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2015 Forest River Palomino

Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data

Data refreshed

Owner complaintsComplaints 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 Nov 15, 2017
Safety recallsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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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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Overview

Our database contains 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2015 Forest River Palomino, most frequently naming the body & structure, other / unspecified and suspension categories.

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

What owners report

Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded

  • Body & structure250.0%
  • Other / unspecified125.0%
  • Suspension125.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Safety recalls

No recalls in our database for this model year

That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.

Recent owner complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words

Body & structure
Filed Nov 15, 2017

2015 PALOMINO SOLAIR CAMPER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO WATER RUNNING THROUGH CAMPER. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS WINTERIZED IN OCTOBER 2016, BUT ON MAY 6, 2017 THE VEHICLE WAS FOUND TO HAVE A WATER LEAK THE LEAK RAN THROUGH THE CABINETS AND LIGHT FIXTURE UNDER THE MICROWAVE AND POOLING ON THE FLOOR. UPON PICKING THE VEHICLE UP FROM BEING REPAIRED THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN UNWINTERIZED, THE KEY WAS MISPLACED, AND THE BUNK BEDS WERE CRAWLING WITH THOUSANDS OF ANTS. ALSO, THE DRAWERS HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. UPDATED 11/15/2017*JS

NHTSA ID
11041229
Incident
May 6, 2017
Body & structure
Filed Mar 3, 2017

OUR RV HAS SOFT AREAS IN OUR ENTIRE FLOOR DUE TO FLOOR JOISTS BEING TOO FAR APART AND SUB STANDARD MATERIALS BEING USED. FOREST RIVER WILL REPAIR IF YOU WERE ORIGINAL OWNER BUT WE PURCHASED OUR 1 YEAR OLD UNIT IN AUGUST OF 2016....THESE UNITS SHOULD BE RECALLED. I CAN SUPPLY YOU WITH 82 OWNERS WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS...THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A FACTORY DESIGN FLAW, WHICH I FEEL SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT THE COMPANY'S EXPENSE. IT SHOULDN'T MATTER WHETHER YOU'RE THE ORIGINAL OWNER OR NOT. THE FLAW IS STILL THERE. WE WERE TOLD BY FOREST RIVER REPRESENTATIVES THAT THE NHTSA MANDATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR OUR UNIT BECAUSE WE WERE NOT ORIGINAL OWNER.PLEASE RECONSIDER IF THIS IS TRUE...IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I FEEL THAT WE ARE GOING TO FALL THROUGH WALKING ACROSS IT AT TIMES... AND ARE IN NO FINANCIAL POSITION TO REPAIR IT OURSELVES.THIS IMPACTS US MORE THAN OTHERS BECAUSE THIS IS OUR PRIMARY RESIDENCE..WE VOLUNTEER AT DIFFERENT WILDLIFE REFUGES, WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS AND FISH HATCHERIES AND THIS UNIT IS OUR HOME...WE WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HELP WE HAVE ONLY HAD THIS RV FOR 7 MONTHS. THANK YOU THANK YOU THE PEOPLE WE HAVE CONTACTED [XXX] AND [XXX] WE ALSO HAVE A COMPLAINT AND CASE NUMBER TO THE BBB BUT FOREST RIVER NEVER GOT BACK TO THEM AFTER THE MANDATORY 10 DAY TIME FRAME...THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID
10958481
Incident
Jul 23, 2016
Other / unspecifiedSuspension
Filed Jul 24, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FOREST RIVER PALOMINI TRAVEL TRAILER, MODEL NUMBER: 132FDORV. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING VERY BADLY. THE TIRES RUBBED AGAINST THE WHEEL WELLS AND THE TIRE MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AXLE WAS INSTALLED UPSIDE DOWN. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15.

NHTSA ID
10743369
Incident
Jul 17, 2015
Mileage
15 mi

Compare model years

Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model

Forest River Palomino by model year
YearComplaintsRecallsInvestigationsIssue Index
2025110—
2024110—
2021310—
2020110—
2019120—
2018220—
2017210—
2016200—
2015Viewing300—

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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.