Forest River Flagstaff 1998
Model Flagstaff made in 1998 by Forest River got 1 consumer complain as well as 1 recall. Consumer complaints with reference to equipment. . There was one recall concerning equipment .
Model 1998
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE | ||||||||||||||||
| 07V085000 | FOREST RIVER, INC. | V (Vehicle) | 128000 | 11/13/2007 | MFR | FOREST RIVER, INC. | 03/05/2007 | 03/07/2007 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain recreational vehicles equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, 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 | Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Forest river will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 06e076). 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 you 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 | |||
| 05/11/2010 | |||
| Tl* the contact owns a 1998 forest river flagstaff rv. the vehicle was equipped with a dometic refrigerator, model number rm2652, serial number 81000187. the contact observed the refrigerator was not cooling properly with a yellow residue leakage. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. there was a recall under nhtsa campaign id number 08e032000 (equipment). the manufacturer refused to repair the refrigerator under the recall due to the refrigerator not operable. the contact was not in agreement with the recall remedy repair. the refrigerator had not been replaced or repaired at the time of the complaint. the vehicle was stationary with no mileage. | |||