2006 Forest River Wildcat Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2006 Forest River Wildcat, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Body & structure250.0%
- Other / unspecified125.0%
- Tires & wheels125.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
Frame cracked and bent near the fifth wheel pin box housing while driving down a bumpy interstate 10 in El Paso Texas.
I BOUGHT THE TRAILER 4-1-2017. DURING MY SHORT SECOND CAMPING TRIP, THE TRAILER DROPPED DOWN ON MY TRUCK BED RAILS. THE TRAILER FRAME AROUND THE PIN BOX HAD RIPPED AND AND BROKE IN MULTIPLE AREAS. ALMOST LOST MY TRAILER ON THE INTERSTATE. THE FRAME IS MADE WITH VERY THIN METAL.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
ALL 5 TIRE RIMS (INCLUDING SPARE) DEVELOPED LEAKS ON 2006 WILD CAT 5TH WHEEL TRAILER MADE BY FOREST RIVER. I WAS TOLD BY 4 DIFFERENT TIRE REPAIR SHOPS THAT THE RIMS WERE NO GOOD BECAUSE THEY LEAK , IT IS NOT THE TIRE BUT THE RIM, THE RIMS ARE ALL STENCILED WITH: 15X6 J1105 DOT MAX LOAD 2600 CHINA SZ. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
CRACKED VALVE STEMS ON CAMPER. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED FURTHER YET BECAUSE IT COVERS 2006 AND HE PURCHASED HIS CAMPER IN 2005 . *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD HIS VALVE STEMS REPLACED ON HIS RV. *JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .