Forest River SABRE reviews

This RV provides a spacious floor plan at a very reasonable price. The rear living room layout and dinnette table with chairs provides a home away from home feeling. The midbunk room is a great option for kids or a home office. Tons of storage through out the coach including under belly. The modern decor and residential fridge adds a stylish appearance sure to impress friends and family. Cant say enough great things about this floor plan. The only thing I would change is having large propane tanks which is an easy upgrade! Show less

We have had this RV for almost 2 years. It tows great and is very stable on the road. Over all quality is great and has held up well to me, my wife and our 18 year old daughter. Plenty of room and very very cozy. Four seasons package makes winter a breeze. Overall a great RV. We just bought a new house so priorities are elsewhere now. Show less

It spent 5 months in the repair shop for the cheap build on doors a slide outs with Swinntec rails that break with no manual retract. You will be stranded with no way to get the slide outs in. Mine was built during Covid and had 22 things wrong which Forest River did not want to pay to fix nor send parts in a decent amount of time. Do not buy this and I will let you know how my lemmon law litigation goes. It takes one year or more of fighting to get your money back. Forest River does not give one crap about you. Show less

This is our third RV and it is hands down the most comfortable trailer ever. Spacious bath room, powder room and open kitchen allows room for everyone. Residential size stainless fridge. Large pantry. Heated/ Massage recliners directly in front of the 40” smart TV. Custom king mattress and 30” tv in bdr. Tremendous amount of storage. Outdoor kitchen with beverage fridge It pulls like a dream. Show less

Me and my wife lived in this beautiful home for 2.5 years. When we first got the 5th wheel we noticed several leaks. We contacted a Camping World in Florida, they were able to locate and fix most of the leaks. There was a leak in the master bedroom, coming from where no one was able to tell us. So Camping World closed the ticket. The next time and most every time after that, when it rained, it leaked. When Forrest River was contacted about reopening the ticket to have the now damaged places in the RV, they cleverly stated the warranty had expired and the damage was my responsibility, they even stated that the damage was my fault for not maintaining my unit. This is such a rip off, and a scam. DO NOT trust Forrest River! They DO NOT stand behind their poorly designed trailers. I will never own or recommend a Forrest River product again. BEWARE Show less

This unit was perfect for our family. We bought it to live in while a house was being built. The RV was big enough for the 5 of us to live comfortably for a year, while having 2 teenage boys. Ths was our first experience with a RV, but we had a great one. It is a big unit, so towing was a bit of a hassle. It is essentially a semi trailer you are pulling, but that gives you plenty of space. Show less

This has been an excellent 5th wheel for 14 years since I bought it new. As any RVer will tell you, they all have their issues. This one has been a solid performer for us living in it full time for 3 years, raising our first babies in it until age 2, and as a live in onsite office while we built our home. The living room slide is massive and was probably more than what they should have designed. A slide topper is critical here to prevent roof warping especially if snow piles on the roof in winter. At times the slide can be problematic to open or close fully, and if unopened fully can cause drafts. Never any bedroom slide problems. Watch the windows for leaks as delamination is common, and have your windows pulled, taped and resealed. That said we lived in all climates in all seasons as far north as Maine and this thing performed well in all. We added a second A/c in the bedroom which was a fairly easy install though not pre-wired. I did have tank failure issues (maybe my fault as they could have retained water when not level when drained for winterizing) but Forest River sold me perfectly matched tanks about year 5 of my ownership for a very reasonable price. When the air mattress on the foldout failed, Forest River sent me a new one as well as a few other parts for no cost even though I was out of warranty. Customer service with Forest River was always excellent. After a few years the entertainment system cd player failed, but the rest of it has held up well. You cant beat the storage and kitchen layout in this unit. Sadly we have to upgrade as kids are getting bigger and want tagalong friends and privacy, but I will really miss this camper. It has been very good to us. Show less

Bought this camper 12/21/21 Couch’s Rv Nation Trenton Ohio brought home open up and the slide out came out crooked pulled slide topper off side of camper took to shop and they said my fault had to pay for a new topper finally got camper back took on vacation for week had water leak in bath room wasn’t sure where water was coming from took back to shop they told me was my fault needed to caulk shower door every 6 months had to pay for that finally got back and took for 3 day trip open camper up set up the next day had water in floor and lower compartment had to unload everything and dry out when getting ready to leave slides didn’t want to come all the way in got home opened back up slide out come out crooked and almost pulled slide topper off took back to shop they called me after 1 1/2 months and told the gears and rails are bad because of slide topper was not supposed to be on this camper and want me to pay for it . I bought this camper to use and it has been in the shop about as long as I have had it . There warranty is awful. I am ready to contact a lawyer Show less

We purchased the RV in October 2022 and have used it five times at about a week each time. We have had to take it back to the dealer within (3) three days of buying it (November 2021) due to a water leak on one of the slides, They fixed it with some tape. (stated that was what the factor told them to do). The second time back (Mach 2022) to the RV dealer was for a broken faucet , which they replaced. Now the 3rd time back to the dealer( June 2022) is for: 1. Cracked slide out controller 2. Cracked TV 3. Electrical outlet and USB port not working 4. Lights dim when AC units turn on 5. Broken drawer pull out AS of today 16 June 2022 the Warranty company stated they would NOT fix the control panel or TV due to it must have been done by customer damage and is not covered by warranty. I explained to them (the warranty company} that the glass control panel has a design flaw. The glass panel has no support behind the glass panel which allows the glass panel able to be pushed in to far and it cracks the glass panel and the TV was due to the vibration of towing the unit. The overall RV unit is cheaply built and I'm very frustrated owning it. At a cost of $61,000 I should expect it to last at least a four years, but I guess my expectations are to high. Also, my dearlership wants me to purchase an extended warranty at a cost of $ 4,300 for 4 years to offset repair cost. My question is: Why buy a warranty if they are not going to fix major issues under warranty. Show less

Bought new August 2021 at camping world Indy. Delivered with bust shower door, door wasn't in till October. We used for 45 day's and had to bring it back for warranty work in December and now parts are y expected in till mid May . Everything from screws coming up in flooring to awning falling off water leaks ect. I have been paying for a RV I can't use and 1 year warranty will be done. All I want is a trailer or money back. Thanks for rant. Show less