Forest River Georgetown 2001
Model Georgetown made in 2001 by Forest River got 14 consumer complains as well as 5 recalls. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to engine and engine cooling and equipment. There were some recalls concerningequipment and exterior lighting.
Model 2001
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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - FOG LIGHTS - SWITCH | ||||||||||||||||
| 02V296000 | FOREST RIVER, INC. | from 06/01/2001 to 07/31/2002 | V (Vehicle) | 220 | 11/19/2002 | MFR | FOREST RIVER, INC. | 11/07/2002 | 11/18/2002 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain class a motor homes built on either a ford or workhorse chassis, the power feed for the fog lamps may have been mis-wired. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Normal use of the fog lights could cause the diode in the radio circuit to overheat and possibly cause a fire. owners are asked to not use the fog lights until this situation is corrected. although the georgetown motor homes were not equipped with fog lights, the wiring for the fog lights is in the dash harness, and therefore, contains the defect. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace part of the dash harness that contains this wiring. owner notification began november 19, 2002. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact forest river at 1-574-389-1892. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | ||||||||||||||||
| 09V110000 | NAVISTAR, INC | V (Vehicle) | 48876 | 09/16/2010 | ODI | FOREST RIVER, INC. | 04/03/2009 | 04/03/2009 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Navistar is recalling certain model year my 2001-2008 workhorse w20, w21 and w22 chassis and certain model year 2009 through 2011 monaco rv admiral, arista, monarch, and riptide recreational vehicles equipped with axles that include bosch zops or zoht pin slide hydraulic disc brakes. when combined with occasional or seasonal vehicle operation may experience calipers sticking in the applied position. this can result in abnormal heat generation at the wheel end causing brake drag. the driver would normally have warning of the brake drag if undetected by the driver. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The temperature increase at the wheel end can eventually lead to soft pedal conditions due to brake fluid boil, and possible extended stopping distance increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Workhorse dealers will replace all four bosch brake caliper assemblies free of charge. the safety recall began on september 16, 2010. owners may contact workhorse at 1-877-246-7731. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Workhorse recall no. 50901-c and 51101-c.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 . | |||||||||||||||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - SWITCHES - BRAKE WARNING | ||||||||||||||||
| 03V347000 | FOREST RIVER, INC. | from 06/01/1999 to 05/31/2003 | V (Vehicle) | 1200 | 08/11/2003 | MFR | FOREST RIVER, INC. | 09/17/2003 | 09/25/2003 | 571 | 105 S5.3 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Certain motor home chassis fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 105, hydraulic and electric brake systems. the brake system warning indicator may not function as required by standard. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In some of the affected vehicles, the brake system warning indicator will not illuminate when the ignition is in the start position or for a low brake fluid condition, if the body builder relied solely upon ford's ivm compliance statement for the brake system warning indicator. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will repair the brake warning lamp circuit. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact forest river at 1-574-389-4600. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 1 | 11/01/2000 | ||
| Consumer states the water pump surged.*jb | |||
| EQUIPMENT | |||
| 1 | 11/01/2000 | ||
| The bracket that holds the spare tire is bent, also while vehicle is in motion the jacks slip, the ladder on the back of r.v is bent.*jb | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||
| 1 | 11/01/2000 | ||
| Air condition does not work properly.*jb | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TAIL LIGHTS | |||
| 1 | 11/01/2000 | ||
| Consumer states tail light was cracked.*jb | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY | |||
| 4 | |||
| While driving on half a tank and without warning vehicle will stall, resulting in complete shutdown. dealer has been notified.*ak the cause for stalling of the vehicle was due to steel filings and grass in fuel tank causing pump to cease working. *yh | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | |||
| 1 | 11/01/2000 | ||
| Consumer states drivers side door latch is inoperative, and the door kammed.*jb | |||
| OTHER | |||
| 1 | 11/01/2000 | ||
| All the screws in the dash board are stripped.*jb | |||
| 1 | 11/01/2000 | ||
| The carpet on the steps fell off, and has never been repaird since r.v. was purchased.*jb | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 1 | 11/01/2000 | ||
| The transmission does not down shift when in low gear going down hill*jb | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - BUMPERS | |||
| 01/21/2002 | 1 | 07/01/2001 | |
| Consumer was driving about 55mph on highway and without prior warning rear bumper fell off. dealership was aware of problem.*ak the bumper was being held on by 2 sheet metal screws. the rest of the bumper was laying on the tow bar of the vehicle which prevented it from actually falling off. the ladder on the vehicle was attached to the bumper which also broke when the bumper fell off. *jg | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 09/03/2004 | 3000 | 2 | 09/14/2001 |
| I recently experienced (09/03/04) catastrophic failure of two carlisle tires (about 80 miles between failures) on my travel trailer. the trailer was purchased new on 09/14/01 (flagstaff superlite 25 ld) and the mileage was approximately 3,000 miles. i was not aware of the first failure (curb side rear) until i stopped for gas. all that was left of the tire on the wheel was the two side walls. fortunately the front tire on the curb side did not fail. we installed the spare tire and continued. about 80 miles farther the front tire on the drivers side failed in the same manner. i retrieved a chunk of the tire tread from the highway. later i found another piece under the bath tub. the damage to the trailer was repaired for $142.13 (new inner fender $49.95, new tail light assembly for license plate $12.18, replacement plate $5.00 and labor $75.00). with two failures within 100 miles, we decided to replace all five tires. the failed tires were carlisle radial st, st175/80r13 load range c. other numbers on the side wall of the spare tire which i kept unmounted are: cr9579-2, and drcd80-a-efs. i phoned carlisle tire and told my story to their service representative. she said the tire warranty was for two years. i said i was unhappy with carlisle tires and the fact that their catastrophic failure damaged my trailer. she said she had noted the tire type and size that failed. she did not take any of my personal information. *nm | |||
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM - WINDSHIELD - HEATER CORE | |||
| 1 | 11/01/2000 | ||
| The heater duct is not connected under dash.*jb | |||
| VISIBILITY - GLASS, SIDE/REAR | |||
| 1 | 11/01/2000 | ||
| Consumer states the windshield is protruding and is cracked, the window over the bed is leaking air, the window in the bedroom is bent | |||