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 where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Forest River Vengeance problems by model year
49 recall entries and 29 owner complaints on file across 22 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Vengeance | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2023 Vengeance | 0 | 1 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2022 Vengeance | 4 | 2 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2021 Vengeance | 2 | 6 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2020 Vengeance | 2 | 1 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2019 Vengeance | 1 | 4 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2018 Vengeance | 4 | 3 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2017 Vengeance | 4 | 1 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2016 Vengeance | 5 | 5 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2015 Vengeance | 5 | 3 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2014 Vengeance | 4 | 2 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2013 Vengeance | 3 | 1 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2012 Vengeance | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2011 Vengeance | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2010 Vengeance | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2009 Vengeance | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2008 Vengeance | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2007 Vengeance | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2006 Vengeance | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2005 Vengeance | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2004 Vengeance | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2003 Vengeance | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
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
- unknown or other2 complaints
- service brakes1 complaint