Prime Time Tracer reviews

When we bought this camper in August, we did not open the awning because we were in the dealership. When we went camping, we found that the awning hangs on the slide out. The lights across the side of the camper are blocked by the awning laying on the slide out. Tracer gave us no customer support and said that was a factory design. I call that a factory design flaw! Tracer/Forest River said it was made that way and we have no recourse. Now we are stuck with an awning that will probably wear out sooner than later, because of the weight of water on it will hang on the corners of the slide out. Also, it drives horrible! It sways terribly even with an anti sway hitch and water in the tank as a ballast! The finishes were not complete. When we took it back for warranty work, the slide out had already started breaking, the refrigerator had to be repaired and the shower was leaking and, oh, did I mention that the awning hangs on the slide out? This is our fourth camper. It is the absolute worst camper we have ever seen or owned! I do not recommend anyone buy this camper!!! Show less

The quality on the Tracer is not good at all. When I first brought it home I flushed the water out to insure I wouldn’t have any problems while camping. When I was draining the water I noticed that water was running out from under the shower pan. I opened up the access cut out on the bottom and discovered that the p-trap was not screwed in at all. So I tightened it up and was good to go. I had it for few months when I noticed that the awning was falling off. I took it into the dealership and they just screwed some lag bolts and called it good. Now the issue that I’m running into is that the plastics quickly crack with the sun and on one side has came off during a drive up to a camp site. The plastics that cover the screws have literally melted off and are no longer covering the screws as well. Some of the trim in the interior are now starting to fall off and the interior is just not withstanding well with time. The floor plan is very nice, although I would have switched the dinette with the couch for sleeping purposes, but it is very spacious and comfortable. I am very disappointed in the craftsmanship shop 100%. I will no longer purchase nor will I recommend a Forest River Tracer to anyone I know. It’s a shame that we pay our hard earned money to a company that just pushes out for quantity and not quality. Show less

This is a good Rv for the new family to the Rv world. Well made, light weight Rv. The floor lab is well laid out& works well for family of 4. The outdoor kitchen allows you to enjoy the time looking at the sunset while fixing dinner Show less

cant say i like anything about it other then the floor plan and ability to tow it workmanship is worse then any rv i have ever owned i have bought many new but never had any complaints about workmanship this rv has a list a mile long and general rv along with primetime tracer a division of forest river are NO GOOD TO DEAL WITH anyone that wants to buy a new rv should tour the factory we toured a factory in indiana and are very pleased with what we seen wwill try that manufacture on our next move good luck rvers and stay safe Show less

Very satisfied with this rv. Our second rv. Had issues with the control of water heater but was on warranty. Easy to tow. We’ll insulated. Like the exterior hookups for water, cable, satellite and water flush. Furnace a bit loud. A/C very noisy. We like that the belly is well insulated and ducked so we can extend our camping season. Show less

The worst camper ive ever owned, design and manufacturing shameful and embarrassing. In 6 months of owning roof fell off, fridge, a/c both went out, leaks, had to have shower, door, waste tanks, windows, vents, woods, pipes, electric all repaired or replaced I've had campers all my life this is disgraceful Show less

RV MANUFACTURE IS VERY POOR WORKMANSHIP WE PURCHASED 2022 TRACER 29 RLR TOOK IT ABOUT 80 MILES HAD A GOOD TIME PULLED IT HOME OPENED THE DOOR TO FIND THE MICRO WAVE FELL OUT DUE TO STAPLES HOLDING THE PANEL UP AND DEALING WITH THE DEALERSHIP WE PURCHASED THE RV FROM IS A WASTE OF ANYONES TIME AFTER THE PAPERS ARE SIGNED TOOK A LOT OF PHONE CALLS JUST TO GET MY DEPOSIT BACK AND TO GET A RETURN PHONE CALL NEVER HAPPENED BELIEVE ME THEY WILL SAY FAMILY OWNED BUT IF THAT IS CALLED FAMILY OWNED THEY ARE NOTHING BUT A BUNCH OF CROOKED PEOPLE GENERAL RV I WILL NEVER BUY NOR SEND ANYONE TO BUY FROM YOU PEOPLE Show less

Do not recommend this manufacturer, quality is sub-par, have had camper less than 1yr, has been in for same warranty fixes 5x, heater didn’t work first try, air conditioner didn’t work first try. Air conditioner had tape on it that said repaired on a brand new $30,000 camper, manufacturer won’t replace under warranty. Saw dust was in cupboards, on the floor all over camper, wires were unconnected for bedroom tv. Layout and design is great, quality and workmanship absolutely atrocious! Manufacturer should stand by quality of their product and not put repaired equipment on a brand new camper, shame on forest river! Show less

Purchased our camper dec 2020, left a week later for pigeon forge, Tennessee. Temps in low 40-50’s in evening, turned furnace on first night, stopped working in the middle of the night had to use supplemental heaters rest of trip. When we first brought the camper home, there was saw dust in the cupboards, on the floor, workmanship is sub-par. In the spring we went on a camping trip, was warm enough to use the air conditioner, after about an hour the air conditioner stopped working. Purchased a second air conditioner and had to use that rest of summer, found out the original air conditioner had been repaired before unit was even sold, forest river refused to replace a repaired air conditioner sold under the premise was a new camper. Camper has been back to the dealer no less than 5x for these issues. Very disappointing the low quality of workmanship, and forest river doesn’t back up their products when clearly items don’t work or repaired before camper is even sold as a new camper, lot of money to spend for a company to not stand by their products and replace items that are completely under warranty. Camper is comfortable, ashame the manufacturer is unreliable and low quality. Show less

This review is for the Tracer 24DBS (not the Tracer Breeze). The unit has thoughtful storage and layout; perfect for the whole family and your fur family. Everything inside is made well and we have enjoyed every adventure to date. I love the colors as they are light but not overly light where you feel like every little speck of dirt will show and the standard queen size bed makes for a good night sleep (even with the pups!). I would highly recommend this unit for anyone with 5 or less campers although it'll fit up to 8. Show less