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 Vibe by the model year NHTSA assigns to it, so a 2014 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, 2014 to 2025
| Model year | Recall campaigns | Owner complaints | Complaints citing fire | Complaints citing a crash | Complaints reporting injury |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 2019 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 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 12 model years of records, the busiest recall year is 2017 with 4 campaigns, and the busiest complaint year is 2019 with 5 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 (10), Suspension (3) and Electrical system (1).
Owner complaints cluster on Suspension (7), Structure (4) and Tires (4).
Of the 20 complaints on file, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 2024 | 24V823000 | Equipment | A stove that detached during use increases the risk of injury. |
Model year 2024
1 recall campaign on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2024 | 24V388000 | Suspension | A damaged tire can fail and cause a loss of vehicle 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. |
| 11 Mar 2022 | 22V143000 | Equipment | Trailer separation from a tow vehicle can increase the risk of a crash. |
Model year 2021
2 recall campaigns 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. |
| 13 May 2020 | 20V269000 | Equipment | Insufficient ventilation may cause the refrigerator to overheat, increasing the risk of a fire or result in a carbon monoxide buildup, increasing the risk of injury. |
Complaints on 2021 units name Tires (1).
Model year 2020
2 recall campaigns and 3 owner complaints on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2020 | 20V269000 | Equipment | Insufficient ventilation may cause the refrigerator to overheat, increasing the risk of a fire or result in a carbon monoxide buildup, increasing the risk of injury. |
| 29 Jan 2020 | 20V049000 | Service brakes, electric | In the event of trailer separation from the tow vehicle, a failed break-away switch will not apply the trailer's brakes, increasing the risk of a crash. |
Complaints on 2020 units name Suspension (1), Tires (1) and Wheels (1).
Model year 2019
2 recall campaigns and 5 owner complaints on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 2018 | 18V624000 | Suspension | The missing bearing race may cause premature hub bearing failure, possibly resulting in a separation of the hub from the axle, thereby increasing the risk of a crash. |
| 21 Aug 2018 | 18V550000 | Electrical system | If the trailer brakes cannot engage if the trailer detaches from tow vehicle, there would be an increased risk of a crash. |
Complaints on 2019 units name Structure (2), Suspension (2) and Equipment (1).
Model year 2018
2 recall campaigns and 2 owner complaints on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 2018 | 18V550000 | Electrical system | If the trailer brakes cannot engage if the trailer detaches from tow vehicle, there would be an increased risk of a crash. |
| 15 Sep 2017 | 17V573000 | Equipment | Without adequate clearance, the LP line may be damaged, resulting in a propane leak, increasing the risk of a fire. |
Complaints on 2018 units name Suspension (1) and Tires (1).
Model year 2017
4 recall campaigns and 2 owner complaints on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 2018 | 18V550000 | Electrical system | If the trailer brakes cannot engage if the trailer detaches from tow vehicle, there would be an increased risk of a crash. |
| 15 Sep 2017 | 17V573000 | Equipment | Without adequate clearance, the LP line may be damaged, resulting in a propane leak, increasing the risk of a fire. |
| 26 May 2017 | 17V346000 | Equipment | The incorrect tire information can cause the operator to install the wrong size and load range of replacement tires, or underinflate the existing tires. Either condition increases the risk… |
| 27 Oct 2016 | 16V782000 | Equipment | An energized stove may increase the risk of an electrical shock and injury. |
Complaints on 2017 units name Structure (1) and Tires (1).
Model year 2016
4 recall campaigns and 5 owner complaints on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 2018 | 18V550000 | Electrical system | If the trailer brakes cannot engage if the trailer detaches from tow vehicle, there would be an increased risk of a crash. |
| 15 Sep 2017 | 17V573000 | Equipment | Without adequate clearance, the LP line may be damaged, resulting in a propane leak, increasing the risk of a fire. |
| 26 May 2017 | 17V346000 | Equipment | The incorrect tire information can cause the operator to install the wrong size and load range of replacement tires, or underinflate the existing tires. Either condition increases the risk… |
| 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 Suspension (2), Equipment (1), Structure (1) and Unknown OR other (1).
Model year 2015
3 recall campaigns and 2 owner complaints on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 2018 | 18V550000 | Electrical system | If the trailer brakes cannot engage if the trailer detaches from tow vehicle, there would be an increased risk of a crash. |
| 15 Sep 2017 | 17V573000 | Equipment | Without adequate clearance, the LP line may be damaged, resulting in a propane leak, increasing the risk of a fire. |
| 29 Dec 2014 | 14V823000 | Equipment | If the tires are replaced with the tires indicated on the label, the tires may be insufficient to carry the load and a tire blow out may result, increasing the risk of a crash. |
Complaints on 2015 units name Suspension (1) and Wheels (1).
Model year 2014
2 recall campaigns on file.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 2018 | 18V550000 | Electrical system | If the trailer brakes cannot engage if the trailer detaches from tow vehicle, there would be an increased risk of a crash. |
| 10 Apr 2014 | 14V190000 | Equipment | If the information printed on the label is incorrect, it may lead to the recreational vehicle being overloaded, resulting in tire failure which would increase the risk of a crash. |
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 8 floorplans of the Forest River Vibe in full, for the 2027 model year — verified weights, capacities and dimensions on the Forest River Vibe 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.