2023 Forest River reviews

I will start off my review by saying I will never again in my life by a Forest River product. In the 3 years that i have owned the motorhome i have had the refrigerator replaced, 1/2 the coach torn apart on the inside for water leaks, i have had generator issues i have had AC module controller issues, i have had an AC fire because of bad soft starts, i have had to get the roof redone for water leaks , my dinette and recliner slide out topper was installed wrong causing damage to the outside structure of the coach which i now have to fix and replace the slide topper. It got so bad Forest River took my coach back to Indiana to go thru the whole unit. It really has been a joke. Show less

Bought brand new at 68,000. The AC units blew the first month after a few uses. The sink brokek. The pipes snapped under sink. Then fauct broke apart. Black tank clogged and would not empty correctly. Sludes are stuck out. Replaced all fuses. Replaced motherboard. Replaced propane regulator because it leaked. Living room floor vinyl was torn upon delivery. On and on. Now AC doesnt work at all. Lights dobt work. Fuses blew. Upgraded panel at recommendation of tech sent by Camping World. Id never ever recommend this camper to anyone. It has been a headache from literally the day of delivery and on. I tried to return it eithin the first 30 days but dealership wanted me to pay them to do so. Honestly if it caught fire from the AC units overheating id not be sad. Show less

There was problems right from the start the fridge was not installed properly Took the trailerback to the dealer and had repaired same day Next the door to bedroom fell off called to have repairs don and were told we would have to leave trailer for 2 weeks I reaired the door myself not easy for an old guy with poor eye sight next the door to bathroom fell off while we on vaction the bedroom edoor fell off again this tim the front roller broke the inside molding are coming off now in season 2 The water pump check valve is allowing water to get into fresh water tank while we are hooked up to site water supply. Again any repairs that are necessary will take us off the road for at least 2 weeks of which we are booked at different canp sites Show less

Forest River seems to do no quality control. The builders don't use levels, measures, or other normal means to construct anything. Really poor quality. Ever time I use the RV I find screws scattered around. They don't use high quality anything and don't use adhesive. You have to re screw and glue almost everything . There is no counter space or storage. Overall I would highly recommend that you do not purchase forest river products. They don't even do customer satisfaction surveys and the dealers don't want to fix anything under warranty. Very poorly run company I will never purchase anything from again. Low life's corporate theifs Show less

If you plan on purchasing it for a small trip a few times a year I guess it is fine. Other than that, it is pretty much all practical board and tin and not holding up. They use practical now in RV's so most car can pull them and try to keep them as light weigh as possible. You will never get your money back new in fact you will lose money. I recommend buying used and find someone that hardly ever used it. If you want to purchase an RV to live in buy an older model they are made solid. My dad gave me an 5th wheel wheel when it was 20 years old and I got 10 more years out of it. They were made to last back then. Show less

Good day fellow RVers! We are the proud owners of a Riverstone 39RKFB fifth wheel. Unfortunately last fall we noticed we had a sidewall delamination issue. Our local best ever Riverstone dealer where hopeful they could remedy the issue but upon a up close inspection we where informed that it was more involved than they had hoped and it quickly became apparent that the only place for it to go was back to the factory some 1600 miles from our location. Once I made a connection with various Forest River reps then given direct contact with the representative in the service department in Topeka Indiana the process was full speed ahead. Long story short they simply could not have been better in any way to deal with and quickly took care of our issues under warranty. THANKU all!!!! Show less

Owned this Travel tr for two years now, one small issue with spare tire ( goodyear replaced under warranty @ no cost) . Owned three T/Ts in 16 years . Rockwood well above others for build quality. Upgrading to larger model due to retirement. Will only shop for rockwood. Although they are under the Forrest River brand. Rockwood/flagstaff was original company purchased by Warren Buffet many years ago. All other F/R products are built elsewhere in the country, but rockwood trailers are still made in original factory. Show less

We purchased a 2023 Vibe rear kitchen in October 2022. Love the floor plan, beautiful to look at . We have used the camper 9 times and in August of 2024 we went to use the over the bed cabinets and saw that the "wood look" paper was peeling from the sides of the cabinet. Looking further we found the same paper peeling in various places including the entire top of the pull out section. We called the dealer who said it was no longer under warranty. My husband called Forest River directly and they said oh yeah, we had a bad batch of glue. Two days later we found the entire bedroom closet door and jam had fallen off the wall. There is a crack in the top corner of the shower wall. The bathroom faucet handles are cracking and falling off. The camper jack fell down when we were coming home from a trip - scraping the highway all the way home. We had to buy and install a new one. The kitchen seats broke with the first use as the screws were not completely in the correct place. We have since had to reinforce both booth bottoms. Just one issue after another. I have never been so disappointed in such poor use of materials and workmanship for something that we still owe $30,000 on. We paid $50,000. What a complete waste of hard earned money. Do NOT buy a Forest River product!! Show less

We have owned this RV since June 2023 and logged approximately 27000 miles traveling to CA, AK, and Nova Scotia all from PA. We have had minor issues, such as slides on drawers failing and other small issues but overall we are very pleased with this unit. The dealer we purchased this rig from has been excellent had any inquiry. Their response has been quick and very informative! When asked if I would buy another Rockwood or 2205S the answer is yes. Show less

The floor plan is perfect for us as empty nesters. There is a spacious living area, a large bedroom and a decent sized bathroom. Have owned it just over a year and it has never made it a trip without something breaking. It went to the dealer approximately 7 different times to repair rattling plumbing behind the shower, replace one vent fan, repair another vent fan, reattach living room wall board to framing, repair 2 blinds that had holes in them, fix the waterpump as it was loosing prime constantly, fix the loose dinette seating back support wall, fix the annoying squeak in the bed framing. All of that was fixed under warranty. They couldn’t find anything wrong with the air conditioning, but it has an airflow issue that prevents it from keeping the trailer cooler than 10 degrees below outside temp. I will perform the DIY diverter assy to remedy that. Our last trip had the support that hold the counter top piece in place w hen the tv is stowed under the counter. I will fix that myself. I have owned 2 other trailers and they all had lots of issues also. Show less