2023 Forest River Shockwave Problems, Complaints & Recalls

Source: NHTSA · Updated Apr 17, 2024 · 0 owner complaints analyzed

Compared with other Shockwave years
Not enough data 5th of 11 for complaints
NHTSA crash rating
Not rated

NHTSA has received no owner complaints about the 2023 Forest River Shockwave so far. There is 1 safety recall covering this model year.

Complaints are unverified owner reports and are not adjusted for sales volume.

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2023 Forest River Shockwave recalls (1)

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Equipment:electricalApr 17, 2024 · NHTSA campaign 24V272000 · 4,480 vehicles

Problem: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Forest River Cardinal, Wildcat, 2018-2019 Cedar Creek, 2021 Columbus, 2023 Continental Cargo, 2021-2024 Dynamax DX3, Dynamax Dynaquest XL, Dynamax Isata, Forest River IBEX, 2022-2024 Dynamax Europa, Forest River NOBO, 2022-2023 Forest River Sandstorm, Shockwave, Stealth, and 2021-2023 Dynamax Force trailers. The LED backlight circuit board in the cooktop range may fail, causing the board to overheat.

Risk: A circuit board that overheats increases the risk of a fire.

Fix: Dealers will disconnect and cut the circuit powering the LED backlights and terminate the wiring, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed by May 14, 2024. Owners may contact Suburban customer service at 1-574-247-9235 option 5; Cardinal & Wildcat customer service at 1-574-296-7700; Cedar Creek customer service at 1-260-593-4000; Columbus customer service at 1-574-821-1487; Continental Cargo customer service at 1-254-420-0171; Dynamax customer service at 1-574-264-6664; Ibex & Nobo customer service at 1-574-6421612; and Sandstorm & Shockwave customer service at 1-909-873-3777. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1760.

To see whether a specific car still has an open recall, enter its VIN on NHTSA's official recall lookup. You can also decode a VIN here.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the most common problems with the 2023 Forest River Shockwave?

NHTSA has no owner complaints on file yet.

Was there a recall on the 2023 Forest River Shockwave?

Yes, 1 safety recall. Enter your VIN at NHTSA.gov to check whether the repairs were done on your car.

Was the 2023 Forest River Shockwave a good year?

Complaint data can't fully answer that, because counts aren't adjusted for sales. Compared with other Shockwave model years, the 2023 has too little data to compare. Always get a pre-purchase inspection and check the VIN for open recalls.