Reliability & cost of ownership
Forest River Windsong Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Forest River Windsong? 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 Windsong problems by model year
12 recall entries and 10 owner complaints on file across 4 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Windsong | 3 | 6 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2002 Windsong | 4 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2001 Windsong | 3 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2000 Windsong | 2 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Forest River Windsong, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- tires3 complaints
- service brakes3 complaints
- vehicle speed control1 complaint
- power train1 complaint
- visibility1 complaint
- air1 complaint
- hydraulic1 complaint
- electric1 complaint