2021 Forest River Cedar Creek
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Electrical system is the leading concern among 6 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the highest complaint count among 8 Cedar Creek model years with reports.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Equipment, recreational vehicle/trailer, 120/240 vac electrical system, charger low voltage batteryJun 4, 2024
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2004-2024 Cedar Creek and 2006-2024 Puma fifth wheels trailers. The overcurrent protection from the trailer battery may have been incorrectly routed, allowing the wires to be pulled out of the junction box.
A loose wire can cause a short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
Dealers will reroute the wires to the protected side of the mini-beaker, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 10, 2024. Owners may contact Puma customer service at 1-574-642-0588 or Cedar Creek customer service at 260-593-4000. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1786.
Campaign 24V395000 on NHTSA.gov
Equipment, recreational vehicle/trailer, lpg systems, lines and fittingsApr 13, 2022
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Coachmen Adrenaline, Apex, Catalina, Freedom Express, Spirit, East to West Alta, Della Terra, Silver Lake, Forest River Cedar Creek, Cherokee, Columbus, Flagstaff, Impression, Ozark, Rockwood, Sabre, Salem, Sandstorm, Shockwave, Stealth, Stealth Evo, Vengeance, Vibe, Wildwood, XLR Toyhauler, Palomino Puma, Prime Time Avenger, Crusader, Lacrosse, Sanibel, Shasta Oasis, 2022 Coachmen Cross Trail, Prism, Forest River Aurora, Rainier, Wildcat, Work and Play, Prime Time Tracer, 2021-2023 Coachmen Leprechaun, and 2022-2023 Coachmen Freelander fifth wheel and travel trailer recreational vehicles. The quick disconnect fittings in the LP gas system may be cracked, causing a gas leak.
A gas leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
Dealers will replace the quick disconnect and perform a LP system check, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 20, 2022. Owners may contact the applicable customer service number for their vehicle model. Please see the recall report for the list of phone numbers.
Campaign 22V243000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: electrical system
2 reports, newest first. Show all
Electrical system, Latches/locks/linkages, Sep 15, 2022
The automatic awning did not have proper backing plates installed, so the first time going out caused the awning to collapse completely against the full glass wall. The wire harness system was not the correct gauge wire, which posed a potential fire hazard. The fuse was pulled out because the motor to the faulty awning was overheating. The front entry (only) door for entering the RV and existing safely was not mounted correctly, so the owners (occupants) were locked inside during the daytime hours when the door expanded with sun/heat. The owner is disabled and was oftentimes locked inside. ALL within the warranty division and build team were aware of my disability; and did nothing to assist or mitigate the potential life-safety hazard. Forest River knew I was living in the coach for an extended period of time; and they knew I was unable to travel the rig. I/We were repeatedly told that the issues would be addressed, but they did little to nothing in assisting us by securing a qualified field team. I/We were forced to secure various RV vendors to assist, to no avail. I was forced to have it trailered into a facility; whereby the wiring issues continue and the Forest River warranty division forced me to pay the vendor over $4k for warranty items that they were supposed to cover. This rig had a poor build and Forest River refuses to take the necessary steps to cure the deficiencies. I am told by the repair shop that the wire harness became a "RECALL" item; which solidifies my concerns, as others were having the same issues. Forest River did not install backing boards for the awning that could have killed someone when it came crashing down (all caught on my Ring Doorbell), plus the array of photography taken to show the shoddy workmanship during the build. They need to be held to a higher standard or an unsuspecting customer (aka: victim) may be severely injured and/or killed. Cedar Creek Champagne 38EKS / Paid $113K / Disgraceful & Unsafe Products
Electrical system, Equipment, Structure, Nov 1, 2021
2021 CEDAR CREEK RV. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO WARRANTY ISSUES. THE CONSUMER STATED UPON PICKUP OF THE VEHICLE AFTER PURCHASE, IT EXPERIENCED SOME WARRANTY ISSUES. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE OWNER SEVERAL MONTHS LATER. AFTER ANOTHER FOUR MONTHS THE CONSUMER WAS OFFERED AN IDENTICAL REPLACEMENT VEHICLE. THE DEALER DID NOT HONOR THE REPLACEMENT AND STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THE DEALER RETURNED THE VEHICLE WITH BEDROOM SLIDE STILL UNREPAIRED. THE SLIDE NEARLY FELL OUT OF THE RV. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE ISSUES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LEVEL AND OPEN THE SLIDES AS THE POWER WOULD CONTINUOSLY SHUT DOWN THE CONTROL SCREEN. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS AN ODOR THAT TURNED OUT TO BE BATTERY ACID. THE BATTERIES WERE SMOKING AND COULD BE SMELLED FROM 1000 YARDS AWAY. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WAS MAD AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK IF, THE CONSUMER SIGNED WAIVER NOT TO REPORT THE INCIDENTS. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THE VEHICLE BE BOUGHT BACK IN FULL.