2023 Forest River Cedar Creek: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2023 Forest River Cedar Creek. The newest campaign is 26V704000. NHTSA received the report on 22 Oct 2026. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Wiring / Fuses and Circuit Breakers. NHTSA has 4 complaints on file for this model year. The Forest River Cedar Creek has 31 model years on the register. 17 of them have more recall campaigns than the 2023 Forest River Cedar Creek. Complaints about this model year, by the year NHTSA received them: 2 in 2024 and 1 in 2025. For complaints about all vehicles, the count rose by 9.7%, from 67,371 in 2024 to 73,903 in 2025.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 26V704000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and replace the power cord, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December 21, 2026. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-535-2748. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-2109.
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.
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Since the last update
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 47,628 units in total.
26V704000Received . 6,275 units.
Electrical System / Wiring / Fuses and Circuit Breakers
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2022-2027 Cedar Creek, 2023-2027 FR3, 2023-2026 Palomino, 2024 Cardinal, Wildcat, Shasta Oasis, 2024-2026 Forest River Hardside, Palomino Real-Lite Camper, 2026 Puma Tracks, and Puma recreational vehicles and trailers, equipped with certain power seating assemblies. The power cord fuse may not provide adequate circuit protection.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a short circuit, inadequate protection increases the risk of a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and replace the power cord, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December 21, 2026. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-535-2748. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-2109.
Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 51-2109.
24V395000Received . 41,353 units.
Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer / 120/240 Vac Electrical System / Charger Low Voltage Battery
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2004-2024 Cedar Creek and 2006-2024 Puma fifth wheels trailers. The overcurrent protection from the trailer battery may have been incorrectly routed, allowing the wires to be pulled out of the junction box.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A loose wire can cause a short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will reroute the wires to the protected side of the mini-beaker, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 10, 2024. Owners may contact Puma customer service at 1-574-642-0588 or Cedar Creek customer service at 260-593-4000. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1786.
Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 51-1786. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
4 complaints, 7 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Exterior Lighting | 2 |
| Electrical System | 2 |
| Suspension | 1 |
| Equipment | 1 |
| Unknown or Other | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 15 Jul 2025
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
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.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
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.
- NHTSA page of the 2023 Forest River Cedar CreekThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2023 Forest River Cedar Creek: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/forest-river/cedar-creek/2023/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 3 Nov 2026
- Complaint file through
- 5 Nov 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- Forest River, Inc.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2023 Forest River Cedar Creek?
- 47,628 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Forest River Cedar Creek have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 21 recall campaigns for the Forest River Cedar Creek, model years 1997 to 2027. 2 of them name the 2023 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2023 Forest River Cedar Creek name most often?
- Exterior Lighting: 2 of 7 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2023 Forest River Cedar Creek open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.