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2017 Forest River Sandpiper Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2017 Forest River Sandpiper has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 365,885 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the structure. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

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

STRUCTURE:BODY
1
SUSPENSION
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
Total complaints3

What owners report

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

“When traveling along I-40 in oklahoma we experienced poor road conditions causing our camper to violently buck, bounce and move excessively while driving. Upon arrival in texas we noticed cracking along the exterior fiberglass of the unit. We contacted insurance to start the claim process. While…”

STRUCTURE:BODY · reported 2025-09-30

“When traveling along I-40 in oklahoma we experienced poor road conditions causing our camper to violently buck, bounce and move excessively while driving. Upon arrival in texas we noticed cracking along the exterior fiberglass of the unit. We contacted insurance to start the claim process. While…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2025-09-30

“The leaf springs on one side of our fifth wheel failed due to the excessive weight on that side (there are three slide outs -sandpiper 372lok) the original leaf springs seem to be inadequate as they have failed on that side. We needed to increase the weight capacity for the leaf springs on that…”

SUSPENSION · reported 2017-05-12
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 2017 Forest River Sandpiper as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.