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2020 Forest River Cedar Creek Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Feb 1, 2023
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Apr 1, 2020

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2020 Forest River Cedar Creek. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Filed Feb 1, 2023

While driving down the road at highway speeds (65-68 M.P.H.) the "under belly" of the 2020 Cedar Creek 5th wheel trailer became dislodged and fell onto the freeway. Large sections of plastic (Estimating 36" X 48") as well as insulation was thrown onto the highway. After further inspection one could see the brackets holding the wooden cross member beams into place were only fastened with one sheet metal screw. The brackets were designed to have two sheet metal screws holding the bracket to the frame of the trailer. It was also noted wooden cross member beams were never fastened to the brackets. (There are no screw holes present indicating the beams were ever secured to the brackets.) The underbelly would have been secured to the cross member beams which may have been the cause of the failure resulting in the plastic and debris to be dislodged and falling onto the freeway.

NHTSA ID
11504940
Incident
Jan 23, 2023
Tires & wheels
Filed Apr 20, 2021

ALL FOUR OF OUR CASTLE ROCK ST TIRES ON OUR TRAVEL TRAILER ARE SHOWING PREMATURE CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALL AND WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALL. THIS COULD LEAD TO A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE TIRE AT HIGH SPEED. THESE TIRES HAVE BEEN IN USE LESS THAN 18 MONTHS.

NHTSA ID
11413047
Incident
Apr 20, 2021
Mileage
4,000 mi
Suspension
Filed May 22, 2020

2020 CEDAR CREEK 38ERD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BROKEN LEAF SPRING BRACKET WHICH RESULTED IN A SHIFTED AXLE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WAS AWAITING DIRECTION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. FOR PARTS AND REPAIR. *JS

NHTSA ID
11325817
Incident
Apr 7, 2020
Suspension
Filed May 4, 2020

LEAF SPRING BRACKET OR AXLE MOUNT CAME LOOSE CAUSING THE AXLE TO COME LOOSE ON DRIVERS SIDE CAUSING THE WHOLE RV TO FISH TAIL - LUCKILY NO BODILY INJURY OCCURRED. THIS HAPPENED ON STATE RT 22 NEAR CONWAY SOUTH CAROLINIA. INCIDENT DATE WAS APRIL 7, 2020. THE DEALER HAS PROVIDED LIMITED INFORMATION ON REPAIR - WAITING FOR PARTS. CONTACTED FACTORY AND THEY ALSO STATED WAITING ON 3 PARTY VENDOR PARTS. NO EXPLANATION ON WHY THIS HAPPENED. AFTER SOME INTERNET SEARCHING FOUND THE ATTACHED PDF AND ALSO COPY OF LETTER SENT TO CEDAR CREEK.

NHTSA ID
11323215
Incident
Apr 7, 2020
Mileage
50 mi
Body & structure
Filed Apr 1, 2020
Crash reported

UPON TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT WITH A VERY SMALL INCLINE AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES PER HOUR, THE REAR OF THE FIFTH WHEEL BOTTOMED OUT & SCRAPED THE PAVEMENT CAUSING IT TO RIP OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE BACK CAP. AS A RESULT OF THE BACK CAP BEING PULLED AWAY FROM THE FRAME, IT ALSO CAUSED US TO HAVE TO PULL THE FIFTH WHEEL HOME WITHOUT ANY BRAKE LIGHTS, HAZARD LIGHTS OR TURN SIGNALS, WHICH IS A HAZARD TO US & OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. THE REAR OF THE FIFTH WHEEL SITS ENTIRELY TOO LOW TO GROUND & THIS WILL HAPPEN EVERY TIME IT IS PULLED TO A NEW LOCATION UNLESS THE DRIVEWAYS ARE PERFECTLY LEVEL WITH THE HIGHWAY.*JB

NHTSA ID
11319904
Incident
Mar 22, 2020

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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