AI DamageForest River Salem LE: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Forest River Salem LE across 1 model years: 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What fails most often
- 1 Tires 86% of all complaints
- 2 Structure 14% of all complaints
- Tires: 6 complaints (86% of all).
- Structure: 1 complaints (14% of all).
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 7 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.
While driving at 65 mph, the vehicle began to exhibit an abnormal vibration. The rear passenger side tire exploded. The contact was able to install the spare tire. He also noticed that the undercarriage was damaged due to the failure.
I have a new (2007) forest river sierra sport 38 foot fifth wheel trailer. Trailer came with tires manufactured by greenball, model avantire, size l235/85r16, load range g. With less then 600 miles on the tires and having owned the trailer new for less then 6 months, had a total blow out while driving on the freeway.
Tl contact owns a 2007 forest river salem le. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle, he walked around the trailer, pulled the slide out, and a nut fell to the ground. The contact screwed the nut back into the trailer.
While towing a travel trailer on the new york thruway I had an explosive blowout of one trailer tire. 130 miles prior to this I had discovered another tire that had a broken steel belt. This was replaced before it failed. Both tires were carlyle ultra crt st225/75r15 load range d.
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.