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2019 Forest River Wildwood 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 Apr 24, 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 May 22, 2019

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2019 Forest River Wildwood. 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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Tires & wheels
Filed Apr 24, 2023

Within the last week, the tire on my camper exploded. It has been sitting winterized since last fall and hasn’t moved. I checked the other three tires and they were all right at 60 psi. I have pictures of the belts coming out of the tire I do not at all feel this is normal for a tire to blow out, sitting still. Upon looking online I also signed a petition for a recall. It seems these tires have a significant blowout problem.

NHTSA ID
11518690
Incident
Apr 19, 2023
Other / unspecified
Filed Apr 20, 2022

These campers have under rated ply tires. The tires should have a higher ply rating then what they come with. I had 5 tires blow out while the camper wasn't even full. I've tried to discuss this with Forest River and they basically said they don't care. The 14" 8 ply tire is under rated for the weight of the camper. This does cause unsafe issues on the highway. It could cause accidents, serious injuries or worse

NHTSA ID
11461551
Incident
Apr 4, 2022
Brakes
Filed Jul 25, 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 (NA) FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD. WHILE OPERATING THE RV AND TOWING A SECOND VEHICLE, THE AUTO ELECTRIC BRAKE FEATURE USED TO STOP THE TOWED VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED. THE DRIVER HAD TO MANUALLY ACTIVATE THE BRAKE TO PREVENT THE TOWED VEHICLE FROM CRASHING INTO THE REAR OF THE RV. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROSE CITY RV (2228 SM 33, ROSE CITY, MI) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE TRAILER WIRES WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300.

NHTSA ID
11234729
Incident
Jul 15, 2019
Mileage
300 mi
Electrical
Filed May 26, 2019

FAULTY INTERIOR WALL SEPARATETION, EXTERIOR DOORS NOT ALIGNING PROPERLY, GROUND WIRES IN CIRCUIT BREAKER. 12 GROUND WIRES MELTED TOGETHER. MAJORITY OF THE GROUND WIRES CAME FROM THE AC UNIT BASED OFF OF THE DIAGRAM. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL WAS WARPED FROM THE BURNT WIRING. MULTIPLE GROUND WIRES SCREWED INTO ONE ONE GROUND WIRE SLOT. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND IT WAS PLUGGED INTO A 30AMP OUTLET. I USED A 30 AMP CONVERTER WITH THE 50 AMP POWER CABLE.

NHTSA ID
11210096
Incident
May 25, 2019
Mileage
400 mi
Filed May 22, 2019

I RECENTLY PURCHASED AT 2019 WILDWOOD FSX 280RT. WHEN I TOWED IT EMPTY I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE TRAILER. ONCE LOADED WITH A SIDE BY SIDE THE TRAILER BECAME VERY UNSTABLE AND SWAYED GREATLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. I STOPPED AND FILLED THE FRESHWATER TANK TO TRY AND OFFSET THE WEIGHT TO NO AVAIL. I HAD A LOCAL RV PROFESSIONAL LOOK AT THE TRAILER AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE AXLE PLACEMENT OF THIS TRAILER APPEARS TO BE A CAUSE OF CONCERN. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE AXLE PLACEMENT ON THIS UNIT APPEARS WAY TO FAR FORWARD AND WHEN LOADED REMOVES THE MAJORITY OF THE TONGUE WEIGHT FROM THE TRAILER. WHEN I COMPARED THIS HAULER TO OTHER TOY HAULERS IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE AXLES ON OTHER TOY HAULERS ARE MUCH FURTHER BACK WHICH ALLOWS PROPER TONGUE WEIGHT WHEN LOADED. I AM CURRENTLY TOWING THIS TRAILER WITH A 3/4 TON RAM 2500 WITH A WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION HITCH SO THE VEHICLE IS DEFINITELY NOT AN ISSUE. BASED ON THE AXLE LOCATION OF THIS VEHICLE I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE TO TOW AND IS CURRENTLY GROUNDED UNTIL WE CAN DETERMINE A CORRECTIVE COURSE OF ACTION.

NHTSA ID
11209153
Incident
Apr 5, 2019
Mileage
50 mi

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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