Reliability & cost of ownership
Forest River Sabre Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Forest River Sabre? 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 Sabre problems by model year
6 recall entries and 8 owner complaints on file across 7 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Sabre | 1 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 Sabre | 1 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Sabre | 2 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 Sabre | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2016 Sabre | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2014 Sabre | 2 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 Sabre | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Forest River Sabre, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- tires3 complaints
- structure3 complaints
- unknown or other3 complaints
- wheels1 complaint
- equipment1 complaint