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Forest River Charleston

Model years 2003–2018 · 15 recall campaigns · 3 complaints · 0 investigations · filed by Forest River, Inc.

Across 16 model years (2003–2018), the Forest River Charleston has 15 NHTSA recall campaigns and 3 complaints on file.

The component named most often in complaints is structure (666.7 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by steering (333.3).

The 2008 model year has the most complaints (2). Recall campaigns peaked in 2008 with 3; complaints were received in the largest number in 2015 (2). Within Forest River, this line ranks 34 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 Charleston NHTSA record100%365,885
2004 Forest River Charleston200%368,092
2005 Forest River Charleston200%368,092
2006 Forest River Charleston200%365,923
2007 Forest River Charleston500%368,280
2008 Forest River Charleston421067%366,491
2009 Forest River Charleston200%366,341
2010 Forest River Charleston200%366,336
2011 Forest River Charleston200%366,336
2012 Forest River Charleston400%367,241
2013 Forest River Charleston300%366,790
2014 Forest River Charleston500%367,075
2015 Forest River Charleston500%367,075
2016 Forest River Charleston51533%367,075
2017 Forest River Charleston500%368,932
2018 Forest River Charleston500%373,306

"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

Structure666.7
Steering333.3

Per 1,000 component mentions across all Forest River Charleston complaints (3 mentions).

Campaigns by year reported

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Distinct NHTSA campaigns naming the Forest River Charleston, by the year the Part 573 report was received.

Complaints by year received

08
10
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26
Complaints about any Forest River Charleston model year, by year received.

Other Forest River model lines

All 83 Forest River model lines

Questions and answers

Which Forest River Charleston model years have the most recalls?

2007 (5), 2014 (5), 2015 (5). Across model years 2003–2018 there are 15 distinct campaigns.

Which Forest River Charleston model year has the most complaints?

2008, with 2 of the line's 3 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.

What do owners of the Forest River Charleston complain about?

structure (666.7 per 1,000 mentions), steering (333.3 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.