What breaks most · 2013 to 2017 model years
Forest River Shasta problems by year
Owners have filed 51 safety complaints with NHTSA about the Forest River Shasta across model years 2013 to 2017. Three years stand out: 2015 for body and structure complaints, 2013 for tires complaints and 2016 for wheels complaints.
- Years to check closely: 2015, 2013, 2016
- Complaints on file
- 512013 to 2017, all trims
- Worst year
- 201546 complaints
- Crashes reported
- 00 fires · 2 injuries · 0 deaths
- Typical failure mileage
- 1kMedian where owners gave mileage
- Recall campaigns
- 3Across 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | Tires (2) | |
| 46 | 0 | 1 | Unknown or other (19) | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Unknown or other (1) | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | Exterior lighting (1) |
What fails on the 2015 Forest River Shasta
| Component | Share of complaints | Filings | Crashes | Parts for this job |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown or other | 41% |
19 | 0 | — |
| Body and structureDoors, latches and body hardware | 39% |
18 | 0 | Shop all body and structure parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Wheels | 35% |
16 | 0 | — |
| SuspensionStruts, springs and control arms | 33% |
15 | 0 | Shop all suspension parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Equipment Adaptive/Mobility | 13% |
6 | 0 | — |
| Electrical systemAlternators, starters and ignition | 4% |
2 | 0 | Shop all electrical system parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Tires | 4% |
2 | 0 | — |
| Equipment and infotainment | 4% |
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.
In owners' words
Complaint narratives as filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length.
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Trailer entry door becomes jammed and is not able to be opened from the inside of the trailer. This happened on several occasions. This poses a serious safety risk for anyone that might be trapped inside the trailer.
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 6, 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 Shasta years have the most problems?
By NHTSA complaint volume, 2015, 2013, 2016 carry the most filings on the Forest River Shasta. The 2015 alone has 46 complaints, led by unknown or other.
What is the most common Forest River Shasta problem?
On the 2015 model year, the most-reported component is unknown or other with 19 complaints. The table above lists the top components for every year.
At what mileage do Forest River Shasta problems start?
The median mileage at failure across all Forest River Shasta complaints that include mileage is about 1,000 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.