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2023 Forest River Cherokee Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2023 Forest River Cherokee has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 70 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the equipment. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

EQUIPMENT 23V226000 2023-03-31 70 affected
Defect

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2023 Cherokee CKT36FBOP Travel Trailers. The safety chains may be insufficient for the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) listed on the federal placard, which can allow the trailer to detach. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49…

Consequence

A trailer that detaches from a vehicle increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will install a new Federal Placard, free of charge. All affected vehicles are still in dealer inventory and therefore no owner notification letters will be sent. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at1-260)-499-2100. Forest River's number for this recall is 89-1618.

Complaints by component

EQUIPMENT
1
TIRES
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
Total complaints3

What owners report

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

“Flex frame is failing: the front structural rv moves noticeable when pin box is pushed, which is leading to interior cracking and wall separation. Issues was not resolved with resolution fox in 2025. The flex fram is still failing and forrest river jas no resolution.”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2025-11-22

“Driver's side rear: blew out while at shaw rv while they were moving it between lots. When I went to pick up the trailer on august 28th, I saw the blown out tire on the spare rack and the spare mounted in its place. Picture below shows the tire blown out. This tire was replaced at discount tire in…”

TIRES · reported 2024-08-28

“The contact owns a 2023 forest river cedar creek. The contact stated that while the oven was in use, the glass exploded, and shards of glass struck her on the legs. The rv had not yet been taken to an independent mechanic or a local dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made…”

EQUIPMENT · reported 2023-04-02
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 2023 Forest River Cherokee as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.