2017 Forest River Puma
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
3 recalls name the 2017 Forest River Puma. Newest first.
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2004-2024 Cedar Creek and 2006-2024 Puma fifth wheels trailers. The overcurrent protection from the trailer battery may have been incorrectly routed, allowing the wires to be pulled out of the junction box.
Risk and remedy
Risk
A loose wire can cause a short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
Remedy
Dealers will reroute the wires to the protected side of the mini-beaker, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 10, 2024. Owners may contact Puma customer service at 1-574-642-0588 or Cedar Creek customer service at 260-593-4000. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1786.
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017 Puma recreational trailers, models PT23FBC and PT25RSC. The Federal Placard has incorrect tire and rim size information, indicating ST205/75R15C tires with a 50 psi and rim size of 14X5, when the correct information is ST205/75R14C tires with a 50 psi, and rim size of 14X5.5JJ. As such, these…
Risk and remedy
Risk
The incorrect tire information can cause the operator to install the wrong size of replacement tires, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will provide a corrected Federal Placard, free of charge. The recall began on March 30, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-0588. Forest River's number for this recall is 420-03072017-0338.
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2017 Puma trailers, models PT38DBS and PT38RLQ, manufactured August 15, 2016, to November 15, 2016. The Federal placards on the affected vehicles have incorrect tire and rim information. The placard incorrectly states a combination of ST225/75R15/D tires needing 65 PSI and a rim designation…
Risk and remedy
Risk
If referencing the information that is on Federal placard, the operator could under-inflate the tires causing a reduction of vehicle handling and increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the incorrect Federal placard with a correct one, free of charge. The recall began on January 4, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-0606. Forest River's number for this recall is 420-11162016-0276.
Owner complaints
2 complaints
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Latest complaints
- Tires
Headed home from camping and my tire blew on my 5th wheel trailer. Tires were inspected before leaving, tire pressure was 80psi per manufacturers recommendation. We were able to pull over, but the damage done to my camper includes damage to the fascia and fender skirting. We were going approximately 35 mph at the time the tire blew.
- Unknown or other
2017 puma th 24 ft has an issue with the tie down plates. They are attached to the body with thin 1/8TH thick plate by 6 inch self tapping screws and in my case 2 other them was missing the plate completely. Also in this case tell tie down rings are embedded in the floor with no support between the…
2017 puma th 24 ft has an issue with the tie down plates. They are attached to the body with thin 1/8TH thick plate by 6 inch self tapping screws and in my case 2 other them was missing the plate completely. Also in this case tell tie down rings are embedded in the floor with no support between the floor and the frame. A 700 pound motorcycle would not safely strap down to this setup. This should be recalled and fixed before something happens that would be detrimental to the unit.
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