FOREST RIVER Complaints

OUR MOTORHOME FRONT CAP MOVES WHEN USING THE LEVELERS. THE RIGHT WINDSHIELD HAS BROKEN TWICE AND THE LEFT BROKE WHILE SITTING IN A STORAGE LOT ON LEVEL GROUND. (LEVELERS NOT EXTENDED)I INFORMED THE FORESTRIVER RETAIL WARRANTY PEOPLE AND THEY ACT AS THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT BY THE SHOP AND THEY WOULD TAKE A LOOK AT IT. ONLY ONE PROBLEM.THEY ARE OVER 2000 MILES AWAY AND THE MOTORHOME CANNOT BE DRIVEN WITH BROKEN WINDSHIELDS.THEY ALSO SAID THAT USING THE AUTOMATIC LEVELERS CAN PUT A UNDUE TWIST TO THE FRONT CAP AND CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. IF THAT IS THE CASE. WHY HAVE THAT FEATURE INSTALLED? THIS IS A MAJOR MANUFACTURER DEFECT. IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FOREST RIVER SALEM RV LIGHT WITH TOW MASTER ST TIRES SIXE 205 75/14. THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. BOTH TIRES HAD 2,000 MILES ON THEM WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWO TIRES ON THE VEHICLE FAILED ON TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE TIRE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE OTHER THREE TIRES TREAD BELT WAS SHREDDING AND THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THE TIRE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRES AND SUGGESTED THE CONTACT CALL THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE DOT FOR ALL FIVE TIRES WAS 5310SPH4609. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

UPON RETURNING FROM VACATION SEPT 23 TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 40, I HAD A BLOWOUT. ON SEPT 24 TRAVELED TO GALLUP NEW MEXICO AND REPLACED THE TIRE (OF WHICH THEY KEPT). I AM AGAIN ON THE ROAD, BLEW ANOTHER TIRE, STOPPED IN ALBUQUERQUE NM AT WALMART AND REPLACED THE TIRE (THEY ALSO KEPT THE BAD TIRE). LUCKILY I DID NOT HAVE ANY MORE BLOWOUTS FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP. I WENT TO OK TIRE ON SEPT 28 WHICH IS WHERE I PURCHASED THE TIRES ORGINALLY AND THEY ASKED THAT I BRING THE REMAINING THREE TIRES UP FOR INSPECTION. THEY ALSO WERE FALLING APART. IT LOOKS AS IF THEY ARE DEFECTIVE AND OK TIRE AS MUCH AS SAID SO. OK TIRE IS SENDING THE TIRES TO TCI (TIRE CENTERS INC) FOR EVALUATION. I WILL PROBABLY GET NEW TIRES FOR THE THREE, BUT I FEEL I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE TWO NEW TIRES I HAD TO PURCHASE. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, DEATH AND/OR BOTH. I AM NOT ASKING FOR A MILLION DOLLARS I AM ASKING FOR MY MONEY BACK. IF THE TIRES HAD BEEN PROPERLY MANUFACTERED THERE WOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE. THE TIRES WERE ONLY A LITTLE OVER A YEAR OLD.. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

CPSC#H1180084A. 2004 FLAGSTAFF. CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS SLEEPING IN CAMPER WHEN THE 60X80 BED CAME APART AT THE HINGES. SHE REACTED QUICKLY AND GOT OUT THROUGH THE OPENING INTO THE CAMPER. SAYS IF SHE HAD NOT REACTED QUICKLY SHE COULD HAVE GOTTEN SERIOUSLY HURT. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE, THEN THE BED DROPPED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ALUMINUM WAS NOT WELDED PROPERLY AND THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE BED TOGETHER WAS THE BOARD ON BOTH SIDES. *JB

THE WINDSHIELD UPPER TOP RIGHT AND LEFT CORNER IS PEELING AWAY FROM THE FRAME. THE WINDSHIELD REPAIR SHOP TELLS ME THAT IT WAS DEFECTIVE INSTALLATION AT THE MANUFACTURER. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FOREST RIVER SANDPIPER RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRACKETS THAT HELD THE WATER HOLDING TANK WAS BENT AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200.

WE PURCHASED THE RV IN MIDDLEBURY, INDIANA AND STARTED HOME WITH IT ON AUG 12, 2011. WE STOPPED FOR THE NIGHT IN ILLINOIS. THE MORNING OF THE 13TH WE DROVE APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES AND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TANDOM TIRE BLEW LEAVING JUST PART OF THE SIDEWALL ATTACHED TO THE WHEEL. AFTER WE MADE IT HOME AND CHECKED THE LOAD LIMIT OF THE TIRES WE DISCOVERED THAT THEY WERE RATED C WITH A LOAD LIMIT OF 2150 LBS. PER THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE TRAILER CARGO CARRYING CAPACITY DECAL ON THE TRAILER, THE DRY WEIGHT OF THE TRAILER IS 7696 AND THE CARGO WEIGHT SHOULD NOT EXCEED 1388 POUNDS. WE DID NOT HAVE ANY PERSONAL ITEMS LOADED INTO THE TRAILER WHEN THE TIRE BLEW. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE TIRES ARE NOT RATED TO CARRY OVER 9000 POUNDS. IT IS GETTING CLOSE TO THE MAX EMPTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD. THE CONTACT STATED THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM CONTINUED TO SHUT OFF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WHEN THE TELEVISION AND THE FAN WAS TURNED ON. THE CONTACT STATED THE BREAKER BOX WAS EXTREMELY HOT. THE AIR CONDITIONER ALSO DID NOT BLOW COLD AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN HELPFUL. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO LIVE IN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORREST RIVER CARDINAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME HAD CRACKS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE WHEELS. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE FRAME WAS POORLY DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS ADDRESSING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FOREST RIVER SALEM TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH FRONT AND REAR AXLES WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE FOUR LEAF SPRINGS WERE POORLY DESIGNED AND DANGEROUS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.