Reliability & cost of ownership

Forest River Cherokee Reliability & Common Problems

How reliable is the Forest River Cherokee? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.

Forest River Cherokee problems by model year

80 recall entries and 159 owner complaints on file across 30 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.

Year Recalls Complaints NCAP stars Full report
2026 Cherokee12No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2025 Cherokee41No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2024 Cherokee11No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2023 Cherokee13No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2022 Cherokee623No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2021 Cherokee349No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2020 Cherokee714No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2019 Cherokee69No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2018 Cherokee814No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2017 Cherokee611No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2016 Cherokee33No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2015 Cherokee26No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2014 Cherokee35No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2013 Cherokee32No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2012 Cherokee12No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2011 Cherokee2None on file at try.vinNo overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2010 Cherokee21No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2009 Cherokee21No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2008 Cherokee21No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2007 Cherokee2None on file at try.vinNo overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2006 Cherokee25No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2005 Cherokee22No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2004 Cherokee21No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2003 Cherokee31No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2002 Cherokee1None on file at try.vinNo overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2001 Cherokee1None on file at try.vinNo overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2000 Cherokee12No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
1999 Cherokee1None on file at try.vinNo overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
1998 Cherokee1None on file at try.vinNo overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
1997 Cherokee1None on file at try.vinNo overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →

Most-complained-about components

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Forest River Cherokee, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.

  • tires43 complaints
  • structure37 complaints
  • unknown or other25 complaints
  • suspension23 complaints
  • equipment18 complaints
  • wheels18 complaints
  • electrical system16 complaints
  • power train3 complaints