AI DamageForest River Cherokee Grey Wolf: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Forest River Cherokee Grey Wolf across 4 model years: 6 owner complaints and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What fails most often
- 1 Structure 33% of all complaints
- 2 Electronic stability control 17% of all complaints
- 3 Equipment 17% of all complaints
- 4 Tires 17% of all complaints
- 5 Wheels 17% of all complaints
- Structure: 2 complaints (33% of all).
- Electronic stability control: 1 complaints (17% of all).
- Equipment: 1 complaints (17% of all).
- Tires: 1 complaints (17% of all).
- Wheels: 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
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structure | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Electronic stability control | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Equipment | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tires | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wheels | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Electrical system | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 while performing a daily safety check, she noticed that the front passengerâs side tire had experienced a blowout. The contact stated that the steel belts were visible. The tire was not replaced. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 2,000.
Took the camper out on the first trip and had a massive tire blow out. We were traveling on a rural highway, happened to notice smoke from the side view mirror then saw pieces of rubber flying everywhere. Moved as quickly as possible to the side of the road.
Where we plug in to the trailer for electricity melted the recepticle on trailer and the plug that twist and locks into it. We lost power it was smoking. The two parts melted together.
In early september 2018 I took my 2015 forest river grey wolf 23dbh trailer to a service centre for winterization. At service check-in it was noted that the rubber gasket around the slide-out was coming out. When the dealer investigated they found that the frame was failing, causing the wall to drop.
2017 forest river grey wolf trailers. Consumer writes in regards to defective fresh water holding tank.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 forest river cherokee grey wolf 24rk travel trailer. When the contact brought the vehicle to a dealer for a service repair call, the dealer found buckles on the sides of the front wheel wells and near the slide out, which was also stiff.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Structure. Rails, pillars, panel gaps, signs of pulling or welding.
- Electronic stability control. ABS/ESC sensors, steering angle, codes after suspension repair.
- Tires. Tire age by DOT code, bulges, wear pattern.
- Wheels. Wheel runout, cracks, signs of a wheel strike.
Manufacturer service bulletins
Bulletin titles as filed with NHTSA.
- Generic drawing of a 87A relay wiring diagram for holding tank warmers
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 2026-11-06.