Forest River Cedar Creek 2004
Model Cedar Creek made in 2004 by Forest River got 3 consumer complains as well as 2 recalls. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to equipment and structure. There was one recall concerning equipment .
Model 2004
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| EQUIPMENT | ||||||||||||||||
| 10V454000 | FOREST RIVER, INC. | V (Vehicle) | 2207 | 01/28/2011 | ODI | FOREST RIVER, INC. | 10/01/2010 | 10/06/2010 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Forest river is recalling certain recreational vehicles equipped with dimplex electraflame, symphony, or optiflame branded electric fireplaces, stoves, and fireplace inserts. the plug in remote control receiver for the fireplace can overheat. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | An overheated receiver could cause a fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Forest river is working with dimplex and dimplex will provide owners a free replacement plug-in remote control kit. the safety recall began on january 28, 2011. owners may contact dimplex north america customer service at 1-888-346-7539. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
| EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE | ||||||||||||||||
| 08V346000 | FOREST RIVER, INC. | V (Vehicle) | 11/07/2008 | ODI | FOREST RIVER, INC. | 07/07/2008 | 07/29/2008 | |||||||||
| Defect Summary | Forest river is recalling certain my 2003-2006 motor homes, fifth wheel and travel trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the dometic corporation. the refrigerator may have a defect in the boiler tube. pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If this solution is exposed to an ignition source under certain specific circumstances, it can result in a vehicle fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Forest river is working with dometic to repair these refrigerators (please see 08e032). dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge. dometic has retained stericycle inc. to manage this campaign. stericycle will assist the owner in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or forest river at 1-574-389-4600. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE | |||
| 01/30/2010 | 1 | ||
| Dometic rv refrigerator mod. no. rm2852 (already under recall campaign id 06e076000) to install a heat shield, does not address the defective coil cracking, only just diverts the flame front if ammonia is released and catches fire. i have experienced a catastrophic failure of the coil releasing so much ammonia that it irritated my eyes and required venting rv to rid it of the fumes. fortunately refrigerator was in electric mode, not gas so no fire. after finding out about recall (was never informed of by dometic as required under terms of recall) and contacting dometic i was informed by their representative that under the terms of recall agreed to by them and the nhtsa they were only required to provide the heat shield free of charge, not replace the defective coils. especially if your unit is out of warranty you are out of luck to get coil replaced at no charge if it has failed because of cracked coil. it is my opinion that this recall is flawed, in so far as it has allowed dometic to cover-up a defective product without being responsible for replacement of defective part which can result in potential fire. i therefore request that the nhtsa re-open investigation into this recall and require dometic to replace defective part(s), the entire coil assembly, that will fail or have already failed creating the fire hazard, which can result in loss of entire rv due to fire and possible injury or death of the occupants. *tr | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||
| 09/02/2008 | 1 | ||
| I have 2004 cedar creek fifth wheel. the bedroom up front has glass doors that go to the bottom of the floor. my 2 year old grandson trip and fell through the glass door. luckily he fell backwards and was no seriously hurt. i felt he would have fallen head first that could have been deadly. i contacted cedar creek and they could care less.. they just said i had no warranty left. i told them it was a safety issue , they never replied. also the is a bunkhouse model designed for children in mind. *tr | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
| 09/08/2008 | 1 | ||
| I have a cedar creek 5th wheel camper. when i returned home from a trip i noticed all the wheels were tilted inward and the tires were worn to the steel core inside. i checked with the manufacturer and he said there were no recalls. i found another person on the internet with the same exact axle failures and replaced them. i believe a check of company records will find many cases of owners of this type of unit having replaced these axles at their own expense. this is a very important safety issue that should be addressed asap. i have been a mechanic for 43 years and never saw axles fail like this. *tr | |||