Reliability & cost of ownership
Forest River Vengeance Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Forest River Vengeance? 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 Vengeance problems by model year
34 recall entries and 29 owner complaints on file across 11 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Vengeance | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2022 Vengeance | 4 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2021 Vengeance | 2 | 6 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 Vengeance | 2 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Vengeance | 1 | 4 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 Vengeance | 4 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 Vengeance | 4 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2016 Vengeance | 5 | 5 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 Vengeance | 5 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2014 Vengeance | 4 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2013 Vengeance | 3 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Forest River Vengeance, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- tires8 complaints
- structure7 complaints
- wheels6 complaints
- electrical system5 complaints
- equipment4 complaints
- suspension3 complaints
- service brakes2 complaints
- unknown or other2 complaints