Recall Register

2018 Forest River Surveyor: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 2018 Forest River Surveyor. The newest campaign is 19V191000. NHTSA received the report on 8 Mar 2019. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Other / Labels. NHTSA has 4 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 19V191000, in the NHTSA record

Forest River has notified owners and provided replacement placards that contain the accurate axle weight capacity information, free of charge. The recall began on March 18, 2019. Owners may contact Forest River's customer service at 1-574-642-3119. Forest River's numbers for this recall are 37-0979 and 47-0979.
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Recall campaigns

5 campaigns, newest first. 319 units in total.

  • 19V191000Equipment / Other / Labels
  • 18V296000Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
  • 18V222000Equipment / Other / Labels
  • 18V185000Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
  • 18V002000Electrical System / Wiring / Fuses and Circuit Breakers

  1. 19V191000Received . 53 units.

    Equipment / Other / Labels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River, Inc (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Forest River Surveyor recreational trailers, models SVT201RBLE, SVT201RBLE-47 and SVT201RBS-47. The Federal Placard indicates that the vehicles have 3,500 lb. capacity axles, whereas the vehicles actually have 2,500 lb. capacity axles.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The incorrect label may cause the trailer to be overloaded, possibly resulting in a loss of control and increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River has notified owners and provided replacement placards that contain the accurate axle weight capacity information, free of charge. The recall began on March 18, 2019. Owners may contact Forest River's customer service at 1-574-642-3119. Forest River's numbers for this recall are 37-0979 and 47-0979.

    Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 37-0979; 47-0979. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 18V296000Received . 29 units.

    Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018 Forest River Surveyor recreational trailers, model SVT241RBLE. The refrigerator in the slide room may not have an air cycling fan to cool the refrigerator parts, which can cause the refrigerator to overheat.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the refrigerator overheats, the cooling tubes may fail, increasing the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River has notified owners, and dealers will install a cooling fan assembly, free of charge. The recall began on May 9, 2018. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-3119. Forest River's number for this recall is 37-0719.

    Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 37-0719. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 18V222000Received . 5 units.

    Equipment / Other / Labels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018 Forest River Surveyor recreational trailers, model ORSVT247BHDS. The Federal Placard on these vehicles incorrectly indicate a tire size of ST225/75R15D needing 65 PSI and a rim designation of 15X6.0JJ, however, the vehicle is actually equipped with ST205/75R14C tires needing 50 PSI and a rim designation of 14X5.5JJ. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims." As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the operator goes by the incorrect information on the Federal Placard they can over inflate the tires and cause premature tire wear, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River has notified owners and provided a corrected Federal Placard, free of charge. The recall began on April 11, 2018. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-3119 extension 205. Forest River's number for this recall is 47-0698.

    Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 47-0698. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 18V185000Received . 80 units.

    Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018 Surveyor recreational trailers, models SVT248BHLE and SVT248BHLE-OR. The refrigerator in the slideroom may have been installed without an air cycling fan to cool the refrigerator parts, which can cause the refrigerator cooling tubes to fail.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the refrigerator overheats, the cooling tubes may fail, increasing the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a fan assembly, free of charge. The recall began on April 9, 2018. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-573-642-3119. Forest River's number for this recall is 3747-0667.

    Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 3747-0667. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  5. 18V002000Received . 152 units.

    Electrical System / Wiring / Fuses and Circuit Breakers

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018 Surveyor recreational trailers, models SVT266RLDS, SVT285IKDS, SVT285IKLE, SVT323BHLE, SVT33KRETS, SVT33KRLOK and SVT33KRLTS. These vehicles were built with a circuit breaker that allows more current that the wiring can handle.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The incorrect circuit breaker can cause the wiring to melt, increasing the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a circuit breaker with the correct load rating, free of charge. The recall began on January 24, 2018. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-3119, extension 205. Forest River's number for this recall is 37-0604.

    Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 37-0604. 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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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

4 complaints, 6 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.

2018 Forest River Surveyor: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Tires4
Electrical System1
Exterior Lighting1
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
9 Jan 2023

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 2018 Forest River Surveyor, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2021, with 2 complaints.

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. 2018 Forest River Surveyor: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/forest-river/surveyor/2018/. 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
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
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 2018 Forest River Surveyor?
319 units in 5 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. 5 of them name the 2018 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2018 Forest River Surveyor name most often?
Tires: 4 of 6 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2018 Forest River Surveyor open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.