What breaks most · 2000 to 2025 model years
Forest River Wildwood problems by year
Owners have filed 111 safety complaints with NHTSA about the Forest River Wildwood across model years 2000 to 2025. Three years stand out: 2018 for tires complaints, 2001 for body and structure complaints and 2021 for tires complaints. The quietest years are 2005, 2003 and 2006.
- Years to check closely: 2018, 2001, 2021
- Fewest complaints: 2005, 2003, 2006
- Complaints on file
- 1112000 to 2025, all trims
- Worst year
- 201811 complaints
- Crashes reported
- 23 fires · 4 injuries · 0 deaths
- Typical failure mileage
- 2kMedian where owners gave mileage
- Recall campaigns
- 112Across 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) | |
| 8 | 1 | 4 | Wheels (4) | |
| 4 | 0 | 6 | Unknown or other (2) | |
| 5 | 0 | 7 | Body and structure (4) | |
| 5 | 0 | 9 | Equipment and infotainment (3) | |
| 11 | 0 | 8 | Tires (5) | |
| 5 | 0 | 11 | Unknown or other (2) | |
| 3 | 0 | 7 | Equipment and infotainment (1) | |
| 10 | 0 | 10 | Tires (4) | |
| 9 | 0 | 7 | Equipment and infotainment (4) | |
| 3 | 0 | 6 | Electrical system (1) | |
| 1 | 0 | 10 | Equipment and infotainment (1) | |
| 2 | 0 | 8 | Electrical system (1) |
What fails on the 2018 Forest River Wildwood
| Component | Share of complaints | Filings | Crashes | Parts for this job |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tires | 45% |
5 | 0 | — |
| Body and structureDoors, latches and body hardware | 27% |
3 | 0 | Shop all body and structure parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Unknown or other | 18% |
2 | 0 | — |
| Wheels | 9% |
1 | 0 | — |
| BrakesBrake pads, rotors and calipers | 9% |
1 | 0 | Shop all brakes parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Electrical systemAlternators, starters and ignition | 9% |
1 | 0 | Shop all electrical system parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
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 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 Wildwood years have the most problems?
By NHTSA complaint volume, 2018, 2001, 2021 carry the most filings on the Forest River Wildwood. The 2018 alone has 11 complaints, led by tires.
What is the most common Forest River Wildwood problem?
On the 2018 model year, the most-reported component is tires 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.