Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,215,138 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 138,663 crashes, 56,255 fires, and 8,561 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim — NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,215,138 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports — when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report — that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
If you've experienced a defect
File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints — specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened — feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.
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Showing 2,299 complaints for FOREST RIVER
FOREST RIVER
VENGEANCE
(2016) — TIRES
May 14, 2019
Incident date: May 10, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2016 FOREST RIVER VENGEANCE EQUIPPED WITH LIONSHEAD CASTLE ROCK ST TIRES (N/A), TIRE LINE: RADIO ST 226, TIRE SIZE: SP235/80R16, AND DOT NUMBER: JUMR2MT (ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT). THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING THE CAMPER, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEWOUT. THE CONTACT CALLED LOCAL DEALER (KNOTTS RV CENTER LOCATED BY 11024 BLUFFTON RD, FORT WAYNE, IN 46809, (260) 478-7200). THE CAM... Read more
FOREST RIVER
VENGEANCE
(2016) — WHEELS
May 14, 2019
Incident date: May 10, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2016 FOREST RIVER VENGEANCE EQUIPPED WITH LIONSHEAD CASTLE ROCK ST TIRES (N/A), TIRE LINE: RADIO ST 226, TIRE SIZE: SP235/80R16, AND DOT NUMBER: JUMR2MT (ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT). THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING THE CAMPER, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEWOUT. THE CONTACT CALLED LOCAL DEALER (KNOTTS RV CENTER LOCATED BY 11024 BLUFFTON RD, FORT WAYNE, IN 46809, (260) 478-7200). THE CAM... Read more
FOREST RIVER
VIBE
(2015) — WHEELS
May 2, 2019
Incident date: Apr 1, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FOREST RIVER VIBE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE DRIVER NOTICED THROUGH THE SIDE MIRROR A WHEEL ROLLING NEXT TO THE RV. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL HAD DISLODGED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE CENTER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT ALL SIX LUG NUT STUDS THAT SECURED THE REAR WHEEL HAD ... Read more
FOREST RIVER
FORESTER
(2016) — SERVICE BRAKES
Apr 17, 2019
Incident date: Apr 14, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FOREST RIVER FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RV PRESENTED THE FAILURE FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AND FOUR MONTHS. THE RV WAS TAKEN TO FIELDS MOTORCARS (4141 N FLORIDA AVE, LA... Read more
FOREST RIVER
FLAGSTAFF
(2017) — WHEELS
Apr 14, 2019
Incident date: Apr 12, 2019
ON FRIDAY 4/12/2019, AT ABOUT 12:30 PM, MY WIFE AN I WERE RETURNING HOME FROM VACATION AND PULLING OUR 2017 FOREST RIVER FLAGSTAFF TRAILER ON I-27 JUST SOUTH ON LUBBOCK TX WHEN THE TRAILER' RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FENDER SKIRT. THE WEATHER WAS ABOUT 71 DEGREES AND TRAVELING AT ABOUT 65 MPH, ON STRAIGHT ROADWAY. TIRES PROPERLY INFLATED AND NO HARSH ROAD CONDITIONS. *DT CON... Read more
FOREST RIVER
GEORGETOWN
(2018) — STRUCTURE:BODY
Apr 14, 2019
Incident date: Apr 5, 2019
WE HAVE HAD A SEPARATION OF THE SIDEWALL FROM THE VEHICLE FRAME. IT APPEARS FROM THE ENTRANCE DOOR GOING FORWARD OVER THE FRONT TIRE. IT LOOKS LIKE SCREWS THAT HOLD THE WALL TO THE FRAMEWORK HAVE BROKEN. THERE IS A GAP UNDER THE ENTRANCE DOOR THRESHOLD PLATE AND LOOKING INSIDE YOU CAN SEE A GAP OF ABOUT 1/4 INCH BETWEEN THE FLOOR EDGE AND THE WALL. I HAVE A PICTURE OR 2 TO SHARE. WE NOTICED THIS W... Read more
FOREST RIVER
ARCTIC WOLF
(2018) — STRUCTURE:BODY
Apr 10, 2019
Incident date: Apr 1, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FOREST RIVER ARCTIC WOLF RV. WHILE THE RV WAS PARKED, THE AWNING FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HITCH RV (2152 BAY RD, MILFORD, DE 19963, (302) 751-1375), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250.
FOREST RIVER
ARCTIC WOLF
(2018) — WHEELS
Apr 4, 2019
Incident date: Mar 15, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FOREST RIVER ARCTIC WOLF, MODEL NUMBER: 265CBH8 (NA) EQUIPPED WITH LIONHEAD CASTLE ROCK TIRES (NA). WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD FAILED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE TIRE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN AND TIRE SIZE ... Read more
FOREST RIVER
CRUSADER
(2017) — WHEELS
Apr 1, 2019
Incident date: Mar 30, 2019
THE SLIDE ROOM ACTUATOR BRACKET THAT IS FASTENED TO THE SLIDE ROOM TUBE THAT THE SLIDE ROOM ACTUATOR IS ATTACHED TO, CAME IN CONTACT WITH ONE OF THE TIRES WHILE TOWING, CAUSING A WITNESS MARK. IT IS CLEAR UNDER CERTAIN ROAD CONDITIONS, THIS WILL CAUSE THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT WITHOUT WARNING AND MAY CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AND PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH. THE ISSUE MATCHES TH... Read more
FOREST RIVER
CRUSADER
(2017) — SUSPENSION
Apr 1, 2019
Incident date: Mar 30, 2019
THE SLIDE ROOM ACTUATOR BRACKET THAT IS FASTENED TO THE SLIDE ROOM TUBE THAT THE SLIDE ROOM ACTUATOR IS ATTACHED TO, CAME IN CONTACT WITH ONE OF THE TIRES WHILE TOWING, CAUSING A WITNESS MARK. IT IS CLEAR UNDER CERTAIN ROAD CONDITIONS, THIS WILL CAUSE THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT WITHOUT WARNING AND MAY CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AND PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH. THE ISSUE MATCHES TH... Read more
FOREST RIVER
CRUSADER
(2017) — STRUCTURE:BODY
Apr 1, 2019
Incident date: Mar 30, 2019
THE SLIDE ROOM ACTUATOR BRACKET THAT IS FASTENED TO THE SLIDE ROOM TUBE THAT THE SLIDE ROOM ACTUATOR IS ATTACHED TO, CAME IN CONTACT WITH ONE OF THE TIRES WHILE TOWING, CAUSING A WITNESS MARK. IT IS CLEAR UNDER CERTAIN ROAD CONDITIONS, THIS WILL CAUSE THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT WITHOUT WARNING AND MAY CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AND PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH. THE ISSUE MATCHES TH... Read more
FOREST RIVER
BERKSHIRE
(2016) — WHEELS
Apr 1, 2019
Incident date: Dec 26, 2018
THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEELWELL LINER'S TWO SELF TAPPING SCREWS STRIPPED FROM BEING ATTACHED TO AN ALUMINUM FRAME. THE LINER ALSO HAD AN ALUMINUM TUBE ATTACHED TO THE LINER BUT WAS IN NO WAY SECURED TO THE VEHICLE'S FRAME EXCEPT FOR THE TWO SCREWS AND FOAM SELANT. THIS FAULTY SECURING OF THE LINER ALLOWED NORMAL WIND FROM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TO STRIP THE TWO SCREWS FROM THE ALUMINUM FRAME AN... Read more
FOREST RIVER
BERKSHIRE
(2016) — STEERING
Apr 1, 2019
Incident date: Dec 26, 2018
THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEELWELL LINER'S TWO SELF TAPPING SCREWS STRIPPED FROM BEING ATTACHED TO AN ALUMINUM FRAME. THE LINER ALSO HAD AN ALUMINUM TUBE ATTACHED TO THE LINER BUT WAS IN NO WAY SECURED TO THE VEHICLE'S FRAME EXCEPT FOR THE TWO SCREWS AND FOAM SELANT. THIS FAULTY SECURING OF THE LINER ALLOWED NORMAL WIND FROM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TO STRIP THE TWO SCREWS FROM THE ALUMINUM FRAME AN... Read more
FOREST RIVER
ROCKWOOD
(2016) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Mar 31, 2019
Incident date: Oct 13, 2018
THE TANDEM AXLE TRAILERS' FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE IS DAMAGED BY THE SLIDE OUT BRACKET WHEN THE SUSPENSION IS COMPRESSED WHILE BEING TOWED ON ROUGH PAVEMENT, POT HOLES, ETC. THE DAMAGE WAS NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL RECENTLY, BUT BECAUSE OF THE CONDITION OF THE TIRE IT OBVIOUSLY HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FROM DAY ONE.*DT*JB
FOREST RIVER
PALOMINO
(2018) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Mar 28, 2019
Incident date: Mar 9, 2019
I WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON MY TRAILER WHEN I NOTICED TWO BROKEN WELDS ON THE DEXTER TORFLEX AXLE. I CONTACTED DEXTER AXLE AND THEY SAID THE COMBINATION 3" AXLE BRACKET & LIFT KIT ON MY TRAILER ARE NOT COMPATIBLE AS IT CAN RESULT IN BROKEN WELDS, AND IF UNTREATED, AXLE FAILURE. THIS IS THE NOTICE ON THEIR WEBSITE: "NOTE: LIFT KITS CANNOT BE USED WITH TORFLEX AXLES PRODUCED WITH 3" HIGH... Read more
FOREST RIVER
PALOMINO
(2018) — SUSPENSION
Mar 28, 2019
Incident date: Mar 9, 2019
I WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON MY TRAILER WHEN I NOTICED TWO BROKEN WELDS ON THE DEXTER TORFLEX AXLE. I CONTACTED DEXTER AXLE AND THEY SAID THE COMBINATION 3" AXLE BRACKET & LIFT KIT ON MY TRAILER ARE NOT COMPATIBLE AS IT CAN RESULT IN BROKEN WELDS, AND IF UNTREATED, AXLE FAILURE. THIS IS THE NOTICE ON THEIR WEBSITE: "NOTE: LIFT KITS CANNOT BE USED WITH TORFLEX AXLES PRODUCED WITH 3" HIGH... Read more
FOREST RIVER
VENGEANCE
(2015) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Mar 21, 2019
Incident date: May 27, 2016
MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN CAMPER, PARTS OF A SLIDE MECHANISM ARE FAULTY THAT IS CAUSING THE FIBERGLASS ON THE SIDE OF THE CAMPER NEAR THE SLIDE TO CRACK ON THE EXTERIOR. THE CRACK IS AGGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. THE SIDE IS IN DANGER OF FALLING OUT OF THE CAMPER, AS IT CURRENTLY SITS. FOREST ROVER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND HAS DENIED ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AS THE CAMPER IS ... Read more
FOREST RIVER
VENGEANCE
(2015) — STRUCTURE:BODY
Mar 21, 2019
Incident date: May 27, 2016
MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN CAMPER, PARTS OF A SLIDE MECHANISM ARE FAULTY THAT IS CAUSING THE FIBERGLASS ON THE SIDE OF THE CAMPER NEAR THE SLIDE TO CRACK ON THE EXTERIOR. THE CRACK IS AGGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. THE SIDE IS IN DANGER OF FALLING OUT OF THE CAMPER, AS IT CURRENTLY SITS. FOREST ROVER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND HAS DENIED ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AS THE CAMPER IS ... Read more
FOREST RIVER
SALEM
(2018) — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Mar 13, 2019
Incident date: Nov 23, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FOREST RIVER SALEM TRAVEL TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRAVEL TRAILER HAD NOT BEEN HAULED BY A VEHICLE YET BECAUSE ONE OF THE STABILIZERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TWO FUEL TANKS FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THERE WAS NO MIL... Read more
FOREST RIVER
SALEM
(2018) — STRUCTURE:BODY
Mar 13, 2019
Incident date: Nov 23, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FOREST RIVER SALEM TRAVEL TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRAVEL TRAILER HAD NOT BEEN HAULED BY A VEHICLE YET BECAUSE ONE OF THE STABILIZERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TWO FUEL TANKS FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THERE WAS NO MIL... Read more
FOREST RIVER
SUNSEEKER
(2018) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Mar 9, 2019
Incident date: May 1, 2018
FLEX PROPANE HOSE FROM MAIN PIPE TO STOVE/OVEN. WAS INSTALLED BACKWARDS AND RUBBED AGAINST DRIVELINE WHILE DRIVING.
FOREST RIVER
VIBE
(2019) — STRUCTURE
Mar 8, 2019
Incident date: Feb 2, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FOREST RIVER VIBE. WHILE THE RV WAS PARKED WITH THE HEATER ACTIVATED, THE CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM SOUNDED. ON A SECOND OCCASION, WHILE THE CONTACT WAS SLEEPING, HE WAS AWAKENED BY THE NEIGHBOR ALERTING HIM THAT THE CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM WAS SOUNDING AGAIN. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HOT WATER HEATER WAS NOT ATTACHED TO THE FRAME, WHICH CAUSED THE LEAK. THE RV WAS TAKEN ... Read more
FOREST RIVER
FORESTER
(2019) — VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
Mar 8, 2019
Incident date: Oct 21, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FOREST RIVER FORESTER MOTOR HOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR ARM ONLY ALLOWED APPROXIMATELY TWO AND HALF FEET OF VISIBILITY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE VEHICLES IN THE REAR. THE CONTACT CALLED CAMPING WORLD OF COLORADO SPRINGS AT 888-627-1295 (LOCATED AT 6830 BANDLEY DR, FOUNTAIN, CO 80817) AND WAS INFORMED T... Read more
FOREST RIVER
FORESTER
(2014) — ENGINE
Mar 6, 2019
Incident date: May 12, 2016
ENGINE OIL WAS CONSUMED VERY QUICK, NORMALLY IT SHOULD BE 6 MONTHS TO DO OIL CHANGE, BUT FOR MY CAR IT IS ONLY 3 MONTHS AFTER THE OIL CHANGE WAS DONE,.THE OIL LEVEL IS VERY LOW
FOREST RIVER
SUNSEEKER
(2017) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Mar 1, 2019
Incident date: Feb 26, 2019
THE TAIL LIGHTS AND REVERSE LIGHTS ARE NOT WATERPROOF, THERE IS NO GASKET TO STOP WATER FROM ENTERING THE LENS AND FILLING UP WITH WATER. THERE IS A RECALL ON OTHER FOREST RIVE REAR TAIL LIGHT FILLING WITH WATER. I CALLED FOREST RIVER AND TOLD THEM THAT THERE WAS A HALF INCH OF WATER IN THE TAIL LIGHTS AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT UP WITH THE DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE UNIT , AND ALSO WAS TOLD YOU A... Read more
FOREST RIVER
SALEM
(2018) — STRUCTURE:BODY
Feb 27, 2019
Incident date: Nov 28, 2018
I RECEIVED A NEW FOREST RIVER RV, TRAVEL TRAILER WITH RUSTED GAS LINE PIPING AND FRAME
FOREST RIVER
SIERRA
(2017) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Feb 9, 2019
Incident date: Jan 23, 2019
WIRE ENTERING TUBE FROM BATTERY COMPARTMENT TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RV HAS A SHARP EDGE AND CAUSED A SHORT FROM VIBRATING. I WAS IN MOTION WHEN I SAW SMOKE IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR. I STOPPED AND AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY.THE COMPANY SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I REPLACED THE WIRES MYSELF AND ADDED A RUBBER TUBE AT THE SHERP EDGE OF THE THE STEEL TUBE WHICH ENCASES THE WIRES. *DT CARFAX CANNO... Read more
FOREST RIVER
RIVERSTONE LEGACY
(2017) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Jan 31, 2019
Incident date: Jan 7, 2019
STRUCTURE WELDS , ALSO WINDSHEILD WIPERS FALL OFF WHEN DRIVING .. TOOK IT TO FREIGHTLINER AND THEY DISCOVERED IT DOING A REPAIR. TOLD ME IT WAS NOT A FREIGHTLINER PROBLEM BUT A FOREST RIVER PROBLEM MAKING A INFERIOR WELD. FOREST RIVER SAID THE UNIT IS 1 YR OLD AND OUT OF THEIR WARRANTY, WENT TO EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY SAID THEY DON'T COVER THAT.
FOREST RIVER
SURVEYOR
(2018) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jan 3, 2019
Incident date: Dec 23, 2018
VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY & HOOKED TO SHORE POWER WHEN DISCOVERED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN MOTION MULTIPLE TIMES ON CITY STREETS & HIGHWAYS SINCE PURCHASE IN AUG. 2018. THE ELECTRICAL PANEL IN THE FRONT BEDROOM OF THE TRAILER HAS AN ISSUE WHERE THE WHITE WIRES FEEDING INTO THE NEUTRAL BUS BAR ARE LOOSE AT THE CONNECTION LEADING TO MELTED INSULATION AND POSSIBLE MELTED WIRES WITHOUT THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS T... Read more
FOREST RIVER
GEORGETOWN
(2012) — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Dec 5, 2018
Incident date: Nov 25, 2018
WE NOTICED A FUEL ODOR AFTER DRIVING THE RV. UPON INSPECTION, WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, WE FOUND A FUEL LEAK (DRIP) IN THE MIDDLE OF THE VEHICLE. THE UNIT IS IN FOR REPAIRS NOW AND THE MECHANIC STATED THE FUEL RETURN LINE IS CORRODED FROM THE OUTSIDE IN. ONCE REPAIRS ARE COMPLETE I WILL HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PART FOR EVIDENCE. THIS RV HAS ALSO HAD TWO BRAKE LINE FAILURES, ONE IN 2015 AND ONE IN 2018, ... Read more
FOREST RIVER
GEORGETOWN
(2012) — SERVICE BRAKES
Dec 5, 2018
Incident date: Sep 16, 2018
WHILE DRIVING MY RV I COMPLETELY LOST ALL BRAKING POWER, WHEN I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. THANKFULLY I WAS ON A FLAT ROAD AND KNEW HOW TO DOWNSHIFT TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL I COULD STOP AT A SAFE PLACE. WHEN I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID THE CONTAINER WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY, AND I NEVER RECEIVED A LOW BRAKE FLUID INDICATOR LIGHT. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME A BRAKE LINE HAS CORRODED FROM THE OU... Read more
FOREST RIVER
ROCKWOOD
(2017) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Nov 30, 2018
Incident date: Feb 24, 2017
NHTSA RECALL 17V129 THE SLIDE ROOM MOUNTING BRACKET DOES NOT MEET THE TOLERANCE OF 3 1/2 INCH MINIMAL DIMENSION AWAY FROM THE TREAD OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE. FOREST RIVER HAD SENT A REPLACEMENT BRACKET WHICH HAS BEEN INSTALLED BY ORCHARD TRAILERS IN WHATELY, MA WHICH DOES NOT MEET THE MINIMAL TOLERANCE. WE ARE UNABLE TO GET THIS RECALL RESOLVED AS OF 11/30/18 ( THE ORIGINAL RECALL NOTICE W... Read more
FOREST RIVER
R-POD
(2018) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Nov 28, 2018
Incident date: Nov 17, 2018
MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THERMOSTAT WIRE TO LIQUID PROPANE TANK. (XXXXXX). PROPANE HEAT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. TOOK IN FOR WARRANTY WORK AND WAS ADVISED THE CAUSE WAS A CRIMPED WIRE IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. IF WE WERE NOT PRESENT TO SHUT OFF THE PROPANE TANK, IT WOULD HAVE BURNT DOWN OR WORSE. *DT PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUA... Read more
FOREST RIVER
R-POD
(2018) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Nov 28, 2018
Incident date: Nov 17, 2018
MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THERMOSTAT WIRE TO LIQUID PROPANE TANK. (XXXXXX). PROPANE HEAT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. TOOK IN FOR WARRANTY WORK AND WAS ADVISED THE CAUSE WAS A CRIMPED WIRE IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. IF WE WERE NOT PRESENT TO SHUT OFF THE PROPANE TANK, IT WOULD HAVE BURNT DOWN OR WORSE. *DT PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUA... Read more
FOREST RIVER
SURVEYOR
(2017) — SUSPENSION
Nov 26, 2018
Incident date: Aug 16, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FOREST RIVER SURVEYOR, MODEL: 247-BHDS BEING TOWED BY A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPRING HANGERS FRACTURED FROM THE FRAME OF THE RV, WHICH AFFECTED THE SUSPENSION OF THE TRAVEL TRAILER. THE DEALER (DREAM CHASERS RV OF BURLINGTON, 1946 PARK LN, BURLINGTON, WA 98233, 360-755-3218) INDICATED THAT THE TRAVEL TRAILER WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND DID NOT PROVIDE... Read more
FOREST RIVER
FORESTER
(2015) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Nov 21, 2018
Incident date: Nov 5, 2018
NHTSA RECALL: 16V465 THE REAR LIGHTS WE OUT IN DECEMBER 2016, INDOOR OUTDOOR RV REPLACED THE REAR LIGHTING MODULE. LATER IN DECEMBER THE SAFETY RECALL CAME OUT ON THIS LIGHTING MODULE. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. WE WAITED OVER YEAR FOR THESE PARTS AT THE INDOOR OUTDOOR RV DEALER IN LEWISVILLE TEXAS.
FOREST RIVER
CHEROKEE GREY WOLF
(2015) — STRUCTURE:BODY
Nov 18, 2018
Incident date: Sep 8, 2018
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. THIS WAS CAUSING THE SLIDE-OUT TO DROP. THE SLIDE WAS NOW SCRAPING ALONG THE INTERIOR FLOOR DESTRO... Read more
FOREST RIVER
SIERRA
(2017) — WHEELS
Nov 15, 2018
Incident date: Nov 15, 2018
LIONSHEAD 16X6 ALUMINUM TRAILER WHEEL BEARCAT BLACK 8-6.5 - TWO HAVE FAILED WITH AIR LEAKS IN THE ALUMINUM WHEEL WITHIN MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. *DT CONSUMER WAS SENT A REPLACEMENT WHEEL. CARFAX CANNOT PROCESS THIS REQUEST. VIN INVALID UPDATED 2/1/19*JB
FOREST RIVER
R-POD
(2017) — TIRES
Nov 7, 2018
Incident date: Sep 7, 2018
ON MY THIRD USE OF MY 2017 FOREST RIVER R-POD TRAVEL TRAILER, A TRIP TO TEXAS FROM INDIANA, THE LEFT SIDE SINGLE AXLE TRAILER TIRE COMPLETELY DELAMINATED, TEARING THE STEEL FENDER WITH LIGHT AND WIRING FROM THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS ON A 4 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR. THE INFLATION OF BOTH TIRES WAS CHECKED PRIOR TO LEAVING AND BOTH WERE INFLATED TO THE RECOMMENDE... Read more
FOREST RIVER
FR3
(2016) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Nov 6, 2018
Incident date: Oct 29, 2018
THE DOOR LATCH FAILED AND CAUSED A LOCK OUT FROM RV, HAVE LOOKED AT FOREST RIVER FORUM AND READ THAT A LOT OF OTHER OWNERS HAVE BEEN EITHER LOCKED IN OR LOCKED OUT, THE ONLY SOLUTION IS EITHER CLIMB OUT OR IN AN OPEN WINDOW OR USE THE EMERGENCY EXIT.THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WORKING FINE DURING ANY AND ALL CAMPING TRIPS, THIS HAPPENED WITH NO WARNING OF A PROBLEM
FOREST RIVER
ROCKWOOD
(2019) — STRUCTURE:BODY
Oct 24, 2018
Incident date: Oct 17, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FOREST RIVER ROCKWOOD TRAVEL TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WATER HOLDING TANK BOLTS BECAME DETACHED AND THE FRAME WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DRIFTWOOD RV CENTER (1975 U.S. P, CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NH 08210, 609-624-1221) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE RECONSTRUCTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND S... Read more
FOREST RIVER
SHASTA
(2015) — WHEELS
Oct 24, 2018
Incident date: Sep 15, 2018
I HAVE A TRAVEL TRAILER WITH 15' WHITE PAINTED STEEL SPOKE WHEELS, AFTER A YEAR ONE HAD A AIR LEAK WHERE THE RIM AND SPOKES ARE WELDED TOGETHER, ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER ANOTHER WHEEL HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN, I ENDED UP PUTTING INNERTUBES IN THEM. IN SEPT. OF THIS YEAR WHILE TRAVELING AT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY 80 IN IOWA, WE HAD A WHEEL/TIRE FAILURE SINCE WE NEVER FELT ANYTHING WHEN IT HAPPENED WE DIDN'T... Read more
FOREST RIVER
FORESTER
(2006) — TIRES
Oct 23, 2018
Incident date: Oct 22, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FOREST RIVER FORESTER EQUIPPED WITH IRONMAN TIRES, SIZE: LT225/75R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE INTERIOR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A SPARE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NO... Read more
FOREST RIVER
SALEM
(2015) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Oct 16, 2018
Incident date: Jun 8, 2017
JUNE 8, 2017, WE WERE TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON I-15 IN CENTRAL UTAH. WE WERE TRAVELING AT OR NEAR 60 MILES PER HOUR, WHEN THE VINYL ROOF SEPARATED FROM THE TOP FRONT OF OUR TRAILER. WE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AT THE 1ST OFF RAMP WE COULD SAFELY GET TOO, AND SECURED IT WITH ROPES TO PREVENT ANY HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC. AT THE TIME OF THIS ROOF FAILURE WE HAD LESS THAN 900 MILES OF ACTUAL HIGHWAY USE. ... Read more
FOREST RIVER
SALEM
(2015) — STRUCTURE:BODY
Oct 16, 2018
Incident date: Jun 8, 2017
JUNE 8, 2017, WE WERE TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON I-15 IN CENTRAL UTAH. WE WERE TRAVELING AT OR NEAR 60 MILES PER HOUR, WHEN THE VINYL ROOF SEPARATED FROM THE TOP FRONT OF OUR TRAILER. WE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AT THE 1ST OFF RAMP WE COULD SAFELY GET TOO, AND SECURED IT WITH ROPES TO PREVENT ANY HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC. AT THE TIME OF THIS ROOF FAILURE WE HAD LESS THAN 900 MILES OF ACTUAL HIGHWAY USE. ... Read more
FOREST RIVER
HERITAGE GLEN 337BAR
(2016) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Oct 15, 2018
Incident date: Oct 14, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FOREST RIVER HERITAGE GLEN 337BAR RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT AN RV PARK PLUGGED INTO THE ELECTRICAL OUTLET WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING ACTIVATED. SUDDENLY, THE RV CAUGHT ON FIRE. WHEN THE CONTACT OPENED THE DOOR OF THE FIFTH WHEEL, THE FIRE HAD EXTINGUISHED ITSELF AND SMOKE FILLED THE INTERIOR. THE CONTACT UNPLUGGED THE ELECTRICAL CORD. THE CONT... Read more
Fire
FOREST RIVER
VIBE
(2016) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Oct 10, 2018
Incident date: Apr 16, 2018
THIS TRAVEL TRAILER CAUGHT FIRE IN OUR DRIVEWAY AND BURNT. NO APPLIANCES WERE ON. THERE HAVE BEEN 3 FIRE INVESTIGATORS THAT HAVE SEARCH FOR THE CAUSE AND HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY HOW OR WHY IT BURNT. WE OWNED THE TT FOR AROUND 550 DAYS, IT WAS IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR AROUND 150 DAYS AND WE USED IT FOR 30 DAYS. BECAUSE THE INVESTIGATORS COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE ABSOLUTE CAUSE OF THE FIRE, THE ... Read more
Fire
FOREST RIVER
WOLF PACK
(2017) — STRUCTURE
Oct 9, 2018
Incident date: Jun 1, 2018
2017 WOLF PACK TOY HAULER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT AND SETTLEMENT RESPONSE. *AS *TR
FOREST RIVER
VENGEANCE
(2018) — STRUCTURE
Oct 9, 2018
Incident date: Apr 1, 2018
2018 FOREST RIVER FIFTH WHEEL TOY HAULER. CONSUMER WRITES WITH REGARD TO MALFUNCTIONS WITH VEHICLE AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. *AS THE CONSUMER STATED THE REFRIGERATOR FELL OUT OF THE WALL AND ONTO THE COUCH WHILE DRIVING. THE TOILET SET UP CAUSED IT TO BECOME CLOGGED EACH TIME IT WAS FLUSHED. THE PROPANE CIRCUIT BOARDS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TWICE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR TH... Read more
FOREST RIVER
VENGEANCE
(2018) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Oct 9, 2018
Incident date: Apr 1, 2018
2018 FOREST RIVER FIFTH WHEEL TOY HAULER. CONSUMER WRITES WITH REGARD TO MALFUNCTIONS WITH VEHICLE AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. *AS THE CONSUMER STATED THE REFRIGERATOR FELL OUT OF THE WALL AND ONTO THE COUCH WHILE DRIVING. THE TOILET SET UP CAUSED IT TO BECOME CLOGGED EACH TIME IT WAS FLUSHED. THE PROPANE CIRCUIT BOARDS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TWICE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR TH... Read more