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2015 Forest River Salem Brakes Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
25%of 8 total for the year
Median mileage
10,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the brakes of the 2015 Forest River Salem, 25% of the 8 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 10,000 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I bought an rv 2015 for major rv in hesperia california Forest River Salem two weeks after I bought it the pain started pulling off the front then trailer brakes kept shorting in and out and then quit working altogether took it back to major rv told him about the paint and trailer brakes they told me they put a switch in that from wherever made the switch put a wire in the wrong place but they were contact in the factory to do the paint I told him suspension is hitting the bottom of the trailer capacity is 1300 and 50 pounds what's the track 400 pounds from freshwater all that's great…”

NHTSA complaint #10924681, filed 2016-11

“The contact owns a 2015 Forest River hemisphere (na). While driving various speeds, the brakes failed to respond without warning. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 10,000.”

NHTSA complaint #10919075, filed 2016-10, 10,000 miles

Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2015225%

Other parts of the 2015 Forest River Salem

Body and structure
5 complaints
Suspension
3 complaints
Electrical system
2 complaints
Other or unknown
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2015 Forest River Salem

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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