2020 Forest River Xlr Toyhauler 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 2020 Forest River Xlr Toyhauler, 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 & structure133.3%
- Other / unspecified133.3%
- Suspension133.3%
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
THE NEW 2020 FOREST RIVER XLR TOYHAULER WE PURCHASED 16K+ GVWR, WAS SUPPLIED WITH 2017 DOT CODED F RATED TIRES. OBVIOUSLY THIS TRAILER SHOULD HAVE COME WITH "G" RATED TIRES FROM THE FACTORY, BUT THAT IS MOOT FOR THIS COMPLAINT. THE F RATED STERLING SPORT ST TIRES SUPPLIED ON OUR 20 XLR WERE, AS MENTIONED ABOVE, DATED 4017, MEANING 40TH WEEK OF 2017 PRODUCTION. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE TO SHIP "NEW" TIRES OUT THAT ARE 3 YEARS OLD. THIS WAS NOT AN OLD STOCK TRAILER SITTING ON A LOT, IT WAS PURCHASED JUNE 26, 2020 (THE COVID SUMMER). BEFORE PURCHASING, I CONTACTED FOREST RIVER DIRECTLY TO REQUEST CURRENT DOT CODE TIRES ON THE TRAILER, AS I'M VERY FICKLE ABOUT TIRE WEAR/PRESSURE/AGE. AT THAT TIME THE SALESMAN FOR MY REGION NOTIFIED MY OF THE 1 YEAR UNLIMITED MILEAGE WARRANTY WOULD COVER ME FOR ANY AND ALL CONCERNS RELATED TO THE TIRE/WHEEL COMBO. I WAS NAIVE ENOUGH TO TAKE THAT AT FACE VALUE AND PURCHASE. SIX MONTHS AND 6 DAYS LATER 1/1/2021, JUST 100 MILES AWAY FROM ORLANDO, FL ON INTERSTATE 75 I HAD A TIRE DELAMINATION ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AXLE. NOT ONLY DID THIS TIRE BLOW OUT, BUT IT DAMAGED THE SIDE WALL OF THE SECOND TIRE, MEANING I WAS TWO TIRES DOWN, WITH ONE SPARE. AFTER HUNTING DOWN A TIRE PLACE ~50 MILES AWAY WITH A CORRECT SIZE TIRE I WAS ABLE TO LIMP HOME. UPON REACHING OUT TO FOREST RIVER ABOUT THE DAMAGE TO MY CAMPER, INCLUDING A FRAME OUTRIGGER BEING RIPPED FROM THE BODY AND MANGLED, I WAS TOLD THAT ONLY THE TIRE WOULD BE REPLACED AND I WOULD HAVE TO FILE THE REPAIR AS A CLAIM ON MY INSURANCE. ALONG WITH THAT, THE STERLING SPOT ST TIRES WERE NO LONGER BEING PRODUCED AND HAD BEEN REPLACED WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND AND TREAD FROM THE LIONSHEAD BRAND. I EXPECT THIS COMPLAINT WILL DO ME NO GOOD IN CORRECTING MY CAMPER, BUT THIS COMPANY IS A JOKE AND THEIR FAULTY TIRES NEED TO BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD, WITH CUSTOMERS RIGHTLY COMPENSTATED.
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
THE NEW 2020 FOREST RIVER XLR TOYHAULER WE PURCHASED 16K+ GVWR, WAS SUPPLIED WITH 2017 DOT CODED F RATED TIRES. OBVIOUSLY THIS TRAILER SHOULD HAVE COME WITH "G" RATED TIRES FROM THE FACTORY, BUT THAT IS MOOT FOR THIS COMPLAINT. THE F RATED STERLING SPORT ST TIRES SUPPLIED ON OUR 20 XLR WERE, AS MENTIONED ABOVE, DATED 4017, MEANING 40TH WEEK OF 2017 PRODUCTION. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE TO SHIP "NEW" TIRES OUT THAT ARE 3 YEARS OLD. THIS WAS NOT AN OLD STOCK TRAILER SITTING ON A LOT, IT WAS PURCHASED JUNE 26, 2020 (THE COVID SUMMER). BEFORE PURCHASING, I CONTACTED FOREST RIVER DIRECTLY TO REQUEST CURRENT DOT CODE TIRES ON THE TRAILER, AS I'M VERY FICKLE ABOUT TIRE WEAR/PRESSURE/AGE. AT THAT TIME THE SALESMAN FOR MY REGION NOTIFIED MY OF THE 1 YEAR UNLIMITED MILEAGE WARRANTY WOULD COVER ME FOR ANY AND ALL CONCERNS RELATED TO THE TIRE/WHEEL COMBO. I WAS NAIVE ENOUGH TO TAKE THAT AT FACE VALUE AND PURCHASE. SIX MONTHS AND 6 DAYS LATER 1/1/2021, JUST 100 MILES AWAY FROM ORLANDO, FL ON INTERSTATE 75 I HAD A TIRE DELAMINATION ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AXLE. NOT ONLY DID THIS TIRE BLOW OUT, BUT IT DAMAGED THE SIDE WALL OF THE SECOND TIRE, MEANING I WAS TWO TIRES DOWN, WITH ONE SPARE. AFTER HUNTING DOWN A TIRE PLACE ~50 MILES AWAY WITH A CORRECT SIZE TIRE I WAS ABLE TO LIMP HOME. UPON REACHING OUT TO FOREST RIVER ABOUT THE DAMAGE TO MY CAMPER, INCLUDING A FRAME OUTRIGGER BEING RIPPED FROM THE BODY AND MANGLED, I WAS TOLD THAT ONLY THE TIRE WOULD BE REPLACED AND I WOULD HAVE TO FILE THE REPAIR AS A CLAIM ON MY INSURANCE. ALONG WITH THAT, THE STERLING SPOT ST TIRES WERE NO LONGER BEING PRODUCED AND HAD BEEN REPLACED WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND AND TREAD FROM THE LIONSHEAD BRAND. I EXPECT THIS COMPLAINT WILL DO ME NO GOOD IN CORRECTING MY CAMPER, BUT THIS COMPANY IS A JOKE AND THEIR FAULTY TIRES NEED TO BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD, WITH CUSTOMERS RIGHTLY COMPENSTATED.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE NEW 2020 FOREST RIVER XLR TOYHAULER WE PURCHASED 16K+ GVWR, WAS SUPPLIED WITH 2017 DOT CODED F RATED TIRES. OBVIOUSLY THIS TRAILER SHOULD HAVE COME WITH "G" RATED TIRES FROM THE FACTORY, BUT THAT IS MOOT FOR THIS COMPLAINT. THE F RATED STERLING SPORT ST TIRES SUPPLIED ON OUR 20 XLR WERE, AS MENTIONED ABOVE, DATED 4017, MEANING 40TH WEEK OF 2017 PRODUCTION. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE TO SHIP "NEW" TIRES OUT THAT ARE 3 YEARS OLD. THIS WAS NOT AN OLD STOCK TRAILER SITTING ON A LOT, IT WAS PURCHASED JUNE 26, 2020 (THE COVID SUMMER). BEFORE PURCHASING, I CONTACTED FOREST RIVER DIRECTLY TO REQUEST CURRENT DOT CODE TIRES ON THE TRAILER, AS I'M VERY FICKLE ABOUT TIRE WEAR/PRESSURE/AGE. AT THAT TIME THE SALESMAN FOR MY REGION NOTIFIED MY OF THE 1 YEAR UNLIMITED MILEAGE WARRANTY WOULD COVER ME FOR ANY AND ALL CONCERNS RELATED TO THE TIRE/WHEEL COMBO. I WAS NAIVE ENOUGH TO TAKE THAT AT FACE VALUE AND PURCHASE. SIX MONTHS AND 6 DAYS LATER 1/1/2021, JUST 100 MILES AWAY FROM ORLANDO, FL ON INTERSTATE 75 I HAD A TIRE DELAMINATION ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AXLE. NOT ONLY DID THIS TIRE BLOW OUT, BUT IT DAMAGED THE SIDE WALL OF THE SECOND TIRE, MEANING I WAS TWO TIRES DOWN, WITH ONE SPARE. AFTER HUNTING DOWN A TIRE PLACE ~50 MILES AWAY WITH A CORRECT SIZE TIRE I WAS ABLE TO LIMP HOME. UPON REACHING OUT TO FOREST RIVER ABOUT THE DAMAGE TO MY CAMPER, INCLUDING A FRAME OUTRIGGER BEING RIPPED FROM THE BODY AND MANGLED, I WAS TOLD THAT ONLY THE TIRE WOULD BE REPLACED AND I WOULD HAVE TO FILE THE REPAIR AS A CLAIM ON MY INSURANCE. ALONG WITH THAT, THE STERLING SPOT ST TIRES WERE NO LONGER BEING PRODUCED AND HAD BEEN REPLACED WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND AND TREAD FROM THE LIONSHEAD BRAND. I EXPECT THIS COMPLAINT WILL DO ME NO GOOD IN CORRECTING MY CAMPER, BUT THIS COMPANY IS A JOKE AND THEIR FAULTY TIRES NEED TO BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD, WITH CUSTOMERS RIGHTLY COMPENSTATED.
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
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