Reliability & cost of ownership
Forest River Salem Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Forest River Salem? 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 Salem problems by model year
112 recall entries and 95 owner complaints on file across 21 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Forest River Salem, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- structure26 complaints
- equipment22 complaints
- electrical system18 complaints
- tires17 complaints
- suspension14 complaints
- unknown or other13 complaints
- wheels10 complaints
- latches/locks/linkages3 complaints