Reliability & cost of ownership
Forest River Palomino Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Forest River Palomino? 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 Palomino problems by model year
9 recall entries and 16 owner complaints on file across 9 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Palomino | 1 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2024 Palomino | 1 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2021 Palomino | 1 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 Palomino | 1 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Palomino | 2 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 Palomino | 2 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 Palomino | 1 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2016 Palomino | 0 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 Palomino | 0 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Forest River Palomino, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- suspension5 complaints
- unknown or other5 complaints
- structure3 complaints
- tires3 complaints
- equipment2 complaints
- wheels1 complaint
- electrical system1 complaint