The 2020 Forest River R-Pod has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 8,638 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 11 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the unknown or other. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT20V7630002020-12-102,828 affected
Defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018-2020 RPOD travel trailers. The sewer termination bracket may fail, causing the plumbing to drag on the ground or to detach completely.
Consequence
If the plumbing were to detach, it can become a road hazard and increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a new securement bracket, free of charge. The recall began January 12, 2021. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-3119, option 2. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1265.
EQUIPMENT20V0750002020-02-124,464 affected
Defect
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
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
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…
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019-2020 R. Pod travel trailers. The wire for the refrigerator's spark igniter may have been connected to a breaker that permits a current higher than the wire can handle.
Consequence
Without the proper circuit breaker protection, the wire can melt, increasing the risk of fire.
Remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will move the wire from the 30 AMP circuit to the designated 15 AMP circuit, free of charge. The recall began May 28, 2019. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-3119. Forest River's number for this recall is 80-1011.
Complaints by component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
STRUCTURE:BODY
3
VISIBILITY/WIPER
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
STRUCTURE
1
Total complaints11
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Front window randomly shattered while parked for a week with know known impact to trailer or window. The windshield shattered, and did not have an ansi stamp anywhere on it.”
“Front window randomly shattered while parked for a week with know known impact to trailer or window. The windshield shattered, and did not have an ansi stamp anywhere on it.”
“Sagging walls on 2020 forest river r-pod rp-190. Walls sag to the point where the tires will contact the fender.”
“2020 forest river rpod 191. Sewer termination bracket failed and the plumbing dragged on the road. Contacted forest river and was told our vin was not included in the national recall for the exact same thing. Our rpod model and year is the same in the recall but apparently wasn't included in the…”
“The glass in the front window spontaneously combusts”
“Front window of camper shattered for no reason sitting in my driveway. Forest river has been unresponsive about repairing this. If we had been in the camper sleeping, the shattered glass would have went all over us, possibly into eyes and mouth. Camper was parked on level ground with stabilizers…”
“We were driving east on highway 50 about 65 mph.we looked in the side mirrors and saw the front window of the rpod shattered. When we noticed the window we were about 90 miles west of ely nevada. We had stopped about 30-45 minutes prior for lunch and everything was good. Very limited traffic on…”
“Forest river r-pod. Consumer writes in regards to sewer pipe failure on trailer. *ld the consumer stated the sewer pipe could fail while driving causing raw sewage to be released on the highway. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. *js*dt*tr”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2020 Forest River R-Pod as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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