Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: Jul 17, 2008

2005 FOREST RIVER CARDINAL TRAVEL TRAILER. DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR RECALL NOTICE. CONSUMER STATES THAT DOMETIC WILL NOT REPAIR THEIR PRODUCT. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HIS REFRIGERATOR LEAKED AMMONIA AND STOPPED WORKING. DOMETIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT SINCE THE UNIT WAS INOPERATIVE AND MORE THAN 3 YEARS OLD THEY WERE NOT GOING TO HELP WITH THE REPAIRS. *JB

Incident date: Jul 26, 2008

WINDSHIELDS STRESS CRACK I TOLD BY GLASS SHOPS THAT IT IS A PROBLEM AND THAT THEY WON'T INSTALL THEM I FINALLY FOUND SOMEONE TO INSTALL THEM THEY TOLD ME THAT FOREST RIVER HAS A PROBLEM WITH GEORGETOWN WINDSHIELDS STRESS CRACKING DO TO THE STRUCTURE OF THE MOTORHOMES I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO OR WHO TO CONTACT ABOUT THIS OR IF THERE IS SOMETHING ALREADY BEING DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM . *TR

Incident date: Jul 26, 2008

WINDSHIELDS STRESS CRACK I TOLD BY GLASS SHOPS THAT IT IS A PROBLEM AND THAT THEY WON'T INSTALL THEM I FINALLY FOUND SOMEONE TO INSTALL THEM THEY TOLD ME THAT FOREST RIVER HAS A PROBLEM WITH GEORGETOWN WINDSHIELDS STRESS CRACKING DO TO THE STRUCTURE OF THE MOTORHOMES I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO OR WHO TO CONTACT ABOUT THIS OR IF THERE IS SOMETHING ALREADY BEING DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM . *TR

Incident date: Dec 8, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FOREST RIVER CHEROKEE PULL BEHIND TRAILER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM DOMETIC. AT THE TIME OF THE NOTICE, THE CONTACT COULD NOT GET TO THE TRAILER BECAUSE OF THE SNOW. ONCE THE SNOW MELTED, SHE WENT TO THE TRAILER TO INSPECT THE REFRIGERATOR AND SEE IF IT WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. DOMETIC STATED THAT THE RECALL EXPIRED IN APRIL OF 2008. THE REFRIGER... Read more

Incident date: Jan 1, 2008

OWN A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR IN MY RV. AT THE TIME THE BOILER CRACKED, MY REFRIGERATOR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL, NOW THAT IT IS INCLUDED, DOMETIC WILL NOT FIX IT BECAUSE MY WARRANTY IS OUT. THE RECALL LETTER DOES NOT STATE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT HAVING A WARRANTY AT THIS TIME ON THE PRODUCT, IT IS THERE DEFECT, NOT MY PROBLEM IF IT TOOK THEM SO LONG TO FIGURE IT OUT. THE POINT IS MY BOILER CRACKED ... Read more

Incident date: Jan 1, 2008

OWN A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR IN MY RV. AT THE TIME THE BOILER CRACKED, MY REFRIGERATOR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL, NOW THAT IT IS INCLUDED, DOMETIC WILL NOT FIX IT BECAUSE MY WARRANTY IS OUT. THE RECALL LETTER DOES NOT STATE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT HAVING A WARRANTY AT THIS TIME ON THE PRODUCT, IT IS THERE DEFECT, NOT MY PROBLEM IF IT TOOK THEM SO LONG TO FIGURE IT OUT. THE POINT IS MY BOILER CRACKED ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 27, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FOREST RIVER TRAVEL TRAILER. WHILE ACCELERATING AT 35 MPH, THE TRAILER FISHTAILED. BOTH AXLES SEPARATED FROM THE TRAILER. THE WELDING SHOP STATED THAT THERE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE FOUR BOLTS HOLDING THEM TOGETHER, BUT THREE HAD SHEARED AND THE STEEL USED WAS NOT THE APPROPRIATE THICKNESS TO SUPPORT A VEHICLE OF ITS CAPACITY. THERE WERE ONLY TWO WELDS ON THE TRAILER. TH... Read more

Incident date: May 15, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FOREST RIVER WILDCAT 32QBBS. AS THE CONTACT WAS CHECKING THE TIRE PRESSURE ON HIS VEHICLE THE VALVE STEM ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAD BROKEN OFF OF THE RIM. THE TIRES WHERE TAKEN TO A LOCAL TIRE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VALVE STEMS WERE REPLACED. AS OF JULY 31, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900 . UPDATED 09/15/08 *BF UPD... Read more

Incident date: Mar 15, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FOREST RIVER CARDINAL PULL BEHIND TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COOLING UNIT ON THE REFRIGERATOR LEAKED AFTER A CRACK FORMED IN THE COOLING TUBE. THE CONTACT DISCONTINUED USING THE REFRIGERATOR. SOMEONE INFORMED THE CONTACT OF THE RECALL VIA THE INTERNET. HE CALLED DOMETIC AND HAS BEEN GETTING THE RUN AROUND EVER SINCE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE RECALL ... Read more

Incident date: Feb 1, 2008

TONGUE ON THESE TRAILERS ARE MADE OF A MATERIAL TOO THIN TO SUPPORT THEIR WEIGHT. MY TONGUE FOLDED UP WHILE ENROUTE FROM A CAMPING TRIP. IT WAS LESS THAN 3 INCHES FROM THE GROUND BY THE TIME I GOT HOME. I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE THIS OCCURRED. ANY BUMP IN THE ROAD COULD HAVE GRABBED THE TRAILER AND RIPPED US APART. THE MANUFACTURE HAS TOLD ME THEY HAVE HAD TO INCREASE THE THICKNESS OF THE METAL SUBSEQ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 23, 2008

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM FOREST RIVER, WHO IS THE MANUFACTURER OF MY TRAVEL TRAILER THAT DOMETIC HAS FOUND A PROBLEM WITH THE REFRIGERATOR IN MY TRAILER AND THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL LEAK THAT CAN DEVELOP AND CAUSE A FIRE. AFTER CONTACTING DOMETIC AND FINDING OUT THAT MY UNIT IS ONE OF THE RECALL UNITS THEY INFORMED ME THAT I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO GET IT FIXED. IT IS A LONG WAY ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 23, 2008

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM FOREST RIVER, WHO IS THE MANUFACTURER OF MY TRAVEL TRAILER THAT DOMETIC HAS FOUND A PROBLEM WITH THE REFRIGERATOR IN MY TRAILER AND THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL LEAK THAT CAN DEVELOP AND CAUSE A FIRE. AFTER CONTACTING DOMETIC AND FINDING OUT THAT MY UNIT IS ONE OF THE RECALL UNITS THEY INFORMED ME THAT I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO GET IT FIXED. IT IS A LONG WAY ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 18, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 (NA) FOREST RIVER CARDINAL. THE VEHICLE HAS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL RM2862. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE IS UNABLE TO GET ANY INFORMATION FROM DOMETIC CONCERNING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V085000 (EQUIPMENT: RECREATIONAL VEHICLE). THE PURCHASE DATE, PART NUMBER, AND LOCATION IN THE VEHICLE WERE UNKNOWN. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE.

Incident date: Jul 18, 2008

MY 10,000LB 5TH WHEEL CAME EQUIPPED FROM THE FACTORY WITH DURA KING LT236/85R16 TIRES. THE LOAD RANGE IS RATED AS E 3,042LBS SINGLE AXLE AND 2,778 DUAL. MY 5TH WHEEL HAS TWO AXLES WITH TWO TIRES PER AXLE. WITHIN THE LAST MONTH ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE BLOWN OUT. THREE WITHIN THE LAST WEEK AND TWO IN A SINGLE DAY. I WOULD ESTIMATE THAT THE LAST THREE TIRES BLEW OUT WITHIN 300 MILES OF EACH OTHER. EACH O... Read more

Incident date: Jul 9, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 (NA) FOREST RIVER SURVEYOR SVT303. THE VEHICLE HAS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL RM2652. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR HIS DOMETIC AND HAS ATTEMPTED TO REACH DOMETIC EVER SINCE. HE KEEPS GETTING AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM THAT DISCONNECTS HIM REPEATEDLY. THE SERIAL NUMBER IS 541-08981. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN.

Incident date: Jul 7, 2008

WE HAD A FAILURE OF OUR DOMETIC RV REFRIGERATOR IN OUR 1999 SALEM 29 FT. CAMPER THIS WEEKEND. WE CAME BACK FROM A HIKE AND NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF AMMONIA INSIDE. I SHUT OFF POWER TO THE UNIT AND CAME HOME. AFTER TALKING TO SOME FRIENDS ,THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL ON CERTAIN DOMETIC UNITS. I LOOKED UP THE RECALL AND CALLED THE DOMETIC HELP LINE ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THEY WILL PAY F... Read more

Incident date: Jul 7, 2008

THIS IS A FACTORY RECALL ON REFRIGERATOR BY DOMETIC NOT FOREST RIVER I CALL THE RECALL LINE AND THE RECORDING TELLS YOU THE ARE BUSY AND CALL BACK AND PUSH # 9 , I DO AND ALL IT DOES IS HANG YOU UP. MY REFRI. IS ON THE RECALL LIST AND ACCORDING TO THEIR MAILER IT IS DANGEROUS AND NOT TO USE IT. I WANT TO TALK TO THEM TO GET ... Read more

Incident date: Jun 22, 2008

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. BLOW OUT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE UNDER SIDE OF THE TRAILER. GREENBALL HAD ME TAK... Read more

Incident date: Jun 5, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FOREST RIVER AMERICANA (NA) FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR STOPPED COOLING. APPROXIMATELY EIGHT HOURS LATER, SHE SMELLED A VERY STRONG ODOR OF AMMONIA, AND HER HUSBAND REMOVED THE BACK PANEL FROM THE REFRIGERATOR. HER HUSBAND WITNESSED A YELLOW SUBSTANCE SHOOTING FROM THE BURNER HOUSING. HE IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF THE REFRIGERATOR AND REM... Read more

Incident date: Jun 13, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FOREST RIVER SALEM TRAVEL TRAILER. THE VEHICLE HAS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL RM2652. THE REFRIGERATOR WAS REPAIRED IN JUNE OF 2005 BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT COOL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06E076000 (EQUIPMENT: RECREATIONAL VEHICLE) IN DECEMBER OF 2007. DOMETIC STATED THAT HE COULD NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR THE LABOR CHARGES ... Read more

Incident date: Jun 11, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FOREST RIVER CEDAR CREEK. THE VEHICLE HAS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL RM2852. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR WAS INOPERATIVE AND THAT THERE WAS A YELLOWISH RESIDUE OUTSIDE OF THE UNIT. SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO A LOCAL RV SERVICE STATION AND WAS INFORMED THAT HER EQUIPMENT WAS LEAKING AMMONIA. DOMETIC STATED THAT HER VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID... Read more

Incident date: Jun 11, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FOREST RIVER CEDAR CREEK. THE VEHICLE HAS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL RM2852. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR WAS INOPERATIVE AND THAT THERE WAS A YELLOWISH RESIDUE OUTSIDE OF THE UNIT. SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO A LOCAL RV SERVICE STATION AND WAS INFORMED THAT HER EQUIPMENT WAS LEAKING AMMONIA. DOMETIC STATED THAT HER VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID... Read more

Incident date: Jun 16, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FOREST RIVER CEDAR CREEK TRAILER. THE VEHICLE HAS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL RM2852. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V85000 IN REGARDS TO THE BURNER HOUSING DEFECT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD PAY FOR THE PACKAGE TO BE INSTALLED IN THE REFRIGERATOR. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REGISTER THE TRAILER, FOR DI... Read more

Incident date: May 1, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FOREST RIVER FLAGSTAFF SUPERLITE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON HER DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR IN FEBRUARY OF 2008. AT THAT TIME, SHE LIVED AT LEAST TWO HOURS AWAY FROM A CERTIFIED REPAIR SHOP AND WAS UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED; THEREFORE, SHE JUST UNPLUGGED THE REFRIGERATOR. IN MAY OF 2008, SHE HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HER THAT... Read more

Incident date: May 28, 2008

PURCHASED A NEW ROCKWOOD FREEDOM ELECTRIC LIFT POP-UP CAMPER. USED THE CAMPER A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES AND REPLACED THE WINCH MOTOR ONCE AFTER IT STOPPED WORKING. WHILE ON VACATION IN UTAH I WAS SETTING UP THE CAMPER, I RAISED THE CAMPER ROOF WITH THE WINCH AND WENT INSIDE TO PUSH OUT THE BEDS AND GRAB THE SAFETY BRACES. WHILE I WAS STILL INSIDE THE ROOF FELL ON ME CAUSING INJURY. UPON EXAMINATION ... Read more

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Incident date: May 28, 2008

PURCHASED A NEW ROCKWOOD FREEDOM ELECTRIC LIFT POP-UP CAMPER. USED THE CAMPER A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES AND REPLACED THE WINCH MOTOR ONCE AFTER IT STOPPED WORKING. WHILE ON VACATION IN UTAH I WAS SETTING UP THE CAMPER, I RAISED THE CAMPER ROOF WITH THE WINCH AND WENT INSIDE TO PUSH OUT THE BEDS AND GRAB THE SAFETY BRACES. WHILE I WAS STILL INSIDE THE ROOF FELL ON ME CAUSING INJURY. UPON EXAMINATION ... Read more

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Incident date: May 20, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FOREST RIVER SALEM 5TH WHEEL CAMPER (NA). THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE INFORMING HIM THAT HIS DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE, BUT THE HEAT SHIELD WOULD NOT FIT PROPERLY. THE SHIELD WAS FORCED INTO PLACE, WHICH CAUSED THE COOLANT TUBE TO CRACK. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CONTACT AND HIS WIFE TOOK THE VEHICLE ON VACAT... Read more

Incident date: May 12, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FOREST RIVER SIERRA. THE VEHICLE HAS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL RM2652. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V085000 (EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE) IN MAY OF 2008. HE IMMEDIATELY SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT BECAUSE THE REFRIGERATOR HAD ALREADY CRACKED AND BEGAN LEAKING AMMONIA, TH... Read more

Incident date: Jan 11, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FOREST RIVER. THE VEHICLE HAS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL RM2652. HE SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE FROM DOMETIC (ASIA, 21841034) IN JANUARY OF 2008, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD CALL HIM BACK ONCE THEY REACHED MASSACHUSETTS AND WOULD BE COVERED. THE CONTACT CALLED DOMETIC IN MAY OF 2008 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY... Read more

Incident date: May 25, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL RM2652. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MANUFACTURER TO HAVE THE REFRIGERATOR REPAIRED. A TECHNICIAN INSTALLED A STEEL COVERING FOR FREE TO BLOCK A POTENTIAL FIRE. SINCE THAT TIME, THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK ON THE BOILER TUBE; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT WILLING TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. UPDATED 06/25/08 *... Read more

Incident date: Nov 10, 2007

I PURCHASED A TRAVEL TRAILER MANUFACTURED BY FOREST RIVER ON 11/10/07. THIS TRAILER SPECIFIES THAT THE UNLADEN VEHICLE WEIGHT IS 3640 POUNDS. MY TOW VEHICLE STRUGGLES TO PULL THIS TRAILER. I HAD IT THE VEHICLE WEIGHED ON A CERTIFIED PUBLIC SCALE. THE ACTUAL UNLADEN VEHICLE WEIGHT OF THIS TRAILER IS 5036 POUNDS. IT IS APPARENT TO ME THAT THE VEHICLE IS LABELED IN ERROR. AS A RESULT OF THE DIS... Read more

Incident date: May 26, 2008

FIRST TRIP OUT WITH A 2008 FOREST RIVER XLR 30X12 TOYHAULER AND HEARD A LOUD BOOM. PULLED OVER AND THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS BLOWN. IT HAPPENED AT 60-65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ROAD WAS SMOOTH AND I FELT THE BRAKE DRUM TO CHECK IF IT WAS HOT FROM MAYBE DRAGGING BRAKES, BUT IT WAS COOL. THE TIRES HAVE UNDER 250 MILES ON THEM. THE TRAILER WAS DAMAGED FROM THE TREAD SEPARATING FROM THE TIRE, AND THE WI... Read more

Incident date: May 23, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FOREST RIVER CAMPER WITH A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR (MODEL NUMBER IS RM2852). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR LEAKED. SHE RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR THE DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #08E032000) HOWEVER; THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NO LONGER PROVIDING RECALL REPAIRS. UPDATED 07/08/08. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE REF... Read more

Incident date: May 23, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FOREST RIVER CAMPER WITH A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR (MODEL NUMBER IS RM2852). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR LEAKED. SHE RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR THE DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #08E032000) HOWEVER; THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NO LONGER PROVIDING RECALL REPAIRS. UPDATED 07/08/08. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE REF... Read more

Incident date: Apr 19, 2008

PURCHASED NEW. TOWED LESS THAN 150 MILES, TANDEM AXLE FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER. LEFT REAR AXLE "U" BOLTS WERE NOT TIGHTENED AT THE FACTORY CAUSING REAR AXLE TO SHIFT REARWARD THE LENGTH OF THE LEAF SPRING DESTROYING THE REAR AXLE, BRAKE WIRES TORE LOOSE, "U" BOLTS BENT BEYOND USE, REAR LEAF SPRING AND MOUNTING POCKETS BENT. OTHER SECONDARY DAMAGE TO CAMPER. WORKING ON HAVING TOWED TO NEAREST DEALER TO B... Read more

Incident date: Nov 19, 2003

FOREST RIVER PUT THE RUBBER ROOF ON WRONG AND IT LET WATER IN AND ROTTED THE ROOF UNDER IT. THIS LET THE ROOF COME LOOSE AND COME OFF ON THE ROOD. I HAVE SEEN A LEST THREE OF THERE TRAILERS DO IF. *TR

Incident date: Nov 19, 2003

FOREST RIVER PUT THE RUBBER ROOF ON WRONG AND IT LET WATER IN AND ROTTED THE ROOF UNDER IT. THIS LET THE ROOF COME LOOSE AND COME OFF ON THE ROOD. I HAVE SEEN A LEST THREE OF THERE TRAILERS DO IF. *TR

Incident date: Jul 12, 2006

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FOREST RIVER TRAVEL TRAILER. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON JULY 2, 2005. IN JULY OF 2006, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED AND NEEDED REPAIR. THE REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BY FOREST RIVER RV. IN JULY OF 2007, THE ENTIRE AXLE ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WAS BENT AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED, BUT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER STATED THA... Read more

Incident date: Jul 12, 2006

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FOREST RIVER TRAVEL TRAILER. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON JULY 2, 2005. IN JULY OF 2006, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED AND NEEDED REPAIR. THE REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BY FOREST RIVER RV. IN JULY OF 2007, THE ENTIRE AXLE ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WAS BENT AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED, BUT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER STATED THA... Read more

Incident date: Mar 12, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FOREST RIVER RV. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL RM2652. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS SERVICED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06E076000 (EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE). THE REFRIGERATOR CONTINUED TO FAIL AND THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE DEALER. HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE REFRIGERATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE DEFECT... Read more

Incident date: Apr 7, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FOREST RIVER GEORGETOWN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE RELATED TO THE DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR RECALL ON MARCH 24, 2008. HE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH STERICYCLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. HE WAS INFORMED THAT, AS OF TWO WEEKS AGO, DOMETIC NO LONGER REPLACED THE BURNER HOUSING, AND THEY WILL ONLY INSTALL A HEAT SHIELD AS THE REMEDY. THE CONTACT ASKED TO SPEA... Read more

Incident date: Sep 28, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FOREST RIVER ALL AMERICAN SPORT FIFTH WHEEL (NA) WITH CARLISLE WHEELS. THE WHEELS ARE CRACKING AT THE POINT WHERE THE CENTER OF THE WHEEL IS WELDED TO THE OUTER RIM. PREVIOUSLY, ANOTHER WHEEL EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE THE DEALER TO REPLACE ALL WHEELS. NO OTHER VEHICLE INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/1... Read more

Incident date: Mar 24, 2008

2001 5TH WHEEL RV TRAILER MADE BY FOREST RIVER ELKART INDIANA BADLY CRACKED FRAME CAUSING TIRE BLOWOUT UNTOWABLE HAD TO BE CARRIED ON AFLAT BED TRUCK TO THE REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSIS FACTORY DEFECT COSTING OVER $2000 TO REPAIR PLUS 3 DAMAGED TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED FOREST RIVER DON'T WANT TO PAY MORE THAN $850 2 OTHER DEFECTS NEED REPAIR( 1 )BEDROOM SLIDEOUT IS LOOSING ITS BOTTOM (2 )MAINE AND OPP... Read more

Incident date: Jul 21, 2007

I PURCHASED A FOREST RIVER 38' SAND PIPER SPORT F37SP TOY HAULER FIFTH WHEEL NEW IN 2003. THE TRAILER WAS EQUIPED WITH TANDOM AXELS. WE EXPERIANCED NUMEROUS TIRE BLOW OUTS. EACH TIME THE TIRE WOULD BLOW IT WOULD BLOW UP WITH PIECES OF RUBBER FLYING EVERY WHERE CAUSING EXCESSIVE DAMAGE TO THE RV AND CAUSING THE TRAILER TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL UNTIL STOPPED AND OFF THE ROADWAY. THIS WAS BROUG... Read more

Incident date: Jul 21, 2007

I PURCHASED A FOREST RIVER 38' SAND PIPER SPORT F37SP TOY HAULER FIFTH WHEEL NEW IN 2003. THE TRAILER WAS EQUIPED WITH TANDOM AXELS. WE EXPERIANCED NUMEROUS TIRE BLOW OUTS. EACH TIME THE TIRE WOULD BLOW IT WOULD BLOW UP WITH PIECES OF RUBBER FLYING EVERY WHERE CAUSING EXCESSIVE DAMAGE TO THE RV AND CAUSING THE TRAILER TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL UNTIL STOPPED AND OFF THE ROADWAY. THIS WAS BROUG... Read more

Incident date: Mar 5, 2008

TRAVELING ON I-95 THROUGH JACKSONVILLE, FL. PULLING TRAILER AT 55MPH, TREAD ON TRAILER PASSENGER SIDE REAR AXLE TIRE SEPARATED DAMAGING UNDER CARRIAGE AND SIDE OF TRAILER. PUT ON SPARE TIRE, DROVE INTO JACKSON AND BOUGHT NEW RADIAL TIRE REPLACEMENT. KEPT OLD TIRE. *TR

Incident date: Nov 9, 2006

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FOREST RIVER SALEM. THE CONTACT SMELLED SMOKE IN HIS FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER. HE DETECTED SMOKE AND IMMEDIATELY WENT OUTSIDE TO DISCONNECT THE WIRES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CALLED AND THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. NO OTHER VEHICLE INFORMATION WAS APPLICABLE.

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Incident date: Jan 19, 2008

A TIRE BLEW OUT FROM BEAD TO BEAD. AFTER LOOKING AT ALL THE TIRES, FOUND THAT THE TIRES WERE WEARING OUT ON THE OUTSIDE EDGE. I HAVE ALWAYS USED THE MAX AIR PRESSURE WHICH IS 50 PSI. THE TIRES ARE CARLISLE 205-75-15 RADIAL TRAIL CRT LOAD RANGE C. GVW IS 7780. THE TIRES CARRY 1820 LBS EACH AT 50 PSI. THE TIRES COMBINED CARRY 7280 LBS. THIS IS LESS THAN THE 7780 LBS AND SOME OF IT IS DUE TO TONGUE ... Read more

Incident date: Jan 21, 2008

I BOUGHT A 2007 CHEROKEE WOLFPACK 23WP IN OCTOBER 2006. I WAS LOOKING FOR TIRE COVERS. ON THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE TRAILER, THERE ARE TWO STICKERS WHICH BOTH SAY THE TIRE SIZE IS AN ST235/80R16/D. THE TIRES ON THE TRAILER ARE AN ST225/75R15/D. THE STICKER ON THE TRAILER STATES THE GVWR OF 11,615 LBS. THERE IS ALSO A STICKER INSIDE THE CABINET ABOVE THE SINK WHICH ALSO STATES THE GVWR OF 11,615 ... Read more

Incident date: Jan 1, 2008

2003 FOREST RIVER CEDAR CREEK WITH SEVERAL PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH LEAKAGE. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THE DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR HAD A RECALL ON IT AND THEY WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *KB THERE WAS A FATIGUE CRACK IN THE BOILER TUBE AND GAS LEAKED OUT. THE CONSUMER STATED THE UNIT WAS REPAIRED. DOMETIC MADE THE REPAIRS FREE OF CHARGE AS A FAVOR. ... Read more

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