2021 Forest River Salem Cruise Lite Travel Trailer reviews

After owning my forest river salem cruise lite for 2 and 1/2 years my slideout failed and would not go back out. It was also digging into the floor. After talking to lippert and forest river on parts and manufacturing both sides blamed each other. No one would take responsibility and just blamed me for failed systems. I had nothing to do with the assembly or parts of camper but Dean Blylee of forest river said it was my fault cause I used my camper too much. I would not recommend buying a forest river camper because it has cost me 4500.00 to fix just the slide after going camping 8 times in it. They will prob respond to this but they really do not care. As the owner of my own business I am glad that I do not treat people this way. All they care about is money not people they deal with. Sad sad business to be in. I will be putting a different slide system on my unit and will never deal with any of these companies again and I suggest you do not either. Show less

This is a terrible rv. Do not buy. After owning it for two years, the slide strips out gears and is costing me 4000.00 to fix. I would have never bought and will never buy forest river product again. Microwave went out within that time and will not stay cool. I sure wish I could run my business like this. Ohh wait I wouldn’t have a business if I ran it like this. Show less

We purchased this trailer in April 2021 and upon our first outing (Memorial Day weekend), the kitchen sink and toilet leaked everywhere. Took it to dealership for fixing. Second outing we noticed the trim around the bedroom door coming off from the wall, the shower lining coming off from the wall and several seams bubbling as well. 3rd and 4th outings, toilet leaked again - this was all within one summer and 4 total outings. Took it in in the fall for fixing and winterization. Dealership ordered the wrong part for the door trim, so that didn’t get fixed. Said they would call when the part came in but they never did. That brings us to this years camping season- 1st outing the sink and toilet leak, door trim still not fixed, 2nd putting we start to have issues with the slide and now have nails sticking up through the flooring, 3rd outing the leaks continue, the slide gets worse and the inlet hose to the fresh water tank has a severe leak. Call to get it into the shop but they are a couple months out. 4th and final outing, the slide completely stops working and has to be manually pushed back in but will not go all the way in on the button right side. Finally our appointment comes and we are told that nothing is covered under the EXTENDED warranty that we purchased and it will be at least $5000 to fix everything. I have never been more disgusting with a product, especially after paying $32k for it. The craftsmanship is atrocious and the warranty is a complete waste of money. We will never purchase any camper affiliated with Forest River again. Show less

This unit has been nothing but trouble. Main issues: Slide out not functioning properly or at all, Water Leaks. Minor issues: Trim all over the place, Outdoor speakers not working, Stove popping out of counter, oven door sharp (can cut skin), slide ripped up vinyl flooring upon retraction (Twice) door lock not working (Locked out of unit twice), Screws missing on outside. cable hookups do not work (I think they are not connected), Battery cutoff switch stopped working after two months. It has spent weeks upon weeks at Camping worlds service department (Thats a whole other story). We bought it February 2021. Three trips out, Three trips to Service Dept. The floorplan is awesome and that is why we chose this model however that doesn't matter when its constantly at service. The worksmanship and quality of this unit are very disappointing. I would be very cautious of this model and Seem Cruise Lite if looking for an RV. Show less

the outside looks great nice outdoor kitchen the color is great.the gutter for the condensation from ac is cheap it was cracked and water was going on top of slide out.The interior looks nice but put together poorly. We found screws all over the place and didn't know where they went.The fridge latch does not keep the fridge closed when traveling.The velcro behind the couch coushion was all messed up not straight at all. The slide out rips the floor when you extend and retract the slide out.we paid 32000 for this camper its cheaply made and poorly put together wouldnt recommend this camper to anyone.Now we have to take it back to where we bought it from and hopefully can fix it. pissed Show less

My wife and I researched several different small travel trailers before we decided the 2021 Cruise Lite 171 rbxl would meet our need. We have owned two other travel trailers over the past 20 years. We bought our Cruise Lite and while travelling home with it, I noticed the front of the trailer deflected approximately 6 to 8 inches deep as we travelled down the highway. I am afraid the deflection will cause damage to the front end. I have contacted the dealer about the deflection, they said they would check with the builder. When we arrived home and began looking closer at the travel trailer, we found metal shavings and wood chips scattered though out the inside, along with stripped screws in the cabinets and the pins holding up the murphy bed. We love the size and amount of room in the trailer. The bathroom feels large and is easy to get around in. The storage space in the bathroom is great. The murphy bed is comfortable and easy to use. I believe we will enjoy our RV Show less

We bought the camper brand new from the factory. The bunk room door had to be cut so it wouldn't rip the air vent off the ceiling. We had a torential rain and we found water in the camper that came from the slide out,which was in at the time. Pretty upset about the quality of the product for the money we paid for it. Haven't taken it out yet so here's hoping we don't have any more issues Show less

Just had my new 273QBXL delivered about a month ago. The quality of workmanship is lacking. I found stews halfway sticking out, molding that doesn’t meet, chips here and there. It seems they go too fast and there’s no quality control on these things. There is no way to miss all the shoddy work I found. Like ve the floor plan but geez, someone check the work before leaving the factory. The roof looks like a child had a party with a caulk gun. I found prices of wood, molding, metal, screws etc all over the place under the couch’s and cabinets. It’s too bad because again the floor plan is nice. I guess that’s what you get on lower end campers. Show less

We bought brand new so that we didn't inherit someone else's problem, but after getting it home, we found out that new has it own problems. Drawer slides broke on both drawers during the 20 minute drive home. Called dealer, took photos and sent them to the dealer. Dealer said they could order the parts to get it fixed, but it would be a few weeks. Decided to try the fix on my own, after getting the drawers out learned that they were only held in with 1 screw each, and that was off center so it tore out the backside of the cabinet. Some wood glue, clamps and a solid wood backer, now better than 'new'. Loose screws everywhere, poor quality abound. Everything behind or under the visual exterior was covered in saw dust, zip tie pieces, ends of cutoff and general trash. The West edition of this model is not insulated at all from what I can see. More work than I expected to do on a NEW purchase. We will see how the trailer fairs over time, but so far I feel that we way over paid for the quality we received. Show less

Initial quality is poor. Sloppy craftsmanship on trim and caulking. Inside door trim fell off wall since brads missed framing. Many other areas of brads missing framing. Sloppy caulking on exterior windows leads to poor performance. Show less