Reliability & cost of ownership
Forest River Sierra Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Forest River Sierra? 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 Sierra problems by model year
25 recall entries and 29 owner complaints on file across 14 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Sierra | 1 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Sierra | 1 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 Sierra | 1 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2016 Sierra | 2 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 Sierra | 3 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2014 Sierra | 3 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2013 Sierra | 2 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2010 Sierra | 2 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2009 Sierra | 1 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 Sierra | 1 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2006 Sierra | 2 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2005 Sierra | 2 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2003 Sierra | 3 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2002 Sierra | 1 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Forest River Sierra, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- structure9 complaints
- equipment5 complaints
- tires5 complaints
- unknown or other5 complaints
- suspension3 complaints
- electrical system3 complaints
- wheels1 complaint
- firerelated1 complaint