Reliability & cost of ownership
Forest River Cedar Creek Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Forest River Cedar Creek? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Forest River Cedar Creek problems by model year
47 recall entries and 46 owner complaints on file across 17 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Cedar Creek | 1 | 4 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2022 Cedar Creek | 3 | 4 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2021 Cedar Creek | 2 | 6 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 Cedar Creek | 3 | 5 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Cedar Creek | 3 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 Cedar Creek | 4 | 4 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 Cedar Creek | 4 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2014 Cedar Creek | 4 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2012 Cedar Creek | 2 | 4 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2011 Cedar Creek | 2 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2009 Cedar Creek | 3 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 Cedar Creek | 2 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2005 Cedar Creek | 4 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2004 Cedar Creek | 4 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2003 Cedar Creek | 4 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2002 Cedar Creek | 1 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2001 Cedar Creek | 1 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Forest River Cedar Creek, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- equipment10 complaints
- structure10 complaints
- tires10 complaints
- suspension8 complaints
- electrical system5 complaints
- wheels4 complaints
- unknown or other3 complaints
- exterior lighting3 complaints