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Forest River Berkshire

Model years 2003–2022 · 30 recall campaigns · 13 complaints · 1 investigation · filed by Forest River, Inc.

Across 20 model years (2003–2022), the Forest River Berkshire has 30 NHTSA recall campaigns and 13 complaints on file.

The component named most often in complaints is electrical system (235.3 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by exterior lighting (176.5).

The 2011 model year has the most complaints (3). Recall campaigns peaked in 2017 with 5; complaints were received in the largest number in 2012 (3). Within Forest River, this line ranks 15 of 83 by total complaints.

Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Model years

Model yearRecallsComplaintsvs line averageUnits in campaigns
2003 Forest River Berkshire NHTSA record100%365,885
2004 Forest River Berkshire NHTSA record100%365,885
2005 Forest River Berkshire NHTSA record100%365,885
2006 Forest River Berkshire NHTSA record100%365,885
2007 Forest River Berkshire400%368,242
2008 Forest River Berkshire32308%366,035
2009 Forest River Berkshire NHTSA record11154%365,885
2010 Forest River Berkshire21154%366,336
2011 Forest River Berkshire33462%366,402
2012 Forest River Berkshire300%366,825
2013 Forest River Berkshire200%366,374
2014 Forest River Berkshire32308%366,650
2015 Forest River Berkshire31154%366,650
2016 Forest River Berkshire73462%367,283
2017 Forest River Berkshire1100%369,438
2018 Forest River Berkshire1100%377,660
2019 Forest River Berkshire900%12,521
2020 Forest River Berkshire500%7,628
2021 Forest River Berkshire800%6,669
2022 Forest River Berkshire NHTSA record100%483

"vs line average" is the model year's complaints as a share of the line's average per model year (100% = average). A campaign covering several model years counts once per year. Model years with one campaign and fewer than 25 complaints are listed but have no page of their own; the NHTSA link opens the agency's record.

Components most reported

Electrical System235.3
Exterior Lighting176.5
Visibility/Wiper117.6
Service Brakes, Hydraulic58.8
Structure58.8
Engine and Engine Cooling58.8
Engine58.8
Visibility58.8
Unknown or Other58.8
Steering58.8

Per 1,000 component mentions across all Forest River Berkshire complaints (17 mentions).

Campaigns by year reported

08
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
Distinct NHTSA campaigns naming the Forest River Berkshire, by the year the Part 573 report was received.

Complaints by year received

11
13
15
17
19
21
23
25
Complaints about any Forest River Berkshire model year, by year received.

Other Forest River model lines

All 83 Forest River model lines

Questions and answers

Which Forest River Berkshire model years have the most recalls?

2017 (11), 2018 (11), 2019 (9). Across model years 2003–2022 there are 30 distinct campaigns.

Which Forest River Berkshire model year has the most complaints?

2011, with 3 of the line's 13 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.

What do owners of the Forest River Berkshire complain about?

electrical system (235.3 per 1,000 mentions), exterior lighting (176.5 per 1,000 mentions), visibility/wiper (117.6 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Where does this data come from?

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall and complaint flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall, complaint and investigation flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Model names are as NHTSA records them; variants such as "Accord" and "Accord Hybrid" are separate lines. See the methodology.