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#BS-2020-FORCHE-51F82020 Forest River Cherokee
Based on reports from 19 owners and 7 recalls for this exact model.
Preliminary Verdict
Proceed with Caution
Based on 19 complaints, 0 crashes, 1 fires, and 7 recalls.
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Mechanic Inspection Checklist
5 owners reported wheels & tires issues — failures commonly reported around 0K miles.
Failure Timeline by Mileage
Peak failure range: 0–30K miles (11 reports) • Median: 0K miles
30,000-Mile Cost Projection
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Top cost driver: Wheels & Tires (5 reports).
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Where the complaints fall
2020 Forest River Cherokee: Known Issues & Problem Areas
Wheels & Tires Issues
Wheels & Tires complaints account for 26% of all reports filed for the 2020 Forest River Cherokee, with 5 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. The median mileage at time of complaint is 205 miles, suggesting issues tend to surface around the 0K-mile mark.
Structure:body Issues
Structure:body complaints account for 16% of all reports filed for the 2020 Forest River Cherokee, with 3 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to structure:body-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
Suspension Issues
Suspension complaints account for 16% of all reports filed for the 2020 Forest River Cherokee, with 3 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to suspension-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
Structure Issues
Structure complaints account for 5% of all reports filed for the 2020 Forest River Cherokee, with 1 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to structure-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
Data sourced from NHTSA owner complaints and community reports. The full report analyzes severity, repair costs, and failure patterns for each category.
Complaint trend by year
Complaints filed with NHTSA by year for the 2020 Forest River Cherokee. Recent trend: decreasing.
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Recall History (7 recalls)
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Cherokee trailers, model CKT294BH. The Federal Placard states incorrect Cargo Carrying Capacity (CCC) and Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) information, which may result in the trailer being overloaded.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2020 Cherokee trailers, models CKT16BF-D, CKT16BFH-D, CKT16GR-D and CKT16GRH-D. The protective paneling may not have been installed around the distribution panel, allowing the distribution panel wiring to be exposed in a storage compartment, which can lead to damage to the panel and wiring.
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2020 Cherokee Alpha Wolf Travel Trailers. The wire supplying the 12V power for the refrigerator may have been connected incorrectly to the circuit breaker.
TRAILER HITCHES
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Cascade and Cherokee travel trailers. The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of the vehicle exceeds the GVWR of the trailer hitch coupler, potentially resulting in the coupler failing and the trailer detaching.
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Surveyor, NO BO, Cherokee, R. POD, Clipper, Viking, Independence, Puma and East to West trailers. The spare tire carrier U-bolts may fail allowing the spare tire carrier and spare tire detach from the vehicle.
+ 2 more recalls in the full report
Recall severity analysis & seller scripts
The full report rates each recall's severity and gives you scripts for asking the seller about recall completion.
About this data
NHTSA Complaints
Federal database of owner-filed safety complaints. 19 records for this vehicle.
NHTSA Recalls
Manufacturer-issued safety recalls. 7 recalls found for this vehicle.
Repair Cost Data
Real-world repair costs from owner reports and independent databases.
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