Reliability & cost of ownership
Forest River Flagstaff Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Forest River Flagstaff? 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 Flagstaff problems by model year
42 recall entries and 65 owner complaints on file across 17 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Flagstaff | 2 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2022 Flagstaff | 4 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2021 Flagstaff | 2 | 5 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 Flagstaff | 2 | 11 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Flagstaff | 6 | 7 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 Flagstaff | 5 | 5 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 Flagstaff | 7 | 4 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2016 Flagstaff | 2 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 Flagstaff | 0 | 4 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2014 Flagstaff | 2 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2013 Flagstaff | 2 | 6 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2012 Flagstaff | 1 | 6 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 Flagstaff | 1 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 Flagstaff | 2 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2005 Flagstaff | 2 | 5 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2004 Flagstaff | 1 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2002 Flagstaff | 1 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Forest River Flagstaff, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- tires19 complaints
- structure16 complaints
- equipment12 complaints
- unknown or other10 complaints
- wheels10 complaints
- service brakes6 complaints
- suspension6 complaints
- power train5 complaints