Forest River Cherokee 2006
Model Cherokee made in 2006 by Forest River got 5 consumer complains as well as 1 recall. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to equipment adaptive and tires. There was one recall concerning equipment .
Model 2006
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 - 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 |
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| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE | |||
| 09/04/2010 | |||
| Travel trailer parked at rv campsite. during morning hours, refrigerator caught fire behind unit during normal use. occupants smelled smoke and called fire department. before fire was contained, enough damage was done to total travel trailer. refrigerator is located by door on unit. if this had happened while occupants were asleep, injuries or death could have occurred. when filing claim with insurance company, we found that the refrigerator had been recalled by dometic. no recall notice had ever been received from dometic or the dealer (funtime rv). travel trailer is a total loss and even though damages are covered, if this had occurred at a different time or location, the results could have been catastrophic. | |||
| TIRES | |||
| 09/20/2009 | 5000 | 1 | |
| 1. towing a 27ft. travel trailer in the right lane of a two lane highway at approximately 55 mph. 2. carlisle trailer tire blew on travel trailer; pulled off on shoulder and changed with spare. 3. the tires are ~ 2 years old with ~5000 miles. found that all four of the trailer tires are defective (1 blew, 3 out of round). all four were replaced with a different manufacture | |||