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 — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Forest River Rockwood problems by model year
41 recall entries and 114 owner complaints on file across 19 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Rockwood | 0 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2023 Rockwood | 2 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2022 Rockwood | 4 | 11 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2021 Rockwood | 3 | 6 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 Rockwood | 1 | 13 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Rockwood | 5 | 7 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 Rockwood | 6 | 9 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 Rockwood | 7 | 8 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2016 Rockwood | 1 | 9 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 Rockwood | 0 | 12 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2014 Rockwood | 2 | 6 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2013 Rockwood | 2 | 6 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2012 Rockwood | 1 | 8 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2010 Rockwood | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 Rockwood | 2 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2006 Rockwood | 1 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2004 Rockwood | 1 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2003 Rockwood | 2 | 10 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2002 Rockwood | 1 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
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
- structure26 complaints
- wheels24 complaints
- unknown or other17 complaints
- suspension16 complaints
- electrical system14 complaints
- equipment12 complaints
- service brakes8 complaints