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

Ac doesn't keep up, slide out floor is falling off, toilet seal bad,vent cover fall off, slide out roof leaks, bathroom to hot and this rv has only been used 6 times. I am NOT HAPPY AND WILL NEVER BUY A FOREST RIVER SALEM AGAIN. Show less

I purchased a new 2016 Forest River Salem Villa 402QBQ. Since my purchase a number of issues arose with the trailer. They all seemed to be from a quality control point from the manufacturer. All in all, the dealer Brooks Camper Sales and Forest River stood behind their product. The dealer came out to my camp site and performed the repairs, when additional repairs were needed Forest River actually came and picked up my trailer and returned it to the plant in Indiana to perform the remaining repairs and quality check the trailer again. I would like to say Thank You to Eric at Brooks Camper Sales in Connelsville Pa. and Mr. Bigler at Forest River for going above and beyond to stand by your product. My wife and I purchased the trailer because of the sleeping accommodations, since my kids all moved to other parts of the country the 2nd bedroom wasn't used much therefore we traded it in on another Forest River product a 2017 395RET opting for the bigger living area. IN all I'm very satisfied with Forest River and the way they stood behind their product, thus my reason for continuing camping with Forest River. Show less

Model: 2024 Forest River Salem Cruise-Lite 28VBXL Pros: Family‑friendly floorplan with bunkhouse and king bed Good storage and outdoor kitchen setup Manageable towing weight Cons: Slide‑out malfunctions (multiple failures) Bed collapse and soft spots in flooring Microbial contamination concerns Six extended repair shop visits, leaving us with less than 15 days of use in over a year Warranty and Forest River communication dismissive and misleading Bottom line: The layout is appealing, but the execution has been a major disappointment. Reliability issues and lack of accountability have overshadowed the positives. We cannot recommend this model based on our experience. Show less

We love our Forest River Salem. High quality mattress , Furnace and A/C work great. The music system is very modern and high tech , Bluetooth with four inside speakers and two outside. Comes with remote to control everything. Roomy living room and nice shower and bathroom . Lots of storage in kitchen. The GVWR is 7400 which is very light for a 32 footer. Show less

Our 2016 Forest River Salem Villa (4092BFL)has been amazing! It's extremely spacious and feels almost more like a home than an RV. Huge windows and skylights let in lots of light. The loft is a favorite of the grand-kiddos. Tons of storage throughout (almost more than I need). The kitchen is wonderful...love the solid surface counters and stainless appliances. Truly an excellent RV to own! Would recommend to anyone Show less

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

We purchased this Forest River Salem Hemisphere in December 2020. It took a while to get it due to economic situation, that was understandable, and we received it in January 2021. When delivered to us a fender skirt had cracks around the fasteners due to no support pieces installed. The trim pieces are coming loose, a valance come off the wall and the shower is busting up making it unusable, crushed heating duct in the island, a hole in a slide out material causing roof to require replacing, and a window busted out presumably in transit. For the above reasons, we are very unhappy with this RV and extremely disappointed in the craftsmanship or lack thereof. Forest River should be ashamed of this RV and their craftsmanship. Show less

I repeat do not buy one of these units. We have a Salem bunkhouse which we bought brand new from. Camping world neither camping world or forest river will back their product this travel trailer has basically fallen around from us. Our first trip out shower floods the floor blinds don’t go up and down. Water traps left out of bathroom, zinc, damage underneath, zinc in kitchen outside big gaps in trailer just basically pearly made, and they don’t stand behind their product please don’t bother this product. You will regret buying it. We are sitting with a white horse that we paid a tremendous amount of money for that cannot be used. Forest River has given me the runaround and refuses to fix it. Show less

Absolutely horrible quality. We have owned this trailer for only a year. So far.. the manual slide crank has fallen off, the front cap is pulling away, The slide gears came disengaged, Slide framing has falled off, Oven backsplash peeling away, Microwave frame has snapped, Steps are VERY loose, The bed platform sags, Wall edging is falling out, Water line screwed threw during manufacturing, Entry door is misaligned, And theres other things that I'm sure I'm forgetting at this point. It is sad and disconcerting. Avoid the Salem or forest river at all cost. Show less