Recall Register

2012 Forest River Surveyor: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2012 Forest River Surveyor. The newest campaign is 15V741000. NHTSA received the report on 9 Nov 2015. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Other / Labels. NHTSA has 1 complaint on file for this model year.

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, 15V741000, in the NHTSA record

Forest River will notify owners and mail them a corrected Federal placard label, free of charge. The recall began on December 2, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-3119 extension 205. Forest River's number for this recall is 37-11052015-0106.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 514 units in total.

  1. 15V741000Received . 67 units.

    Equipment / Other / Labels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2010-2016 Surveyor recreational trailers, models SVT243RBS and ORSVT243RBS. The affected vehicles have Federal Certification Placards that list an incorrect tire and rim size from what is actually installed on the vehicle. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the operator installs tires that are the size that is indicated on the placard, it can cause poor vehicle handling, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River will notify owners and mail them a corrected Federal placard label, free of charge. The recall began on December 2, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-3119 extension 205. Forest River's number for this recall is 37-11052015-0106.

    Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 37-11052015-0106. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 12V212000Received . 447 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Forest river is recalling certain model year 2012 and 2013 surveyor travel trailers, manufactured from august 12, 2011, through april 6, 2012. On certain floor plans, the liquid propane (lp) gas line was routed and fastened along the bottom of the frame rail. When the trailer hits a bump, the positioning of the lp gas line may allow the "u" bolt on the axle to pinch the line between the main rail and the "u" bolt.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    As a result, the line may break and leak l.p. Gas which may cause fire, injury, or death.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will re-route the lp line, free of charge. The recall began during may 2012. Owners may contact forest river at 1-574-389-4600.

    Report filed by FOREST RIVER, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

1 complaint, 2 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.

2012 Forest River Surveyor: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Structure1
Unknown or Other1
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
12 Oct 2015

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.

Complaints about the 2012 Forest River Surveyor, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2015, with 1 complaint.

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.

  1. 19971
  2. 19981
  3. 19991
  4. 20001
  5. 20011
  6. 20021
  7. 20032
  8. 20041
  9. 20051
  10. 20061
  11. 20101
  12. 20112
  13. 20122
  14. 20132
  15. 20141
  16. 20151
  17. 20166
  18. 20173
  19. 20185
  20. 20191
  21. 20204
  22. 20211
  23. 20222
  24. 20271

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2012 Forest River Surveyor: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/forest-river/surveyor/2012/. 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
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
15 May 2019
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Forest River, Inc.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2012 Forest River Surveyor?
514 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 Surveyor have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 23 recall campaigns for the Forest River Surveyor, model years 1997 to 2027. 2 of them name the 2012 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2012 Forest River Surveyor name most often?
Structure: 1 of 2 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2012 Forest River Surveyor open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.