NHTSA vehicle safety data

2020 Forest River Sabre Recalls & Complaints

The 2020 Forest River Sabre 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 2020 Forest River Sabre. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

2020 Forest River Sabre owner complaints

Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA about the 2020 Forest River Sabre, describing incidents dated June 2, 2023.

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Tires 1 complaint

Newest complaints

ODI #11526214 · Filed June 9, 2023
The contact owns a 2020 Forest River Sabre equipped with Castle Rock Tires, Tire Line: Low range E, Tire Size: ST235/80/R16, DOT Number: JUMR2MT. The contact stated that while utilizing the adaptive cruise control and driving 72 MPH, the front passenger’s side forward tire inadvertently delaminated…

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Pin Box May Contact Junction Box and cause Fire

NHTSA #19V669000 · Electrical System — Wiring · NHTSA notice

Reported September 20, 2019 · Forest River, Inc.

Potentially affected: 78 vehicles

Repair completion: 70.51% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Forest River campaign 62-1085 · Owners notified October 21, 2019 · Vehicles built January 28, 2019 – August 6, 2019 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Sabre trailers, models SRF261RK-C, SRF270RL-C and SRF301BH-C. The rotating pin box may come into contact with the 7-way junction box/wiring and cause an electrical short circuit.

Safety consequence

An electrical short circuit can increase the risk of a fire or cause unexpected brake failure, which can increase the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will relocate the 7-way and junction box to a location that allows movement when the pin box is pivoting, free of charge. The recall began on October 21, 2019. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-2100. Forest River's number for this recall is 62-1085.

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.safercar.gov.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2020 Forest River Sabre. 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 2020 Forest River Sabre.

Tires

ODI #11526214

Incident: June 2, 2023 · Filed: June 9, 2023

The contact owns a 2020 Forest River Sabre equipped with Castle Rock Tires, Tire Line: Low range E, Tire Size: ST235/80/R16, DOT Number: JUMR2MT. The contact stated that while utilizing the adaptive cruise control and driving 72 MPH, the front passenger’s side forward tire inadvertently delaminated. The contact was able to veer the vehicle off the road and replace the tire with the spare. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 2,500.

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