2014 FOREST RIVER VENGEANCE — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data
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Safety Rating
4
Owner Complaints
4
Recalls
1
Service Bulletin
0
Investigations
Overview of the 2014 FOREST RIVER VENGEANCE
The 2014 FOREST RIVER VENGEANCE has received a total of 4 safety complaints filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). There have been 4 recall campaigns affecting this vehicle, covering issues with EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS, EQUIPMENT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. 1 technical service bulletin have been issued by Forest River, Inc. for this model year. The most commonly reported problems involve the Electrical System (1 complaint), Service Brakes (1 complaint), and Structurebody (1 complaint).
Recalls for the 2014 FOREST RIVER VENGEANCE
NHTSA has recorded 4 recalls for the 2014 FOREST RIVER VENGEANCE, potentially affecting up to 371,722 vehicles.
Recall 20V553000 — EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
| 273 vehicles affected
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Vengenance BVGF312A, BCKT24PACK14, BVGF312A, BVGF315A11, BVGF316A, BVGF316A11, BVGF320A, BWZVGF312A, BWZVGF316A and BWZVGF320A trailers. The Federal Placard may indicate an incorrect amount of water for trailers with the 100-gallon option, allowing the trailer to be overloaded. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard...
Consequence: An overloaded trailer has an increased risk of a crash.
Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a new placard that reflects the 100-gallon tank, free of charge. The recall began October 13, 2020. Owners may contact Forest customer service at 1-260-499-2100. Forest River's number for this recall...
View full details →Recall 17V756000 — EQUIPMENT
| 365,885 vehicles affected
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2003-2018 Forest River Berkshire, Charleston, Rockport, Cedar Creek, Cherokee, Riverstone, Salem, Sandpiper, Sierra, Vengeance, Wildcat, Wildwood, XLR Boost, Cargo Mate, Continental Cargo, motorhomes, recreational trailers, toyhaulers, cargo trailers and restroom trailers and 2009-2018 Coachmen Mirada, Pursuit, Concord, Leprechaun, Freelander, Orion and Prism motorhomes, 2009-2017 Coachmen Apex and Catalina recreational trailers, and 2013-2017...
Consequence: In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.
Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, instructing them to contact Kidde for a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall began on December 27, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-348-7440, or Kidde customer service toll free...
View full details →Recall 15V589000 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
| 5,374 vehicles affected
Defect: Forest River Inc. (Forest) is recalling certain model year 2009-2016 Forest River Cherokee and Vengeance recreational trailers manufactured May 16, 2008, to September 14, 2015. The wiring harness for the trailer's lights, electric brakes, battery charging and many of the interior 12V fixtures may have an insuffient ground wire.
Consequence: With an insufficient ground wire, the wiring harness may overheat, increasing the risk of fire. Additionally, the ground wire failure would result in the loss of the trailer's external lights and electric brakes, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the trailer wiring harnesses, and upgrade the ground wires, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on October 20, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River's customer service number at 1-260-593-4005....
View full details →Recall 15V496000 — EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
| 190 vehicles affected
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Vengeance vehicles manufactured December 20, 2013, to November 3, 2014. The gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) is less than the vehicle's GVWR represented on its certification label. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."
Consequence: A customer may be confused as to actual GVWR of the vehicle, as well as the vehicle's load carrying capacity. Misinformation as to load carrying capacity can lead to vehicle overloading that can cause a tire failure and crash.
Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a new corrected certification label, free of charge. The recall began on August 31, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-219-533-5934. Forest River's number for this recall is...
View full details →Owner Complaints for the 2014 FOREST RIVER VENGEANCE
4 complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2014 FOREST RIVER VENGEANCE. Below is a breakdown by vehicle component.
| Component | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Service Brakes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Structurebody | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Suspension | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Most Recent Complaints
TRAILER WAS SOLD TO AS FOR THE PURPOSE OF A TOY HAULER. WE STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE SEAL AROUND FIFTH WHEEL AND IT WAS NOTICED BY OUR RV TECH THAT THE EXPANSION JOINT HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY RESULTING IN THE FLOOR COMING AWAY FROM THE WALL BY BEDROOM SLIDE. WE TOOK TRAILER DOWN TO A GOVERNMENT SCALE TO WEIGH TRAILER AND HAVE FOUND WE HAVE BEEN RUNNING THE TRAILER OVER WEIGHT BUT OUR CARGO CAPACITY HAS BEEN TO THE MAX OF THE TRAILER BUT LABELS ON THE TRAILER ARE INACCURATE. TRAILER READS THE DRY WEIGHT OF 11649 LBS BUT WHEN WEIGHED ITS 13060 LBS. TRAILER IS EQUIPED WITH A 100 GALLON WATER TANK BUT LABEL INDICATES A 50 GALLON WATER TANK WHICH WEIGHS FULL @ 416 LBS BUT WITH THE 100 GALLON TANK IT WEIGHS 833 LBS. TRAILER IS ALSO EQUIPED WITH A FUEL 30 GALLON FUEL TANK WITH NO WEIGHT RATINGS. WHEN WE FILL UNIT UP WITH FUEL, WATER OUR 2 QUADS THE TRAILER AXLES ARE OVER WEIGHT AND WE CAN NOT RUN FULL WHICH WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO AS THAT IS WHAT IT IS INTENDED FOR. AXLES ON THIS TRAILER ARE GOOD FOR 12000 LBS. WITH THE INACCURATE DRY WEIGHT WE ARE ONLY ABLE TO CARRY 1600 LBS OF CARGO WHICH FOREST RIVER STATES WE CAN RUN 3568 LBS (WHICH THERE REP INDICATES) BUT LABEL ON SIDE OF TRAILER INDICATES 3010 LBS BUT WHEN YOU DO THE MATH WE SHOULD BE AT 3048 LBS FOR CARGO CAPACITY. WE HAVE ALREADY REPLACED BRAKES, SOME TIRES AND NOW WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE SUSPENSION AND POSSIBLY ADD ANOTHER AXLE TO THIS UNIT TO CARRY THE CARGO DUE TO THE MISLEADING INFORMATION THAT FOREST RIVER HAS PROVIDED. WITH THE TRAILER BEING OVER WEIGHT OUR BRAKES ARE INADEQUATE FOR THIS TYPE OF TRAILER. ALSO WE HAVE HAD THE TIRES RUB THROUGH MATERIAL IN WHEEL WHEELS AND MATERIAL HAS WRAPPED AROUND AXLES AND HAVE HAD THE INSULATION HANGING WHICH COULD RESULT IN POSSIBLE FIRE DUE TO HEAVY BRAKING APPLICATION. TRAILER HAS BEEN WRONGFULLY REPRESENTED.
TRAILER WAS SOLD TO AS FOR THE PURPOSE OF A TOY HAULER. WE STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE SEAL AROUND FIFTH WHEEL AND IT WAS NOTICED BY OUR RV TECH THAT THE EXPANSION JOINT HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY RESULTING IN THE FLOOR COMING AWAY FROM THE WALL BY BEDROOM SLIDE. WE TOOK TRAILER DOWN TO A GOVERNMENT SCALE TO WEIGH TRAILER AND HAVE FOUND WE HAVE BEEN RUNNING THE TRAILER OVER WEIGHT BUT OUR CARGO CAPACITY HAS BEEN TO THE MAX OF THE TRAILER BUT LABELS ON THE TRAILER ARE INACCURATE. TRAILER READS THE DRY WEIGHT OF 11649 LBS BUT WHEN WEIGHED ITS 13060 LBS. TRAILER IS EQUIPED WITH A 100 GALLON WATER TANK BUT LABEL INDICATES A 50 GALLON WATER TANK WHICH WEIGHS FULL @ 416 LBS BUT WITH THE 100 GALLON TANK IT WEIGHS 833 LBS. TRAILER IS ALSO EQUIPED WITH A FUEL 30 GALLON FUEL TANK WITH NO WEIGHT RATINGS. WHEN WE FILL UNIT UP WITH FUEL, WATER OUR 2 QUADS THE TRAILER AXLES ARE OVER WEIGHT AND WE CAN NOT RUN FULL WHICH WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO AS THAT IS WHAT IT IS INTENDED FOR. AXLES ON THIS TRAILER ARE GOOD FOR 12000 LBS. WITH THE INACCURATE DRY WEIGHT WE ARE ONLY ABLE TO CARRY 1600 LBS OF CARGO WHICH FOREST RIVER STATES WE CAN RUN 3568 LBS (WHICH THERE REP INDICATES) BUT LABEL ON SIDE OF TRAILER INDICATES 3010 LBS BUT WHEN YOU DO THE MATH WE SHOULD BE AT 3048 LBS FOR CARGO CAPACITY. WE HAVE ALREADY REPLACED BRAKES, SOME TIRES AND NOW WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE SUSPENSION AND POSSIBLY ADD ANOTHER AXLE TO THIS UNIT TO CARRY THE CARGO DUE TO THE MISLEADING INFORMATION THAT FOREST RIVER HAS PROVIDED. WITH THE TRAILER BEING OVER WEIGHT OUR BRAKES ARE INADEQUATE FOR THIS TYPE OF TRAILER. ALSO WE HAVE HAD THE TIRES RUB THROUGH MATERIAL IN WHEEL WHEELS AND MATERIAL HAS WRAPPED AROUND AXLES AND HAVE HAD THE INSULATION HANGING WHICH COULD RESULT IN POSSIBLE FIRE DUE TO HEAVY BRAKING APPLICATION. TRAILER HAS BEEN WRONGFULLY REPRESENTED.
TRAILER WAS SOLD TO AS FOR THE PURPOSE OF A TOY HAULER. WE STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE SEAL AROUND FIFTH WHEEL AND IT WAS NOTICED BY OUR RV TECH THAT THE EXPANSION JOINT HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY RESULTING IN THE FLOOR COMING AWAY FROM THE WALL BY BEDROOM SLIDE. WE TOOK TRAILER DOWN TO A GOVERNMENT SCALE TO WEIGH TRAILER AND HAVE FOUND WE HAVE BEEN RUNNING THE TRAILER OVER WEIGHT BUT OUR CARGO CAPACITY HAS BEEN TO THE MAX OF THE TRAILER BUT LABELS ON THE TRAILER ARE INACCURATE. TRAILER READS THE DRY WEIGHT OF 11649 LBS BUT WHEN WEIGHED ITS 13060 LBS. TRAILER IS EQUIPED WITH A 100 GALLON WATER TANK BUT LABEL INDICATES A 50 GALLON WATER TANK WHICH WEIGHS FULL @ 416 LBS BUT WITH THE 100 GALLON TANK IT WEIGHS 833 LBS. TRAILER IS ALSO EQUIPED WITH A FUEL 30 GALLON FUEL TANK WITH NO WEIGHT RATINGS. WHEN WE FILL UNIT UP WITH FUEL, WATER OUR 2 QUADS THE TRAILER AXLES ARE OVER WEIGHT AND WE CAN NOT RUN FULL WHICH WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO AS THAT IS WHAT IT IS INTENDED FOR. AXLES ON THIS TRAILER ARE GOOD FOR 12000 LBS. WITH THE INACCURATE DRY WEIGHT WE ARE ONLY ABLE TO CARRY 1600 LBS OF CARGO WHICH FOREST RIVER STATES WE CAN RUN 3568 LBS (WHICH THERE REP INDICATES) BUT LABEL ON SIDE OF TRAILER INDICATES 3010 LBS BUT WHEN YOU DO THE MATH WE SHOULD BE AT 3048 LBS FOR CARGO CAPACITY. WE HAVE ALREADY REPLACED BRAKES, SOME TIRES AND NOW WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE SUSPENSION AND POSSIBLY ADD ANOTHER AXLE TO THIS UNIT TO CARRY THE CARGO DUE TO THE MISLEADING INFORMATION THAT FOREST RIVER HAS PROVIDED. WITH THE TRAILER BEING OVER WEIGHT OUR BRAKES ARE INADEQUATE FOR THIS TYPE OF TRAILER. ALSO WE HAVE HAD THE TIRES RUB THROUGH MATERIAL IN WHEEL WHEELS AND MATERIAL HAS WRAPPED AROUND AXLES AND HAVE HAD THE INSULATION HANGING WHICH COULD RESULT IN POSSIBLE FIRE DUE TO HEAVY BRAKING APPLICATION. TRAILER HAS BEEN WRONGFULLY REPRESENTED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FOREST RIVER VENGEANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR COMING FROM THE FRONT STORAGE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE STORAGE AREA AND DISCOVERED THAT THE SMALL METAL BOX BURNED HIS RIGHT ARM. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE CONTACT OPENED THE BOX AND DISCOVERED THAT THE WIRES MELTED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/23/16*LJ *CN
Safety Rating for the 2014 FOREST RIVER VENGEANCE
NHTSA has not yet tested the 2014 FOREST RIVER VENGEANCE in its New Car Assessment Program.
Technical Service Bulletins for the 2014 FOREST RIVER VENGEANCE
Forest River, Inc. has issued 1 technical service bulletin (TSBs) for the 2014 FOREST RIVER VENGEANCE. TSBs are notices sent by manufacturers to their dealers describing a known issue and the recommended repair procedure.
171193 — EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
The Federal Placard does not properly reflect the weight of the optional 100 Gallon Fresh Water Tank.
NHTSA Investigations for the 2014 FOREST RIVER VENGEANCE
There are no NHTSA defect investigations on record for this vehicle.
Other Model Years of the FOREST RIVER VENGEANCE
- 2009 FOREST RIVER VENGEANCE — 0 complaints
- 2010 FOREST RIVER VENGEANCE — 0 complaints
- 2011 FOREST RIVER VENGEANCE — 0 complaints
- 2012 FOREST RIVER VENGEANCE — 0 complaints
- 2013 FOREST RIVER VENGEANCE — 1 complaint
- 2014 FOREST RIVER VENGEANCE (current)
- 2015 FOREST RIVER VENGEANCE — 4 complaints
- 2016 FOREST RIVER VENGEANCE — 6 complaints
- 2017 FOREST RIVER VENGEANCE — 3 complaints
- 2018 FOREST RIVER VENGEANCE — 4 complaints
- 2019 FOREST RIVER VENGEANCE — 6 complaints
Other FOREST RIVER Models
- FOREST RIVER CHEROKEE — 191 total complaints
- FOREST RIVER GEORGETOWN — 183 total complaints
- FOREST RIVER ROCKWOOD — 158 total complaints
- FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD — 139 total complaints
- FOREST RIVER SALEM — 136 total complaints
- FOREST RIVER FLAGSTAFF — 100 total complaints
- FOREST RIVER SHASTA — 88 total complaints
- FOREST RIVER CARDINAL — 81 total complaints