01 How to read this page
Two thirds of towable buyers buy used, and a brochure for the current model year says nothing about the one on the lot. This page buckets every federal record we hold for the Forest River Sabre by the model year NHTSA assigns to it, so a 2007 unit can be read on its own terms.
A recall campaign is a manufacturer-filed safety campaign. One campaign usually covers several model years, so the same campaign can appear in more than one row below; the totals in the summary count each campaign once.
An owner complaint is one filing by one owner. It is an allegation, not a finding, and NHTSA does not verify it before publishing. Complaints and recalls are different things and are never added together.
02 Year by year, 2007 to 2027
| Model year | Recall campaigns | Owner complaints | Complaints citing fire | Complaints citing a crash | Complaints reporting injury |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2009 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| 2011 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2027 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Range is the span of the federal record for this line, not a production span. Every record we hold for this line falls inside the range shown.
03 What the record adds up to
Across 17 model years of records, the busiest recall year is 2024 with 3 campaigns, and the busiest complaint year is 2012 with 3 filings. Later model years carry fewer complaints simply because owners have had less time to file.
The component groups named most often in recall campaigns on this line are Equipment (8), Electrical system (3) and Structure (2).
Owner complaints cluster on Tires (6), Equipment (2) and Structure (2).
Of the 14 complaints on file, 1 cite a fire, 0 cite a crash and 0 report an injury. Those three fields are the owner’s own answers on the filing form.
04 The record, year by year
Model year 2027
1 recall campaign on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 2026 | 26V476000 | Equipment | Incorrect water tank capacity information can allow the vehicle to be overloaded and increase the risk of a crash. |
Model year 2026
1 recall campaign and 1 owner complaint on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 2025 | 25V424000 | Equipment | Stowing the griddle while connected to the LPG increases the risk of a fire. |
Complaints on 2026 units name Latches/locks/linkages (1).
Model year 2025
1 recall campaign on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 2025 | 25V245000 | Structure | Steps that detach while in use increase the risk of injury. |
Model year 2024
3 recall campaigns on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 2025 | 25V245000 | Structure | Steps that detach while in use increase the risk of injury. |
| 3 Jun 2024 | 24V386000 | Structure | A missing emergency exit window could prevent or delay occupants from exiting in the event of an emergency, increasing the risk of injury. |
| 1 Sep 2023 | 23V611000 | Equipment | An overloaded vehicle can cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash. |
Model year 2023
2 recall campaigns on file.
Model year 2022
3 recall campaigns on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 2022 | 22V556000 | Equipment | An awning that drops or extends beyond normal operation can increase the risk of injury. |
| 13 Apr 2022 | 22V243000 | Equipment | A gas leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire. |
| 8 Mar 2022 | 22V135000 | Electrical system | Loose wires may contact each other and cause an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire. |
Model year 2021
1 recall campaign and 1 owner complaint on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 2022 | 22V243000 | Equipment | A gas leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire. |
Complaints on 2021 units name Structure (1).
Model year 2020
1 recall campaign and 1 owner complaint on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 2019 | 19V669000 | Electrical system | An electrical short circuit can increase the risk of a fire or cause unexpected brake failure, which can increase the risk of a crash. |
Complaints on 2020 units name Tires (1).
Model year 2019
2 recall campaigns and 2 owner complaints on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 2019 | 19V669000 | Electrical system | An electrical short circuit can increase the risk of a fire or cause unexpected brake failure, which can increase the risk of a crash. |
| 1 Mar 2019 | 19V151000 | Equipment | The incorrect label can cause the operator to overload the vehicle, which may lead to a loss of control, increasing the risk of crash. |
Complaints on 2019 units name Equipment (1) and Tires (1).
Model year 2017
1 owner complaint on file.
Complaints on 2017 units name Unknown OR other (1).
Model year 2016
1 owner complaint on file.
Complaints on 2016 units name Unknown OR other (1).
Model year 2014
2 recall campaigns and 1 owner complaint on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 2015 | 15V160000 | Electrical system | Damage to the wires that control the brakes may unexpectedly lengthen the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, a short in the wires may… |
| 17 May 2013 | 13V203000 | Equipment | If the motor assembly screws shear, it is possible that the awning can unfurl unexpectedly, either while the vehicle is at rest or while in transit, increasing the risk of personal injury… |
Complaints on 2014 units name Structure (1).
Model year 2013
2 recall campaigns on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 2015 | 15V160000 | Electrical system | Damage to the wires that control the brakes may unexpectedly lengthen the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, a short in the wires may… |
| 17 May 2013 | 13V203000 | Equipment | If the motor assembly screws shear, it is possible that the awning can unfurl unexpectedly, either while the vehicle is at rest or while in transit, increasing the risk of personal injury… |
Model year 2012
3 owner complaints on file.
Complaints on 2012 units name Tires (3).
Model year 2010
2 owner complaints on file.
Complaints on 2010 units name Equipment (1) and Wheels (1).
Model year 2008
1 owner complaint on file.
Complaints on 2008 units name Tires (1).
Model year 2007
1 recall campaign on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun 2007 | 07V249000 | Equipment | A person could BE injured should the step give way while being used TO enter OR exit the trailer. |
05 Where the numbers come from
Recall campaigns come from NHTSA’s recall record, read two ways: the public API and a direct read of NHTSA’s complete recall flat file. Owner complaints come from a direct read of the complete complaint flat file. Both are attributed on NHTSA’s own model field, never on owner free text — several of our line names are ordinary English words and one of them is a US state, so matching prose would attribute thousands of unrelated filings.
Model-year bucketing uses the year NHTSA records against each affected-vehicle row. Where a campaign covers several years it appears in each of those years and is counted once in the totals.
The specification side of this catalog documents 6 floorplans of the Forest River Sabre in full, for the 2026 model year — verified weights, capacities and dimensions on the Forest River Sabre line page.
Safety information here is a summary of public records and is not a substitute for NHTSA’s own listing. Check an individual trailer by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls before you buy.