NHTSA vehicle safety data

2012 Forest River Blue Ridge Recalls & Complaints

The 2012 Forest River Blue Ridge has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 1 owner complaint on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Forest River dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2012 Forest River Blue Ridge. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

2012 Forest River Blue Ridge owner complaints

Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA about the 2012 Forest River Blue Ridge, describing incidents dated August 28, 2014.

Most-cited components

Equipment Adaptive/Mobility 1 complaint

Newest complaints

ODI #10655310 · Filed November 16, 2014
THE SLIDES ON MY FOREST RIVER BLUE RIDGE FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER STARTED OPERATING ON THEIR OWN. IF THE SLIDES EXTEND WHILE TRAVELING THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IF THE SLIDES RETRACT WHILE CAMPING, PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH COULD RESULT. MY CAMPER WAS STATIONARY BOTH TIMES THE HYDRAULIC MOTOR…

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Window Adhesive Failure

NHTSA #21V523000 · Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer · NHTSA notice

Reported July 9, 2021 · Forest River, Inc.

Potentially affected: 825 vehicles

Repair completion: 37.09% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Forest River campaign 51-1380 · Owners notified September 2, 2021

Defect description

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Coachmen Cross Country, 2015 Coachmen Encore, 2016-2020 Coachmen Mirada, 2018-2021 Coachmen Sportscoach, 2019-2021 Forest River Berkshire, 2011-2016 Forest River Blue Ridge, 2014-2019 Forest River Cardinal, 2014-2020 Forest River Cedar Creek, 2014-2021 Forest River Georgetown, 2019 Forest River Legacy, and 2017-2018 Forest River Riverstone recreational vehicles equipped with Hehr 6400 Series windows. The adhesive that bonds the vented portion of the window may fail.

Safety consequence

Adhesive failure may cause the vent portion of the window to detach, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will inspect the windows, and replace the vent if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 2, 2021. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-8600. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1380.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2012 Forest River Blue Ridge. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

1 owner complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2012 Forest River Blue Ridge.

Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

ODI #10655310

Incident: August 28, 2014 · Filed: November 16, 2014

THE SLIDES ON MY FOREST RIVER BLUE RIDGE FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER STARTED OPERATING ON THEIR OWN. IF THE SLIDES EXTEND WHILE TRAVELING THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IF THE SLIDES RETRACT WHILE CAMPING, PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH COULD RESULT. MY CAMPER WAS STATIONARY BOTH TIMES THE HYDRAULIC MOTOR ENERGIZED. THE FIRST TIME IN MY DRIVEWAY THE SLIDES EXTENDED. THE SECOND TIME WAS WHILE I WAS CAMPING. THE SLIDES WERE EXTENDED AND THE MOTOR ENERGIZED TWO DAYS LATER. WHEN I NOTICED THE MOTOR WAS RUNNING AND I OPENED THE DOOR TO THE MOTOR COMPARTMENT THE MOTOR WAS SMOKING AND OOZING FLUID. I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE POWER TO THE MOTOR AND THE WIRES TO THE SOLENOID. I HAD TO REPLACE THE SOLENOID, MOTOR AND COMPLETE CONTROL PANEL. THE CONTROL PANEL OPERATED FINE AFTER A NEW MOTOR AND SOLENOID WERE INSTALLED, BUT I DID NOT TRUST IT. FOREST RIVER NEEDS TO INSTALL A SHUTOFF SWITCH TO COMPLETELY SHUTOFF THE SLIDE SYSTEM TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. IN THE INTERIM, I DISCONNECT THE POWER AND THE SOLENOID. THIS IS NOT EASY TO DO. *TR

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