What breaks most · 2000 to 2018 model years
Forest River Wildwood problems by year
Owners have filed 64 safety complaints with NHTSA about the Forest River Wildwood across model years 2000 to 2018. Three years stand out: 2001 for body and structure complaints, 2008 for tires complaints and 2014 for wheels complaints. The quietest years are 2005, 2003 and 2006.
- Years to check closely: 2001, 2008, 2014
- Fewest complaints: 2005, 2003, 2006
- Complaints on file
- 642000 to 2018, all trims
- Worst year
- 200110 complaints
- Crashes reported
- 20 fires · 1 injuries · 0 deaths
- Typical failure mileage
- 2kMedian where owners gave mileage
- Recall campaigns
- 53Across 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | Tires (3) | |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | Body and structure (5) | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | Tires (3) | |
| 2 | 0 | 3 | Equipment and infotainment (2) | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | Equipment and infotainment (2) | |
| 1 | 0 | 2 | Unknown or other (1) | |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | Equipment and infotainment (1) | |
| 7 | 0 | 2 | Tires (5) | |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | Unknown or other (1) | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | Tires (2) | |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | Suspension (4) | |
| 7 | 1 | 4 | Wheels (4) | |
| 3 | 0 | 6 | Body and structure (1) | |
| 4 | 0 | 7 | Body and structure (3) | |
| 4 | 0 | 9 | Equipment and infotainment (3) | |
| 1 | 0 | 8 | Electrical system (1) |
What fails on the 2001 Forest River Wildwood
| Component | Share of complaints | Filings | Crashes | Parts for this job |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body and structureDoors, latches and body hardware | 50% |
5 | 0 | Shop all body and structure parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Tires | 40% |
4 | 0 | — |
| Equipment and infotainment | 10% |
1 | 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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Forest river put the rubber roof on wrong and it let water in and rotted the roof under it. This let the roof come loose and come off on the rood. I have seen a lest three of there trailers do if.
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 Wildwood years have the most problems?
By NHTSA complaint volume, 2001, 2008, 2014 carry the most filings on the Forest River Wildwood. The 2001 alone has 10 complaints, led by body and structure.
What is the most common Forest River Wildwood problem?
On the 2001 model year, the most-reported component is body and structure with 5 complaints. The table above lists the top components for every year.
At what mileage do Forest River Wildwood problems start?
The median mileage at failure across all Forest River Wildwood 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.