What breaks most · 1993 to 2019 model years
Forest River Rockwood problems by year
Owners have filed 53 safety complaints with NHTSA about the Forest River Rockwood across model years 1993 to 2019. Three years stand out: 2003 for tires complaints, 2015 for electrical system complaints and 2012 for wheels complaints. The quietest years are 1993, 2002 and 2004.
- Years to check closely: 2003, 2015, 2012
- Fewest complaints: 1993, 2002, 2004
- Complaints on file
- 531993 to 2019, all trims
- Worst year
- 200310 complaints
- Crashes reported
- 33 fires · 7 injuries · 0 deaths
- Typical failure mileage
- 2kMedian where owners gave mileage
- Recall campaigns
- 22Across the years shown
Complaints by model year
Raw filings with NHTSA, not adjusted for how many were sold.
| Model year | Complaints | Crashes | Recalls | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Brakes (1) | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | Tires (1) | |
| 10 | 0 | 2 | Tires (9) | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | Equipment and infotainment (1) | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Equipment and infotainment (1) | |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | Wheels (7) | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Equipment and infotainment (2) | |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | Suspension (2) | |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | Unknown or other (4) | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | Body and structure (2) | |
| 4 | 0 | 7 | Wheels (2) | |
| 1 | 0 | 5 | Body and structure (1) |
What fails on the 2003 Forest River Rockwood
| Component | Share of complaints | Filings | Crashes | Parts for this job |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tires | 90% |
9 | 0 | — |
| Equipment and infotainment | 20% |
2 | 0 | — |
One complaint can name more than one component, so shares add to more than 100%. "Unknown or other" is NHTSA's uncategorized bucket and is shown but never ranked.
How to read this page
Every figure comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's public complaint database, which holds every safety-related defect complaint filed by owners since 1995. We refresh it monthly and count each complaint once per component it names. Data through September 30, 2026.
NHTSA only accepts safety-related complaints. Rattles, paint, infotainment bugs and other annoyances are under-reported here, so this page is a map of what fails in ways owners consider dangerous, not a full reliability score.
Counts are raw. Use the year-over-year shape and the component mix, not the absolute numbers. Where a component maps to parts we stock, the row links to that category filtered to the year you are viewing. Air bag and seat belt complaints link to the recall checker instead, because those repairs are almost always covered.
Common questions
Which Forest River Rockwood years have the most problems?
By NHTSA complaint volume, 2003, 2015, 2012 carry the most filings on the Forest River Rockwood. The 2003 alone has 10 complaints, led by tires.
What is the most common Forest River Rockwood problem?
On the 2003 model year, the most-reported component is tires with 9 complaints. The table above lists the top components for every year.
At what mileage do Forest River Rockwood problems start?
The median mileage at failure across all Forest River Rockwood complaints that include mileage is about 2,000 miles. Older model years skew higher; the per-year figure is in the "at a glance" card.
Are these complaints verified?
No. NHTSA publishes complaints as submitted and does not investigate individual filings. Patterns across hundreds of complaints are meaningful; a single one is not.