AI DamageForest River Amera-Lite: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Forest River Amera-Lite across 2 model years: 6 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
| Year | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) | YouTube repair videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What fails most often
- 1 Equipment 50% of all complaints
- 2 Tires 50% of all complaints
- 3 Structure 17% of all complaints
- Equipment: 3 complaints (50% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Tires: 3 complaints (50% of all).
- Structure: 1 complaints (17% of all).
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 6 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).
Components owners complain about
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact pulled over as soon as he was aware the trailer was no longer attached to his vehicle. The contact stated that the trailer tongue was still attached to the trailer hitch ball on his vehicle.
The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V015000 (Equipment, Structure) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair.
Upon arriving at our campsite at lock a, we found the passenger side trailer tire was leaking air. Upon closer inspection, the tire had throw an steel belt. The tire had roughly 2-3k miles on it
A second castle rock tire has failed on my travel trailer with 200 miles of the one that occurred in oct 2020! This was a blow out at low speed. I was able to pull over without any problem. Like the first one, the tire threw the steel belt.
Trailer was within weight limits based on cat scale tickets from october 16. Tires were properly inflated. These tires were original issue on the trailer, had been driven approximately 3,000 miles, and were only 2 1/2 years old. Blown tires caused $3,948 damage to trailer. These were lionshead castle rock st tires.
Trailer tire blow out, luckily no injuries to any people but damage to the trailer. The drop downs don't have my exact information. The tires were lionshead, castle rock tires. The trailer is a 2016 forest river, rockwood, windjammer 3006wk
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Tires. Tire age by DOT code, bulges, wear pattern.
- Structure. Rails, pillars, panel gaps, signs of pulling or welding.
Other models of this make
Read also
Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.