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2021 Forest River Rockwood Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2021 Forest River Rockwood has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 99,475 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the wheels. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

EQUIPMENT 22V243000 2022-04-13 99,190 affected
Defect

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Coachmen Adrenaline, Apex, Catalina, Freedom Express, Spirit, East to West Alta, Della Terra, Silver Lake, Forest River Cedar Creek, Cherokee, Columbus, Flagstaff, Impression, Ozark, Rockwood, Sabre, Salem, Sandstorm, Shockwave, Stealth, Stealth Evo,…

Consequence

A gas leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the quick disconnect and perform a LP system check, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 20, 2022. Owners may contact the applicable customer service number for their vehicle model. Please see the recall report for the list of phone numbers.

STRUCTURE 21V236000 2021-04-05 211 affected
Defect

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021 Forest River Rockwood and Flagstaff fifth wheels recreational vehicles. The pin box may be under-rated for the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of the vehicle.

Consequence

The underrated pin-box may fail, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will inspect, and if necessary replace the pin box, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed May 7, 2021. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-8943. Forest River's number for this recall is 10C-1319.

EQUIPMENT 20V376000 2020-06-26 74 affected
Defect

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Rockwood trailers, model RLT2205S-W. The Federal Placard indicates an incorrect Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR).

Consequence

The incorrect Federal Placard may result in the operator unknowingly overloading the vehicle, causing loss of control, and increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will provide replacement placards that contain the accurate information, free of charge. This recall began July 17, 2020. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-8943. Forest River's number for this recall is 10B-1185.

Complaints by component

WHEELS
2
EQUIPMENT
1
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:OVEN/STOVE/COOKTOP
1
1fires
STRUCTURE:BODY
1
1injuries
STRUCTURE:CRITICAL FASTENERS
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
Total complaints7

What owners report

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

“The motors on the dometic 9200 rv awnings are failing. The motors do not have enough torque to effectively operate the awnings. When campers are caught off guard at campsites it is difficult to secure the awning and prevent it from opening during interstate driving. I've contacted dometic…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2022-08-29

“The contact owns a 2021 forest river rockwood rv. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph on the freeway, the rv was driven to a rest stop where it was discovered that the air conditioning unit had dislodged from the roof of the rv. The rv was taken to the local dealer where it…”

EQUIPMENT · reported 2022-02-03

“The contact owns a 2021 forest river rockwood rv. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph on the freeway, the rv was driven to a rest stop where it was discovered that the air conditioning unit had dislodged from the roof of the rv. The rv was taken to the local dealer where it…”

STRUCTURE:CRITICAL FASTENERS · reported 2022-02-03

“The contact owned a 2021 forest river rockwood. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 mph and hauling the attached rv, the driver was alerted that there were flames and smoke coming from the rv. After stopping to inspect the rv it was discovered that flames and smoke were coming from…”

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:OVEN/STOVE/COOKTOP · reported 2021-06-25

“I was inspecting my travel trailer when I notice that my tires looked worn- I looked up my brand new information on my tires and the only matching dot number was the spare tire in which it was the only new tire on the brand new rockwood”

WHEELS · reported 2020-11-25

“I wanted to bring something to your attention, (I sent this to the manufacturer with no response) I just purchased the above camper trailer on october 3, 2020, took it to get the tires balanced on october 6, 2020, when the tech started to balance the first tire, the tech could hear something…”

WHEELS · reported 2020-10-06

“Tl* the contact owns a 2021 forest river rockwood ultra lite *2608* (added by harrison, 6/3/20). The contact stated that upon his wife going up the stairs and pulling on the entry door handle located on the outside the trailer, the handle fractured causing the contact's wife to fall and sustain a…”

STRUCTURE:BODY · reported 2020-05-12
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 2021 Forest River Rockwood as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.