Worst years for a Forest River Salem
Owners have filed 144 complaints about the Forest River Salem with NHTSA across model years 2001 to 2025. More of them are about the equipment & accessories than anything else.
Cleanest on record
2015 Forest River Salem14 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Forest River Salem 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | Body & Structure |
| 2024 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | 300 | Electrical System |
| 2023 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Body & Structure |
| 2022 | C | 24 | 0 | 0 | — | Equipment & Accessories |
| 2021 | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | Body & Structure |
| 2020 | D | 14 | 0 | 3 | — | Tires |
| 2019 | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | 900 | Tires |
| 2018 | — | 7 | 0 | 1 | — | Electrical System |
| 2017 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 500 | Body & Structure |
| 2016 | C | 15 | 0 | 1 | 500 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2015 | B | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | Body & Structure |
| 2014 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 2013 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 2012 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Body & Structure |
| 2011 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | Brakes |
| 2010 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2008 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Suspension |
| 2004 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | Equipment & Accessories |
| 2003 | — | 9 | 0 | 1 | — | Equipment & Accessories |
| 2002 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2001 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Equipment & Accessories |
What breaks on a Forest River Salem
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2022
Worst in 2020
Worst in 2015
Worst in 2016
Worst in 2016
Worst in 2015
Worst in 2010
Worst in 2018
Worst in 2024
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Forest River Salem, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the Forest River Salem
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.