Reliability & cost of ownership

Forest River Wildwood Reliability & Common Problems

How reliable is the Forest River Wildwood? 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 Wildwood problems by model year

126 recall entries and 112 owner complaints on file across 31 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.

Year Recalls Complaints NCAP stars Full report
2027 Wildwood21No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2026 Wildwood6None on file at try.vinNo overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2025 Wildwood82No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2024 Wildwood101No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2023 Wildwood63No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2022 Wildwood79No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2021 Wildwood1010No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2020 Wildwood73No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2019 Wildwood115No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2018 Wildwood811No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2017 Wildwood95No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2016 Wildwood75No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2015 Wildwood64No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2014 Wildwood48No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2013 Wildwood25No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2012 Wildwood13No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2011 Wildwood24No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2010 Wildwood1None on file at try.vinNo overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2009 Wildwood1None on file at try.vinNo overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2008 Wildwood27No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2007 Wildwood1None on file at try.vinNo overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2006 Wildwood22No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2005 Wildwood21No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2004 Wildwood23No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2003 Wildwood32No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2002 Wildwood15No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2001 Wildwood110No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2000 Wildwood13No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
1999 Wildwood1None on file at try.vinNo overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
1998 Wildwood1None on file at try.vinNo overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
1997 Wildwood1None on file at try.vinNo overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →

Most-complained-about components

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Forest River Wildwood, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.

  • tires35 complaints
  • structure25 complaints
  • equipment22 complaints
  • unknown or other14 complaints
  • suspension12 complaints
  • electrical system10 complaints
  • wheels8 complaints
  • service brakes3 complaints