Suspension
2
Multiple Axle
2
Frame And Members
2
Body
1
Underbody Shields
1
Equipment
1
Fifth Wheel Assembly
1

Severity Assessment

2
Crashes
0
Fires
5
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I PURCHASED A 2005 MOTORHOME FROM A DEALER IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. I STARTED A TRIP AROUND THE COUNTRY AND SHORTLY INTO MY TRIP I DISCOVERED THAT APPARENTLY DUE TO A DESIGN DEFECT, UNDER THE MOTORHOME SLIDEOUT 4 HOLES ALLOW CARBON MONOXIDE INTO THE CABIN. AT FIRST THE CARBON MONOXIDE CAME FROM THE..."
"I PURCHASED A 2005 LEXINGTON MOTORHOME FROM A DEALER IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA WHICH WAS MANUFACTOURED BY FOREST RIVE, INC. I STARTED A TRIP AROUND THE COUNTRY AND SHORTLY INTO MY TRIP I DISCOVERED THAT APPARENTLY DUE TO A DESIGN DEFECT, UNDER THE MOTORHOME SLIDEOUT 4 HOLES ALLOW CARBON MONOXIDE INTO..."
"I PURCHASED A 2005 LEXINGTON MOTORHOME FROM A DEALER IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA WHICH WAS MANUFACTOURED BY FOREST RIVE, INC. I STARTED A TRIP AROUND THE COUNTRY AND SHORTLY INTO MY TRIP I DISCOVERED THAT APPARENTLY DUE TO A DESIGN DEFECT, UNDER THE MOTORHOME SLIDEOUT 4 HOLES ALLOW CARBON MONOXIDE INTO..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 7 FL: 4 TX: 2 CO: 2 VA: 1 WY: 1 SC: 1 OH: 1 KY: 1 PA: 1

Who Files Complaints?

72%
Original Owners
28%
Second+ Owners

Forest River Travel Trailer — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
2004231

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