FaultScore

Worst years for a Forest River Cherokee

Owners have filed 198 complaints about the Forest River Cherokee with NHTSA across model years 1999 to 2026. More of them are about the tires than anything else.

Avoid

2021 Forest River Cherokee

57 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly tires.

Cleanest on record

2019 Forest River Cherokee

11 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Forest River Cherokee year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2026 1 0 0 Body & Structure
2024 1 0 0 Equipment & Accessories
2023 3 0 0 Tires
2022 D 32 0 3 100 Equipment & Accessories
2021 F 57 1 3 1,385 Tires
2020 C 19 0 1 205 Body & Structure
2019 A 11 0 0 Equipment & Accessories
2018 D 18 0 4 2,000 Wheels
2017 D 16 2 2 4,500 Suspension
2016 3 0 0 Body & Structure
2015 6 0 0 Body & Structure
2014 8 0 0 4,000 Tires
2013 2 0 0 Suspension
2012 2 0 0 Electrical System
2010 2 0 0 Suspension
2009 1 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2008 1 0 0 Body & Structure
2006 6 0 2 Tires
2005 2 0 0 Electrical System
2004 2 0 2 Equipment & Accessories
2003 1 0 0 Equipment & Accessories
2000 3 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1999 1 0 0 Equipment & Accessories

What breaks on a Forest River Cherokee

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Tires 44 22.2%

Worst in 2021

Body & Structure 36 18.2%

Worst in 2021

Worst in 2022

Other & Unspecified 24 12.1%

Worst in 2021

Suspension 23 11.6%

Worst in 2021

Wheels 18 9.1%

Worst in 2018

Electrical System 16 8.1%

Worst in 2021

Brakes 5 2.5%

Worst in 2021

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 1.5%

Worst in 2000

Engine & Cooling 2 1.0%

Worst in 2017

Lights 1 0.5%

Worst in 2014

Doors, Latches & Locks 1 0.5%

Worst in 2021

Exactly what failed on a Forest River Cherokee

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Body 26 49.1%
Recreational Vehicle/Trailer 9 17.0%
Tread/Belt 7 13.2%
LPG Systems 2 3.8%
Axle Assembly 2 3.8%
Ignition 2 3.8%
Frame AND Members 2 3.8%
Pipe/Fittings 1 1.9%
Accessory Generator 1 1.9%
Safety Lockout 1 1.9%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Forest River Cherokee, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Oct 2001 peak 8 Aug 2026

Compare the Forest River Cherokee

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.