Palomino: recalls by model and year

Name: Palomino recall campaigns
Creator: Recall Register
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NHTSA lists 8 vehicle recall campaigns for Palomino. The register has 4 model lines of the make, model years 1999 to 2023. NHTSA has 39 complaints on file for these model lines.

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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 15 May 2019. Recall file through 29 Sep 2026.

Model lines

4 model lines, in the order of the number of complaints.

Palomino: recall campaigns and complaints for each model line
Model line	Model years	Campaigns	Complaints	Complaints for each model year	Component with the most mentions
Columbus	8	4	38	4.8	Service Brakes
Thoroughbred	9	2	1	0.1	Structure
Stampede	8	2	0	0.0
Solaire	4	2	0	0.0

This table compares the model lines of Palomino only. The NHTSA files have no sales figures. A model line with more vehicles on the road gets more complaints. This site does not compare one make with a different make.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Newest recall campaigns

The newest 5 of 8.

23V141000Received 3 Mar 2023. 272 units.
Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer / Plumbing / Potable Water / Storage Tank
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Palomino Solaire 320TSBH travel trailers. These vehicles may be missing the rearward and forward supports for the freshwater tank, which may cause the tank to become dislodged.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A dislodged tank may fall to the ground while in transit and become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install rearward and forward supports for the freshwater tank, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 21, 2023. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at 1-269-432-3271. Forest River's number for this recall is 400-1605.
Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 400-1605. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 21 Mar 2023. The campaign has 4 make, model and year entries.
22V395000Received 6 Jun 2022. 168 units.
Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2022 East to West Alta and Palomino SolAire travel trailers equipped with a swing up table/bed base. The base may have incomplete welds that are unable to hold the intended weight, causing the table/bed base to drop unexpectedly.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The table could drop down in the upright or closed position, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the replace the swing up table, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 5, 2022. Owners may contact Forest River customer service for the Alta at 1-574-264-6664 or for the SolAire at 1-269-432-3271. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1519.
Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 51-1519. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 5 Jul 2022. The campaign has 2 make, model and year entries.
20V375000Received 26 Jun 2020. 9 units.
Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer / LPG Systems / Furnace
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021 Palomino Columbus recreational trailers, models CMF389FL, CMF389FLC and CMF389FLW. As built, the furnace vents under the rear slide out room, allowing exhaust fumes to re-enter the trailer through the slide-out room seals.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Exhaust fumes that enter the unit through the slide seals may result in carbon monoxide poisoning or death.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will remedy the location of the furnace vent. This recall began July 28, 2020. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-821-1487. Forest River's number for this recall is 410-1187.
Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 410-1187. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 28 Jul 2020. The campaign has 1 make, model and year entry.
17V095000Received 13 Feb 2017. 5 units.
Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer / LPG Systems
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017 Palomino Columbus recreational vehicles equipped with the package to install an optional generator. The liquid propane (LP) supply hose for the generator may be too small, and, as a result, the stove may not have a sufficient supply of propane to keep the burner(s) lit.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the burner(s) cannot stay lit, after the flame extinguishes, propane may continue to flow into the vehicle, increasing the risk of a fire or explosion when the stove range is re-ignited.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install the correct propane supply lines, free of charge. The recall began on March 9, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-3161. Forest River's number for this recall is 410-0201207-0317.
Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 410-0201207-0317. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 9 Mar 2017. The campaign has 1 make, model and year entry.
16V828000Received 15 Nov 2016. 1,104 units.
Equipment
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 FR3 motorhomes manufactured September 24, 2014, to May 12, 2016; 2015-2017 Prime Time Spartan toyhaulers manufactured June 10, 2014, to May 31, 2016; 2013-2016 Palomino Columbus toyhaulers manufactured October 4, 2012, to December 4, 2015; and 2015-2016 XLR Thunderbolt and Nitro toyhaulers manufactured May 23, 2014, to November 23, 2016. These vehicles were equipped with certain aluminum, black, ladders manufactured by Christianson Industries. The affected ladders have retractable hinges, each with a welded 'top hat' that can separate from the hinge.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the hinges separate from the ladder while in use, the ladder may fall from the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a remedy kit to correct the issue, free of charge. The recall began on January 3, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-206-7600. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-11102016-0271.
Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 51-11102016-0271. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 3 Jan 2017. The campaign has 12 make, model and year entries.

The list shows the newest 5 of 8 campaigns.

Download all 8 campaigns of Palomino (CSV)

Counts by year

Recall campaigns that name Palomino vehicles, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 2007, with 1 campaign.

Complaints about Palomino vehicles, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2014, with 27 complaints.

Components in the complaints

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

Palomino: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	Per 1,000	Mentions
Service Brakes	604.2	29
Wheels	125	6
Suspension	83.3	4
Tires	62.5	3
Structure	62.5	3
Service Brakes, Electric	20.8	1
Electrical System	20.8	1
Equipment	20.8	1

Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.

Cite this page

Recall Register. Palomino: recalls by model and year. https://recallregister.com/make/palomino/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 15 May 2019
Investigations that name the make: 1
Units in the campaigns: 118,846

Manufacturers in the recall file: Forest River, Inc.; PALOMINO RV.

The make name is the name in the NHTSA files. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Palomino model line has the most recall campaigns?: The Columbus: 4 campaigns for 8 model years. A line with more model years has more campaigns.
Which Palomino model line has the most complaints?: The Columbus: 38 complaints for 8 model years. A line with more vehicles on the road gets more complaints.
Which components do the complaints about Palomino vehicles name?: Service Brakes: 29 component mentions. Wheels: 6 component mentions. Suspension: 4 component mentions.
How many units are in the recall campaigns for Palomino?: 118,846 units in 8 campaigns. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make.