Forest River Sandpiper 2000
Model Sandpiper made in 2000 by Forest River got 2 consumer complains as well as 1 recall. Consumer complaints with reference to structure. . There was one recall concerning equipment .
Model 2000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 07/14/2005 | 1 | 02/05/2000 | |
| A couple of months after i bought my forest river sandpiper 5th wheel rv trailer i had found that the door frame to the entrance door was cracking. i took the rv back to the dealer, family fun rv, for inspection and warranty repair. i was told that they had ordered me a new door and frame. soon after, without contacting me, the dealer went out of business and had not repaired the door. in july of 2005, while traveling to new mexico, i had noticed that the body of the rv appeared to be bending in the middle. when i returned from my trip on 7/24/05, i contacted forest river warranty department. they advised this was a chassis issue with the company that built the chassis and they would be responsible. he said that it sounded like one of the anchor bolts appears to have broken and that he had seen the happen before. he advised me to send him photos to mrforestriver@pacbell.net and the would contact the chassis dealer and let me know what could be done. after sending several e-mails with no further response, i called again on aug 3, 2005. the forest river warranty rep advised me that he had talked with his supervisor and he would need more photos of the rear and underside of the rv. i sent the photos today as i had to wait till i was home during daylight hours to take the photos. i am awaiting a response to my claim. this appears to be a big safety issue and was apparently an issue when i found the cracks in the door frame right after i purchased the rv. *nm | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||
| 06/24/2010 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2000 forrest river shasta. while examining the vehicle the contact noticed that the frame was cracked above the spring shackles. prior to noticing the failure the contact noticed that the frame would make a cracking noise while traveling from 0-5 mph. the vehicle has not been diagnosed. the mileage was not available. bml | |||
Car dealers selling
| State | City | Zip | Name | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA | TACOMA | 98484 | FAMILY FUN RV | 253-472-5040 |