Forest River Salem reviews

HORRIBLE!!! Do not buy Forest River! We have had our camper just over a year and during that time it’s been in for service MORE than we have even had it! Currently going on 5 months at the dealership and they just called and told us that after all of that time they went to test everything… and the floor in our slide out fell out! Now rendering our camper completely not useable a week from our first PAID FOR camping trip. Looking into a lawsuit/possible class action against forest River— I cannot be the only one with these issues. If this were a car lemon law would have applied and they would have taken it back! There is no accountability in this industry and it needs to change!!! Show less

We bought a 2018 Forest River Salem 30QBSS this last summer we noticed the ski on the slide out was coming off because water was getting in behind the medal that was attached to it. After going through my insurance to get it fixed it was deemed to be poor craftsmanship/factory default and after numerous attempts to contact forest river via phone and email they have not responded! This is a industry wide thing from what I have seen!! This will cost me over 7k to fix! This is not something I could have prevented as it was an issue that I couldn’t see coming!!! I’m extremely unhappy with Salem right now! Maybe posting here will get them to respond to me! Show less

I've had seen a few people Is knowing an RV Tech Can sometimes be a bad thing cause I can see both worlds. Overall A beautiful trailer Built pretty solid but you still don't want to ever Stress the trailer out by using it too much. It's more just for a Get away for the weekend Overall very nice Looking forward to closing the deal they said it looks like I'm an 8 out of 10 likelihood to get it!!! I told them if I get it I'm gonna ring that bell so hard I might break it *cowbell* That leaves me with this why do cows have cowbells? Some would argue its because their horns don't work!!!!! I did My Sale In ES CAN ABA Michigan Show less

Shortly after purchasing the unit, the slide out jammed and we lost a couple of days from our trip while getting it repaired. While on route to Nova Scotia, the water tank fell out of the trailer. We were fortunately going at low speed at the time and were not injured. The dealer's technician reported that the supports were not properly installed. I later learned that there was a recall in 2021 for this problem but apparently, nothing was done to address the root problem. Forest River has been very difficult to deal with and I have found it impossible to speak to anyone beyond the junior customer representative level. The company's failure to address a problem that is potentially fatal can only be described as negligent. Show less

We purchased a Salem little over a year ago. I know trailers are built cheap, but I am shocked how you would put tiny screws to keep the underbelly panels on. Ours blew off and almost had a wreck in the process. It would be nice to put safety in building your trailers. We replaced the cheap tires you put on the trailer due to fear of a blow out. You may want to step up your game for safety reasons or at least let customers know where you are going cheap and no cares of safety, so they can take care of it before they venture out. Show less

We have had nothing but problems since we purchased this rv, brand new in February. It's litterally falling apart, and even though it's still under warranty no one can fit it in for months. So we have a brand new camper thay we can not even use. Every trip out something else breaks or we find out it never worked in the first place. Its very disappointing especially considering the amount of money we spent. Show less

Fell in love with the layout, perfect family Floorplan for us with 3 kids and 2 dogs. Unfortunately from our first trip out nothing but problems. Ac didn't work, was taken back 3 times still not right. Water leaking from shower through floor, poor craftsmanship throughout camper, slideout failed twice due to cheap wiring connectors, etc. My $20k camper was 100% better quality without issues than our brand new $45k rv. Not happy at all, have had zero successful trips this year. Show less

Sloppy assembly and craftsmanship to this trailer was outrageous. It looked like a child put the trailer together. There was excessive silicone all over the slide out and windows and door framing. I’ve seen other trailers less expensive with better quality workmanship. The only thing we were not interested because of the layout. I would not ever buy this brand ever again. Show less

Liked the overall appearance and layout of the trailer. Very bad quality control inspection before it left factory. Have fought very hard to get repairs completed. Dealer was very good at helping but support from the factory was less than steller. Show less