2010 FOREST RIVER GEORGETOWN
3 recalls, 11 complaints
24V913000 Dec 6, 2024
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
Defect Description
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2009-2017 Georgetown Class A motorhomes. The amber turn signal lens has an undersized reflective surface. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflect... Read more
Consequence
Inadequately reflective turn signals can make it difficult for other drivers to see when the vehicle intends to turn, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the turn signal, and bulb, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 11, 2025. Owners may call Forest River customer service at 1-574-206-7600. Forest River's number for this recall is 68-1875.
15V798000 Nov 25, 2015
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Defect Description
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2014 FR3, 2009 Forest River Encore, Sportscoach Elite, and Aurora, 2008-2009 Cruise Master, 2012-2015 Aviator, 2007-2014 Georgetown, 2007-2009 Legend, 2008-2012 Ridgeview, 2008-2014 Cross Country, 2010-2014 Coachmen Encounter, 2009-2014 Pathfind... Read more
Consequence
Unstable entry and exit steps increase the risk of injury.
Remedy
Forest River will notify owners and dealers will install a retainer bracket to reinforce the operating mechanism, free of charge. Forest River issued an interim notification to owners on January 7, 2016. The recall began on March 3, 2016. Owners may contact Forest River customer service number at ... Read more
12V200000 May 8, 2012
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
Defect Description
FOREST RIVER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010-2012 GEORGETOWN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES BUILT ON A FORD STRIPPED CHASSIS, MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 15, 2010, THROUGH NOVEMBER 29, 2011. THE GEAR SHIFTERS CABLE MAY BREAK AT THE ATTACHMENT TO THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL SELECTOR ARM ASSEMBLY MOUNTED... Read more
Consequence
AN INCORRECT GEAR INDICATION IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INCREASES THE RISK THAT A VEHICLE IS LEFT IN GEAR, SUCH THAT THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL LEADING TO A CRASH OR INJURY TO A BYSTANDER.
Remedy
FOREST RIVER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR ARM ASSEMBLY AND THE CABLE ASSEMBLY, FREE OF CHARGE. FOREST RIVER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED A NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FOREST RIVER AT 1-574-295-8749.
Complaint Statistics
11 total complaints
3 fires
Top Reported Components
| Component | Complaints |
|---|---|
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 3 |
| STEERING | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 1 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 |
STRUCTURE:BODY
Sep 3, 2020
Incident date: Aug 20, 2020
THE VEHICLE HAS CAUGHT FIRE UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD AND AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION CONCLUDED THAT IT WAS PRODUCED BY A ELECTRICAL HARNESS BEING PINCHED ON THE LEFT SIDE FRONT BETWEEN THE WALL AND THE FRAME OF THE DASHBOARD. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.
Fire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Sep 3, 2020
Incident date: Aug 20, 2020
THE VEHICLE HAS CAUGHT FIRE UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD AND AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION CONCLUDED THAT IT WAS PRODUCED BY A ELECTRICAL HARNESS BEING PINCHED ON THE LEFT SIDE FRONT BETWEEN THE WALL AND THE FRAME OF THE DASHBOARD. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.
Fire
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Sep 3, 2020
Incident date: Aug 20, 2020
THE VEHICLE HAS CAUGHT FIRE UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD AND AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION CONCLUDED THAT IT WAS PRODUCED BY A ELECTRICAL HARNESS BEING PINCHED ON THE LEFT SIDE FRONT BETWEEN THE WALL AND THE FRAME OF THE DASHBOARD. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.
Fire
STRUCTURE:BODY
Sep 14, 2016
Incident date: Sep 2, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FOREST RIVER GEORGETOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BOLT FRACTURED ON THE RETRACTABLE TRIPLE STEP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRACKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR THE ELECTRIC STEP ENTRY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAIL... Read more
EQUIPMENT
May 31, 2016
Incident date: Apr 27, 2016
HELP PLEASE INCIDENT, TWICE CAMPING, STATIONARY AND ONCE ON THE STREET, ALSO STATIONARY. I HAVE RESEARCHED FOR ANY RECALLS AND FOUND RECALL # 15V798000, PROBLEM CONCERNING THE DOUBLE AND TRIPLE STEPS, A BOLT MAY FRACTURE ALLOWING THE FAN GEAR TO DISENGAGE FROM THE STEPS....I PHONED LIPPERT AND SPO... Read more
STRUCTURE:BODY
May 18, 2016
Incident date: Feb 26, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FOREST RIVER GEORGETOWN. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO USE THE ELECTRIC STEPS, THE STEPS WOULD MAKE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE RV WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE RECALL WAS ACKNOWLEDGED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V798000 (EQ... Read more
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Feb 6, 2014
Incident date: Jul 1, 2010
HYDRAULIC HOSE BROKE AT AFFECTING LEVELING OF VEHICLE. NEEDED TO REPLACE HOSE BEFORE BEING ABLE TO MOVE VEHICLE. HOSE BROKE AT COMPRESSION CONNECTOR. A DIFFERENT HOSE BROKE 5 WEEKS LATER. IN 2013 WHILE AT THE FOREST RIVER SERVICE CENTER IN ELKHART IN., THE SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME THEY HAD NEVER ... Read more
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Feb 6, 2014
Incident date: Jul 1, 2010
HYDRAULIC HOSE BROKE AT AFFECTING LEVELING OF VEHICLE. NEEDED TO REPLACE HOSE BEFORE BEING ABLE TO MOVE VEHICLE. HOSE BROKE AT COMPRESSION CONNECTOR. A DIFFERENT HOSE BROKE 5 WEEKS LATER. IN 2013 WHILE AT THE FOREST RIVER SERVICE CENTER IN ELKHART IN., THE SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME THEY HAD NEVER ... Read more
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Feb 6, 2014
Incident date: Jul 1, 2010
HYDRAULIC HOSE BROKE AT AFFECTING LEVELING OF VEHICLE. NEEDED TO REPLACE HOSE BEFORE BEING ABLE TO MOVE VEHICLE. HOSE BROKE AT COMPRESSION CONNECTOR. A DIFFERENT HOSE BROKE 5 WEEKS LATER. IN 2013 WHILE AT THE FOREST RIVER SERVICE CENTER IN ELKHART IN., THE SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME THEY HAD NEVER ... Read more
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Jun 28, 2012
Incident date: Jun 8, 2012
DISCOVERED A MAJOR DEFECT WITH ALL OF THE RETURN ORANGE HYDRAULIC HOSES USED WITHIN THE ROOM SLIDE AND STABILIZING JACK SYSTEM WITH THE MOTOR HOME. THE DEFECT IS SEVERE BLISTERING (OR BUBBLING) WHICH OCCURS OVER THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE HYDRAULIC LINE. AS THE SYSTEM OPERATES AT HIGH PRESSURE, THE... Read more
STEERING
Jun 19, 2012
Incident date: Jun 4, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FOREST RIVER GEORGETOWN MOTOR HOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL AND STEERING GEAR BOX FAILED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR ALMOST TWO WEEKS AND RETURNE... Read more
FOREST RIVER GEORGETOWN - All Years Overview
Complete safety history for the FOREST RIVER GEORGETOWN across all model years (1997, 2025).
101
Total Recalls
190
Total Complaints
0
Investigations
4
Reported Crashes
7
Reported Fires
0
Reported Deaths
FOREST RIVER GEORGETOWN - Year by Year
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| Year | Recalls | Complaints | |
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| 2025 | 1 | 3 | View |
| 2024 | 2 | 5 | View |
| 2023 | 2 | 6 | View |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | View |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 | View |
| 2020 | 6 | 19 | View |
| 2019 | 7 | 6 | View |
| 2018 | 5 | 4 | View |
| 2017 | 6 | 12 | View |
| 2016 | 4 | 3 | View |
| 2015 | 3 | 4 | View |
| 2014 | 5 | 7 | View |
| 2013 | 4 | 9 | View |
| 2012 | 3 | 9 | View |
| 2011 | 4 | 8 | View |
| 2010 (current) | 3 | 11 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 | View |
| 2008 | 3 | 8 | View |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 | View |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | View |
| 2005 | 3 | 6 | View |
| 2004 | 4 | 15 | View |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | View |
| 2002 | 5 | 6 | View |
| 2001 | 5 | 18 | View |
| 2000 | 3 | 4 | View |
| 1999 | 2 | 7 | View |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | View |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | View |