Reliability & cost of ownership
Forest River Puma Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Forest River Puma? 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 Puma problems by model year
41 recall entries and 34 owner complaints on file across 16 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Puma | 3 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2023 Puma | 1 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2022 Puma | 4 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2021 Puma | 3 | 4 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 Puma | 2 | 6 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Puma | 1 | 5 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 Puma | 3 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 Puma | 3 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2016 Puma | 3 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 Puma | 3 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2014 Puma | 4 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2013 Puma | 4 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2011 Puma | 2 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2010 Puma | 2 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 Puma | 2 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2006 Puma | 1 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Forest River Puma, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- tires10 complaints
- structure9 complaints
- wheels5 complaints
- electrical system5 complaints
- equipment4 complaints
- suspension3 complaints
- unknown or other2 complaints
- engine1 complaint