01 What the Cherokee Grey Wolf is
The Cherokee Grey Wolf is Forest River's highest-volume value-mid travel trailer — the company markets it as the number-one-selling RV in its lineup, and it has one of the largest installed bases of any single nameplate. "Cherokee" is the umbrella division; Grey Wolf is the volume travel-trailer line within it, sitting above the entry Wolf Pup lightweight, alongside the larger Wolf Den value coaches, and below the step-up Arctic Wolf fifth wheels. It competes directly with the Salem and Wildwood value families and with Keystone's value stack.
For 2026 the line spans roughly twenty travel-trailer floorplans — from the sub-4,600-pound 26LP lightweight bunkhouse to the 37-foot-7 29NM two-room family coach — plus a set of toy-hauler and ice-fishing ("fish house") variants that fall outside this hub's travel-trailer scope. Layouts run the full range of couples' rear-living, rear-kitchen, rear-bath, double-bunk and big-bunkhouse configurations, almost all engineered to stay half-ton-towable.
Construction is the classic value-mid recipe: a wood-frame body with aluminum sidewall construction, riding on Cherokee's signature Stable Step entry. The Black Label trim — widely stocked — adds Thermo-Foil Arctic insulation, high-gloss gel-coat sidewalls, frameless tinted automotive glass and a set of convenience upgrades. A 13,500-BTU air conditioner is standard, solar prep or a solar package is available, and ramp/toy-hauler models add an Adventure package with off-road tires and a lifted frame. This is a more traditional aluminum-sided stick-built trailer than the laminate Salem/Wildwood or the all-aluminum-framed Rockwood lines — built to a price, with a broad, family-friendly floorplan range.
02 Floorplans profiled in depth
Nineteen representative Grey Wolf floorplans — spanning a compact double-queen family camper, a rear-living couples' coach, a king-bed rear-living coach, front-kitchen, rear-kitchen and rear-bath couples' coaches, a two-bedroom coach, and a deep run of family bunkhouses from the lightest compact plans and the walk-around-bed layouts through front-bed bunkhouses to the larger king-and-bunks family coaches and the two-room family flagship — are profiled in full with factory- and RVUSA-verified specifications. The remaining 2026 travel-trailer plans are catalogued below for reference and will be profiled as the catalog expands.
| Floorplan | Dry wt | Length | Sleeps | Layout | Starting MSRP* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19SM | 5,076 lbs | 24' 3" | 8 | Double-queen family, two queens + bunk | ~$37,500 |
| 20RDSE | 4,665 lbs | 25' 1" | 4 | Compact rear-dinette couples | ~$39,500 |
| 22CE | 5,321 lbs | 26' 4" | 4 | Rear-kitchen + rear-bath couples, front king | ~$43,000 |
| 22MKSE | 4,869 lbs | 26' 6" | 8 | Compact bunkhouse, front king + rear bunks | ~$42,000 |
| 23MK | 5,750 lbs | 28' 10" | 4 | Rear-living couples, outside kitchen | ~$47,000 |
| 23DBH | 5,861 lbs | 29' 3" | 8 | Compact bunkhouse, front master, dual entry | ~$47,500 |
| 26LP | 4,508 lbs | 29' 4" | 6 | Lightweight bunkhouse, front queen + double bunks, big payload | ~$40,500 |
| 23MS | 6,098 lbs | 29' 4" | 8 | Compact bunkhouse, front king + rear bunks | ~$49,500 |
| 26DJSE | 5,165 lbs | 29' 4" | 7 | Lightweight bunkhouse, walk-around king | ~$41,500 |
| 26SS | 5,987 lbs | 30' 11" | 4 | Rear-kitchen couples, king master, walk-thru bath | ~$51,000 |
| 27GH | 6,386 lbs | 31' 2" | 4 | Front-kitchen couples, private rear king | ~$48,000 |
| 26DBH | 6,507 lbs | 31' 9" | 6 | Double-bunk family, dual entry | ~$49,500 |
| 26LK | 5,773 lbs | 31' 9" | 6 | Rear-bath couples, front king, fireplace lounge | ~$47,500 |
| 26BRB | 6,470 lbs | 32' 8" | 9 | King + bunks family, large slide | ~$50,000 |
| 26KF | 6,403 lbs | 32' 9" | 9 | Front-kitchen bunkhouse, king + bunks | ~$50,000 |
| 27LH | 5,953 lbs | 33' 6" | 3 | King-bed rear-living couples | ~$49,500 |
| 29QB | 6,618 lbs | 36' 8" | 7 | Two-bedroom coach, front + rear queen | ~$51,500 |
| 29TE | 6,428 lbs | 36' 8" | 8 | Big bunkhouse, full outside kitchen | ~$54,000 |
| 29NM | 7,356 lbs | 37' 7" | 9 | Two-room family coach, king bedroom + rear bunkhouse | ~$56,500 |
Dry weights, lengths and capacities for profiled plans are verified against RVUSA structured spec records (2026 model year). Starting MSRP is a representative dealer-typical figure and is flagged (*) — Forest River publishes no single fixed MSRP, dealer-quoted 2026 MSRPs for the same plan vary widely (the 29TE is listed from roughly $53,000 to $54,800), and selling prices typically run many thousands below MSRP, often in the high $20,000s to low $30,000s. Options affect final weights — always confirm against the unit's own weight sticker.
03 The rest of the 2026 travel-trailer range
The Grey Wolf travel-trailer line is broad. Beyond the nineteen profiled plans, these are additional 2026 travel-trailer floorplans by length and configuration. (Toy-hauler "RR/RRT" and ice-fishing "fish house" variants are excluded here as outside the travel-trailer scope.) Each will be profiled in demand order as the catalog grows.
| Floorplan | Length | Configuration |
|---|---|---|
| 21AB | 25' 6" | Front bed, rear bath couples (new for 2026) |
A reference list of additional 2026 Grey Wolf travel-trailer floorplans; lengths are approximate and configurations summarize the layout. Forest River also builds Grey Wolf toy haulers, fish houses, the lightweight Wolf Pup, the large-format Wolf Den, and the Cherokee Arctic Wolf fifth wheels — all documented separately as the catalog expands.
04 The Black Label trim roster
Every current Grey Wolf floorplan family is also sold as a Grey Wolf Black Label trim — the factory's Cherokee Black Label index lists 24 Grey Wolf Black Label plans under its own two grouping headers (18 travel trailers, 6 toy haulers), each with its own factory-published figures. Black Label is not just an equipment package: on the sibling Wolf Den line, every published Black Label weight differs from its base plan's, including the GVWR — so compare the trim's own numbers, not the base plan's, before buying. The figures below are the factory's own Black Label card figures; rows marked TBD are the factory's own TBD.
| Black Label plan | Body | Hitch wt | Unloaded wt | Cargo cap. | Length | Base plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18RRBL | TH | 720 lb | 5,247 lb | 2,473 lb | 24'1" | — |
| 22RRBL | TH | 897 lb | 6,009 lb | 1,888 lb | 29'0" | — |
| 24RRTBL | TH | 989 lb | 6,412 lb | 1,577 lb | 33'3" | — |
| 25RRTBL | TH | 950 lb | 6,252 lb | 1,698 lb | 30'10" | — |
| 27RRBL | TH | 1,244 lb | 7,355 lb | 2,640 lb | 34'2" | — |
| 28RRTBL | TH | 1,274 lb | 7,280 lb | 2,715 lb | 36'11" | — |
| 19SMBL | TT | 615 lb | 5,312 lb | 2,303 lb | 24'3" | 19SM |
| 20RDSEBL | TT | 587 lb | 4,753 lb | 2,834 lb | 25'1" | 20RDSE |
| 22CEBL | TT | 635 lb | 5,648 lb | 1,987 lb | 26'4" | 22CE |
| 22MKSEBL | TT | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | 22MKSE |
| 23DBHBL | TT | 717 lb | 6,081 lb | 1,636 lb | 29'9" | 23DBH |
| 23MKBL | TT | 830 lb | 5,958 lb | 1,872 lb | 28'10" | 23MK |
| 23MSBL | TT | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | 23MS |
| 26BRBBL | TT | 888 lb | 6,773 lb | 1,115 lb | 32'8" | 26BRB |
| 26DBHBL | TT | 952 lb | 6,754 lb | 1,198 lb | 31'9" | 26DBH |
| 26DJSEBL | TT | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | 26DJSE |
| 26KFBL | TT | 760 lb | 6,573 lb | 1,187 lb | 23'9" | 26KF |
| 26LKBL | TT | 832 lb | 6,142 lb | 1,690 lb | 31'9" | 26LK |
| 26SSBL | TT | 700 lb | 6,183 lb | 1,517 lb | 30'11" | 26SS |
| 27GHBL | TT | 884 lb | 6,572 lb | 1,312 lb | 31'2" | 27GH |
| 27LHBL | TT | 875 lb | 6,468 lb | 1,407 lb | 33'2" | 27LH |
| 29NMBL | TT | 1,124 lb | 7,955 lb | 2,040 lb | 37'7" | 29NM |
| 29QBBL | TT | 1,022 lb | 6,835 lb | 1,187 lb | 36'8" | 29QB |
| 29TEBL | TT | 857 lb | 6,931 lb | 926 lb | 36'8" | 29TE |
Captured 31 July 2026 from the Forest River Cherokee Black Label floorplan index (hitch weight, unloaded vehicle weight, cargo carrying capacity and exterior length are the factory's own card figures; the index cards publish no GVWR — GVWR appears on each Black Label plan's own factory detail page). Base-plan links go to this site's profiled base floorplan pages where one exists; a dash means the base plan is not yet profiled here. Body type follows the factory's own grouping header. The "Cherokee" name itself now denotes the Wolf Den Black Label roster — the mapping lives on the Wolf Den hub.
05 Line notes & data flags
Construction: wood frame, aluminum sidewalls
Grey Wolf trailers are built on a wood-frame body with aluminum sidewall construction — a traditional value-mid build, distinct from the laminate Salem/Wildwood lines and the all-aluminum-framed Rockwood/Flagstaff lines. The Black Label trim adds Thermo-Foil Arctic insulation, gel-coat sidewalls and frameless tinted windows. Construction figures on the model pages follow manufacturer and dealer feature lists.
MSRP is dealer-dependent — flagged throughout
Forest River publishes no single fixed MSRP for Grey Wolf, and dealer-quoted 2026 MSRPs for the same floorplan vary — the 29TE alone is listed from about $53,000 to $54,800, the 23MK from about $46,300 to $47,900 — with selling prices commonly in the high $20,000s to low $30,000s. Starting prices here are representative dealer-typical figures, flagged with an asterisk.
Published GVWR is a shared max-axle figure
As with the rest of this value family, RVUSA lists a recurring ~7,580–7,940-lb GVWR across Grey Wolf plans — the axle ceiling rather than a plan-specific value — so the lightest plans' on-paper payload reads high. Figures are shown as published and flagged; treat the cargo number as headroom and weigh the loaded trailer.
Refrigerator size not published
RVUSA's structured records confirm a 12-volt refrigerator as standard but do not publish its cubic footage for these floorplans. Refrigerator capacity is shown unverified on the model pages and excluded from each plan's completeness figure.
06 What every Cherokee Grey Wolf has
08 Recalls
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns affecting this line. The earliest was reported 20 Apr 2015 and the most recent 22 Mar 2016.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Mar 2016 | 16V164000 | Equipment | Incorrect information on the Federal Placard may lead to the operator overloading the vehicle, increasing the risk of a tire blowout and the possibility of a crash. |
| 9 Jun 2015 | 15V359000 | Suspension | If the wheel studs break, the wheel could detach from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. |
| 20 Apr 2015 | 15V231000 | Suspension | If the wheel studs break, the wheel could detach from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. |
Coverage is not complete, and this matters. These campaigns come from two passes over NHTSA’s public record: a query-by-query harvest of the recall API (1,556 queries, of which 0 failed and 242 returned an explicit zero), and a sweep of NHTSA’s complete recall flat file (325,650 rows), which added 46 campaigns the API harvest had missed. It missed them because the roster it worked from was built by a catalog endpoint that refuses most requests, so entire manufacturer names were never asked about — NHTSA files several Forest River sub-brands as makes of their own. Two limits remain: NHTSA sometimes files a roster under a parent name, and some matches below rest on the wording of the recall rather than its model field. Campaigns affecting only pre-2005 units fall outside this catalog’s range and are not listed. This page is a starting point, not a clearance. Check a specific VIN at NHTSA before you buy, and again before you tow.
09 Owner-reported problems
Owners have filed 10 complaints with NHTSA about this line. The earliest was filed 27 Feb 2014 and the most recent 10 Jun 2022. The breakdown below is what those owners actually reported, grouped by the component NHTSA assigned.
What gets reported
| Component group | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Structure | 3 | 30% |
| Electrical system | 1 | 10% |
| Electronic stability control (ESC) | 1 | 10% |
| Equipment | 1 | 10% |
| Exterior lighting | 1 | 10% |
| Suspension | 1 | 10% |
| Tires | 1 | 10% |
| Wheels | 1 | 10% |
Most recent reports
The 10 owner reports filed on this line, newest first. Wording is NHTSA’s summary of what the owner described.
| Filed | Component | Miles | What the owner reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2022 | Tires | 2,000 | The contact owns a 2020 Forest River Grey Wolf RV equipped with Castle Rock Tires, Tire Line: Radial ST226, Tire Size: 205/75/R14, DOT Number (Unavailable). The contact stated while performing a daily safety check, she noticed that the front passenger’s side tire had experienced a blowout. The… |
| 25 Jul 2019 | Wheels | 500 | Purchased A brand new travel trailer from gander outdoors. Took the camper out on the first trip and had A massive tire blow out. We were traveling on A rural highway, happened to notice smoke from the side view mirror then saw pieces of rubber flying everywhere. Moved as quickly as possible to the… |
| 23 Jul 2019 | Electronic stability control (ESC) | — | Where we plug in to the trailer for electricity melted the recepticle on trailer and the plug that twist and locks into it. We lost power it was smoking. The two parts melted together. |
| 18 Nov 2018 | Structure › Body | 4,500 | In early september 2018 I took my 2015 forest river grey wolf 23DBH trailer to A service centre for winterization. At service check-in it was noted that the rubber gasket around the slide-out was coming out. When the dealer investigated they found that the frame was failing, causing the wall to… |
| 14 Jun 2018 | Suspension | — | Tl* the contact owns A 2016 cherokee grey wolf 22RR travel trailer. While hauling the trailer at 35 mph, the rear axle separated and caused the tires to be caught under the fender. The contact was able to coast onto the road shoulder. The contact inspected the trailer and noticed that the rear axle… |
| 5 Apr 2018 | Equipment › Recreational vehicle/trailer | — | 2017 forest river grey wolf trailers. Consumer writes in regards to defective fresh water holding tank. *ld *tr *tt |
| 12 Oct 2017 | Electrical system | — | Cpsc:we recently 3/10/17 purchased A forest river gray wolf camper from camping world in columbia, sc. We took it to camping world on 8/22/17 because of A seized AC motor and problems with A burning smell coming from the built in USB charging ports. .*bf updated 10/16/2017*JS |
| 6 Feb 2017 | Structure › Body | 1,500 | Tl* the contact owns A 2016 forest river cherokee grey wolf 24RK travel trailer. When the contact brought the vehicle to A dealer for A service repair call, the dealer found buckles on the sides of the front wheel wells and near the slide out, which was also stiff. The dealer stated that the… |
| 22 Nov 2016 | Exterior lighting | 10 | The headlights are very dim. I keep my lights on high beam all the time and know one flashes their lights at me.even on high beam the lights are not bright. When you test drive A car you don't drive at night. I am afraid to drive at night because of the lights. I am afraid of hitting dear, not… |
| 27 Feb 2014 | Structure › Body | — | Tl* the contact owns A 2012 cherokee forest river grey wolf trailer. The contact stated that while being towed, the frame bent. The vehicle was taken to A private mechanic where the failure was confirmed. The vehicle was being repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The… |
How this count is drawn. A report is counted here only when NHTSA’s own model field names this line. What the owner typed in the description is never used to attribute a report: our line names are ordinary English words, and an owner writing “imagine my surprise when the axle went” or naming the state of Montana is not reporting a Grand Design Imagine or a Keystone Montana.
Read these as reports, not as findings. Complaints are submitted by owners and NHTSA does not verify them; no complaint here has been confirmed as a defect, and none of them is a recall. The sample is also self-selected — only owners motivated to file appear in it — so a high count tracks how many units a line sold at least as much as how well it was built. Use the pattern, not the total: a component that keeps recurring is worth inspecting on any used unit. File or search complaints at NHTSA.