2018 Forest River Cedar Creek Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2018 Forest River Cedar Creek has 4 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 412,543 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the tires. Last updated July 6, 2026.

Recall campaigns

EQUIPMENT 24V395000 2024-06-04 41,353 affected
Defect

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

A loose wire can cause a short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.

Remedy

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.

EQUIPMENT 24V272000 2024-04-17 4,480 affected
Defect

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Forest River Cardinal, Wildcat, 2018-2019 Cedar Creek, 2021 Columbus, 2023 Continental Cargo, 2021-2024 Dynamax DX3, Dynamax Dynaquest XL, Dynamax Isata, Forest River IBEX, 2022-2024 Dynamax Europa, Forest River NOBO, 2022-2023 Forest River Sandstorm,…

Consequence

A circuit board that overheats increases the risk of a fire.

Remedy

Dealers will disconnect and cut the circuit powering the LED backlights and terminate the wiring, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed by May 14, 2024. Owners may contact Suburban customer service at 1-574-247-9235 option 5; Cardinal & Wildcat customer service at 1-574-296-7700; Cedar Creek…

EQUIPMENT 21V523000 2021-07-09 825 affected
Defect

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Coachmen Cross Country, 2015 Coachmen Encore, 2016-2020 Coachmen Mirada, 2018-2021 Coachmen Sportscoach, 2019-2021 Forest River Berkshire, 2011-2016 Forest River Blue Ridge, 2014-2019 Forest River Cardinal, 2014-2020 Forest River Cedar Creek, 2014-2021…

Consequence

Adhesive failure may cause the vent portion of the window to detach, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect the windows, and replace the vent if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 2, 2021. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-8600. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1380.

EQUIPMENT 17V756000 2017-11-22 365,885 affected
Defect

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2003-2018 Forest River Berkshire, Charleston, Rockport, Cedar Creek, Cherokee, Riverstone, Salem, Sandpiper, Sierra, Vengeance, Wildcat, Wildwood, XLR Boost, Cargo Mate, Continental Cargo, motorhomes, recreational trailers, toyhaulers, cargo trailers and restroom…

Consequence

In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.

Remedy

Forest River will notify owners, instructing them to contact Kidde for a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall began on December 27, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-348-7440, or Kidde customer service toll free at 1-855-262-3540, or online at www.kidde.com and…

Complaints by component

TIRES
4
Total complaints4

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“While driving on interstate 75 in georgia, I had two trailer tires blow out approx 100 miles apart. Brand is castle rock by lionshead. Was driving well under the speed rating of 75, the trailer was also lightly loaded. Tire pressure was always checked and was correct at the time of blowouts. Tires…”

TIRES · reported 2019-10-07

“I purchased a 2018 sabre cobalt 37bhq fifth wheel in may 2018. I have taken this fifth wheel on 5 trips, all of which were less than 50 miles from home. On the fifth trip I arrived at the campground and noticed the rf tire tread had come off in a large section and parts of the steel belt were…”

TIRES · reported 2019-09-19

“While driving west bound on interstate 80 about three miles outside of truckee california our back tire tread separated from the tire. It proceeded to slap against the wiring of the silde out that supplies all our power to our kitchen. It also pulled the brake wires from their housing and caused a…”

TIRES · reported 2019-09-15

“Heading to go camping driving 55 mph with my son and wife following us in their car, the right front trailer tire blew on my camper. This caused the fender to be torn off and some of the skirting to be bend and scuffed up from the rv. Spare was put on and we continued to the campground. Now…”

TIRES · reported 2019-05-17
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2018 Forest River Cedar Creek as of July 6, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.