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 Sandstorm by the model year NHTSA assigns to it, so a 2008 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, 2008 to 2025
| Model year | Recall campaigns | Owner complaints | Complaints citing fire | Complaints citing a crash | Complaints reporting injury |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2009 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 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 2023 with 4 campaigns, and the busiest complaint year is 2014 with 4 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 (9), Electrical system (2) and Suspension (1).
Owner complaints cluster on Structure (6), Tires (3) and Unknown OR other (3).
Of the 21 complaints on file, 0 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 2025
1 recall campaign on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 2025 | 25V277000 | Electrical system | Wiring without circuit protection may become damaged and short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire. |
Model year 2024
2 recall campaigns and 1 owner complaint on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2024 | 24V272000 | Equipment | A circuit board that overheats increases the risk of a fire. |
| 3 Nov 2023 | 23V739000 | Electrical system | A melted wire may cause a short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire. |
Complaints on 2024 units name Structure (1).
Model year 2023
4 recall campaigns on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2024 | 24V272000 | Equipment | A circuit board that overheats increases the risk of a fire. |
| 3 Nov 2023 | 23V739000 | Electrical system | A melted wire may cause a short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire. |
| 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. |
Model year 2022
3 recall campaigns and 2 owner complaints on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2024 | 24V272000 | Equipment | A circuit board that overheats increases the risk of a fire. |
| 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. |
Complaints on 2022 units name Suspension (1) and Tires (1).
Model year 2021
2 recall campaigns and 1 owner complaint on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2024 | 24V272000 | Equipment | A circuit board that overheats increases the risk of a fire. |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 2020 | 20V009000 | Equipment | The incorrect tire pressure can cause a loss of vehicle control or premature tire failure, increasing the risk of a crash. |
Complaints on 2020 units name Unknown OR other (1).
Model year 2019
1 recall campaign and 2 owner complaints on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2024 | 24V272000 | Equipment | A circuit board that overheats increases the risk of a fire. |
Complaints on 2019 units name Engine (1) and Tires (1).
Model year 2018
1 recall campaign and 2 owner complaints on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2024 | 24V272000 | Equipment | A circuit board that overheats increases the risk of a fire. |
Complaints on 2018 units name Equipment (1) and Structure (1).
Model year 2017
1 recall campaign and 2 owner complaints on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 2017 | 17V117000 | Equipment | A propane leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire or explosion. |
Complaints on 2017 units name Service brakes (1) and Wheels (1).
Model year 2016
3 recall campaigns and 2 owner complaints on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec 2015 | 15V831000 | Equipment | If occupants are not warned elevated carbon monoxide levels, they are at an increased risk of injury. |
| 19 Nov 2015 | 15V771000 | Equipment | The overheating of the water may result in the release of steam, possibly causing the operator is to scald themselves and increasing the risk of injury. |
| 9 Jun 2015 | 15V359000 | Suspension | If the wheel studs break, the wheel could detach from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. |
Complaints on 2016 units name Equipment (1) and Unknown OR other (1).
Model year 2015
1 recall campaign on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 2015 | 15V771000 | Equipment | The overheating of the water may result in the release of steam, possibly causing the operator is to scald themselves and increasing the risk of injury. |
Model year 2014
2 recall campaigns and 4 owner complaints on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 2015 | 15V771000 | Equipment | The overheating of the water may result in the release of steam, possibly causing the operator is to scald themselves and increasing the risk of injury. |
| 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 (2), Unknown OR other (1) and Wheels (1).
Model year 2013
2 recall campaigns and 1 owner complaint on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 2015 | 15V771000 | Equipment | The overheating of the water may result in the release of steam, possibly causing the operator is to scald themselves and increasing the risk of injury. |
| 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 2013 units name Tires (1).
Model year 2012
1 recall campaign and 1 owner complaint on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 2015 | 15V771000 | Equipment | The overheating of the water may result in the release of steam, possibly causing the operator is to scald themselves and increasing the risk of injury. |
Complaints on 2012 units name Structure (1).
Model year 2011
1 recall campaign on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2012 | 12V227000 | Equipment | Incorrect weight information may lead TO overloading, which may cause axle OR tire failure, increasing the risk OF A crash. |
Model year 2010
1 recall campaign and 1 owner complaint on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2012 | 12V227000 | Equipment | Incorrect weight information may lead TO overloading, which may cause axle OR tire failure, increasing the risk OF A crash. |
Complaints on 2010 units name Suspension (1).
Model year 2008
1 owner complaint on file.
Complaints on 2008 units name Fuel/propulsion system (1).
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 12 floorplans of the Forest River Sandstorm in full, for the 2026 model year — verified weights, capacities and dimensions on the Forest River Sandstorm 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.