Reliability & cost of ownership

Forest River Rockwood Reliability & Common Problems

How reliable is the Forest River Rockwood? 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 Rockwood problems by model year

51 recall entries and 117 owner complaints on file across 28 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.

Year Recalls Complaints NCAP stars Full report
2026 Rockwood21No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2025 Rockwood01No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2024 Rockwood02No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2023 Rockwood22No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2022 Rockwood412No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2021 Rockwood36No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2020 Rockwood113No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2019 Rockwood57No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2018 Rockwood69No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2017 Rockwood78No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2016 Rockwood19No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2015 Rockwood012No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2014 Rockwood26No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2013 Rockwood26No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2012 Rockwood18No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2010 Rockwood01No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2008 Rockwood1None on file at try.vinNo overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2007 Rockwood21No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2006 Rockwood11No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2005 Rockwood2None on file at try.vinNo overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2004 Rockwood11No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2003 Rockwood210No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2002 Rockwood11No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2001 Rockwood1None on file at try.vinNo overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2000 Rockwood1None on file at try.vinNo overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
1999 Rockwood1None on file at try.vinNo overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
1998 Rockwood1None on file at try.vinNo overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
1997 Rockwood1None on file at try.vinNo overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →

Most-complained-about components

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

  • tires29 complaints
  • structure27 complaints
  • wheels24 complaints
  • unknown or other18 complaints
  • suspension16 complaints
  • electrical system15 complaints
  • equipment14 complaints
  • service brakes8 complaints