Recall Register

2020 Forest River Surveyor: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 2020 Forest River Surveyor. The newest campaign is 20V360000. NHTSA received the report on 19 Jun 2020. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer / LPG Systems / Furnace. 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.

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, 20V360000, in the NHTSA record

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will secure the furnace and verify the exhaust vent connections, free of charge. The recall began July 1, 2020. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-3119 Option 2. Forest River's number for this recall is 47-1175.
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Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 4,747 units in total.

  • 20V360000Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer / LPG Systems / Furnace
  • 20V297000Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
  • 20V075000Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
  • 19V772000Equipment

  1. 20V360000Received . 176 units.

    Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer / LPG Systems / Furnace

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2020 Surveyor recreational trailers equipped with a specific 30K BTU furnace. The furnace may not have been properly secured inside the furnace cabinet, allowing it to move freely inside the cabinet.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the furnace moves within the cabinet, it may detach from the exhaust vent, possibly causing a build up of carbon monoxide inside the vehicle, increasing the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning or death.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will secure the furnace and verify the exhaust vent connections, free of charge. The recall began July 1, 2020. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-3119 Option 2. Forest River's number for this recall is 47-1175.

    Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 47-1175. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 20V297000Received . 88 units.

    Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Surveyor Travel Trailers, model SVT296QBLE. The safety chains are insufficient for the trailer's Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) and may break in the event of the trailer coming unhitched.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the vehicle trailer becomes detached from the tow-vehicle, the safety chains may break, leading to complete detachment and potential property damage, personal injury or a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River will notify owners, and a dealer or service center will replace the safety chains, free of charge. The recall began June 8, 2020. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-3112. Forest River's number for this recall is 37-1170.

    Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 37-1170. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 20V075000Received . 4,464 units.

    Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Surveyor, NO BO, Cherokee, R. POD, Clipper, Viking, Independence, Puma and East to West trailers. The spare tire carrier U-bolts may fail allowing the spare tire carrier and spare tire detach from the vehicle.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the spare tire carrier and spare tire detach from the vehicle while in motion, it can become a road hazard and increase the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace U-bolts, free of charge. The recall began March 20, 2020. Owners may contact Surveyor, NO BO, R. and POD customer service at 1-574-642-3119, Independence, Viking, and Clipper customer service at 1-269-467-4600, Puma customer service at -574-642-0606, East and West customer service at 1-574-264-6664 or Cherokee customer service at 1-877-426-5337. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1133.

    Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 51-1133. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 19V772000Received . 19 units.

    Equipment

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2020 Surveyor trailers, model SVT33KFKDS. A fuse of the incorrect amperage was installed for the 12V refrigerator, potentially allowing the wiring to overheat.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the wiring overheats, an electrical short can occur, increasing the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River has notified owners, and dealers will replace the incorrect fuse with one of the correct amperage, free of charge. The recall began November 7, 2019. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-260-499-2100. Forest River's number for this recall is 37-1108.

    Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 37-1108. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

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, 5 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.

2020 Forest River Surveyor: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Unknown or Other2
Structure2
Suspension1
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
11 Sep 2020

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 2020 Forest River Surveyor, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2020, with 4 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. 2020 Forest River Surveyor: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/forest-river/surveyor/2020/. 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 2020 Forest River Surveyor?
4,747 units in 4 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. 4 of them name the 2020 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2020 Forest River Surveyor name most often?
Unknown or Other: 2 of 5 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2020 Forest River Surveyor open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.