The 2017 Forest River Flagstaff has 7 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 360 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the structure. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT17V6770002017-10-2677 affected
Defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Rockwood and Flagstaff travel trailers. The slide room arm may contact and damage the passenger side rear tire.
Consequence
The damaged tire may leak air, resulting in a loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a lift kit to elevate the chassis and replace any tire that has evidence of damage, free of charge. The recall began on November 30, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-5164. Forest River's number 10-0588.
EQUIPMENT17V2350002017-04-077 affected
Defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017 Rockwood and Flagstaff recreational vehicles. The Federal Placard may indicate an incorrect Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) of 2,200 lbs when the correct GAWR actually is 3,000 lbs. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part…
Consequence
Inaccurate GAWR information on the Federal placard can increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Forest River will notify owner's, and dealers will install a corrected Federal Placard, free of charge. The recall began on April 21, 2017. Owner's may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-2640. Forest River's number for this recall is 10-04042017-0366.
EQUIPMENT17V1720002017-03-1435 affected
Defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017 Flagstaff and Rockwood recreational trailers. The Federal Placard on these vehicles indicates a capacity of 5,000 lbs for each axle, however, each axle actually has a capacity of 4,000 lbs. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49…
Consequence
The incorrect information can cause the vehicle to be overloaded or result in axle failure, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the Federal Placard with a corrected one, free of charge. The recall began on March 27, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-2640. Forest River's number for this recall is 10C-03082017-0341.
EQUIPMENT17V1290002017-03-0157 affected
Defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017 Rockwood and Flagstaff recreational trailers. The slide room mounting bracket on these vehicles may contact the driver side front tire, potentially damaging it and causing tire deflation.
Consequence
Tire deflation can increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a rearward offset mounting bracket head to keep the slide room bracket from touching the tire, free of charge. The recall began on April 12, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-2640. Forest River's number for this recall is…
EQUIPMENT16V7280002016-10-125 affected
Defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2017 Flagstaff and Rockwood trailers equipped with two air conditioners. There is may be excess slack in the wiring harness used in the air conditioner that contains a heating element.
Consequence
If the wires are not tied back and properly secured away from the heating element, the wires may contact the heating element, melt and short, increasing the risk of a fire.
Remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a remedy kit to constrain the wires, free of charge. The recall began on November 1, 2016. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-5164. Forest River's number for this recall is 10-10062016-0254.
EQUIPMENT16V5490002016-07-224 affected
Defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2017 Rockwood and Flagstaff trailers manufactured July 8, 2016, to July 11, 2016. The affected vehicles are equipped with a Federal Placard that incorrectly indicates that the ST225/75R15D tires have a recommended pressure of 50 PSI. These tires…
Consequence
If the tires are run at a low pressure, they may overheat and fail, possibly causing a loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will provide a corrected Federal Placard, free of charge. The recall began on September 18, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-2640. Forest River's number for this recall is 10-07192016-0230.
EQUIPMENT16V4500002016-06-21175 affected
Defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Flagstaff recreational trailers manufactured August 11, 2015, through October 27, 2015, and Work N' Play recreational trailers manufactured from October 25, 2015, through May 6, 2016. The MB Sturgis liquid propane (LP) regulator on these…
Consequence
If the indicator sight glass cracks, propane gas may leak out. In the presence of an ignition source, a fire could occure.
Remedy
Forest River will notify owners. A remedy plan has not been determined. The recall began on August 1, 2016. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-888-291-6665. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-05312016-0205.
Complaints by component
STRUCTURE:BODY
2
SERVICE BRAKES
1
WHEELS
1
Total complaints4
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Tl* the contact owns a 2017 forest river flagstaff shamrock motor home. While the motor home was parked in the driveway, the 450 pound water tank fell without warning or an impact. The dealer was not contacted because they were out of business. The manufacturer was called, but no one answered the…”
“On friday 4/12/2019, at about 12:30 pm, my wife an I were returning home from vacation and pulling our 2017 forest river flagstaff trailer on I-27 just south on lubbock tx when the trailer' right front tire blew out causing damage to the fender skirt. The weather was about 71 degrees and traveling…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2017 forest river flagstaff. While driving 65 mph, the trailer's fender detached independently. The failure occurred without warning. The trailer was taken to coates rv center (3208 river gate ave, cloquet, mn) where it was diagnosed that the fender had fractured, which…”
“Checking wiring in electrical box at front of trailer I discovered that the wire from the brake breakaway switch was not connected. The tow brake wire, the trailer brakes wire and the switch are all supposed to be crimped into a single connector. The switch wire was twisted around the other two -…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2017 Forest River Flagstaff as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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