Forest River Forester 2001

Model Forester made in 2001 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 2001

Recalls


CampaignManufacturerManufacturing dateType# of units affectedDate Owner notified MfgRecall Initiated byManufacturers of recalled vehicles/productsReport Recieved DateRecord Creation DateRegulation Part NumberFMVSS Number
EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
07V085000FOREST RIVER, INC. V (Vehicle)12800011/13/2007MFRFOREST RIVER, INC.03/05/200703/07/2007
Defect SummaryCertain 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 SummaryRelease of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.
Corrective SummaryForest 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,
NotesCustomers 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 datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
03/12/2008202/17/2002
 Tl*the contact owns a 2001 forest river rv. the vehicle is equipped with a dometic refrigerator, model rm2652. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and was serviced for nhtsa campaign id number 06e076000 (equipment:recreational vehicle). the refrigerator continued to fail and the contact returned to the dealer. he was informed that the entire refrigerator needed to be replaced due to the defective component. the dometic manufacturer would not replace the refrigerator. the part number was unknown. no other vehicle information was available.