Forest River Surveyor 2004
Model Surveyor made in 2004 by Forest River got 3 consumer complains as well as 1 recall. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to equipment and structure. There was one recall concerning equipment .
Model 2004
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 | |||
| 07/09/2008 | |||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 (na) forest river surveyor svt303. the vehicle has a dometic refrigerator, model rm2652. the contact received a safety recall notice for his dometic and has attempted to reach dometic ever since. he keeps getting an automated system that disconnects him repeatedly. the serial number is 541-08981. the failure mileage and recall number were unknown. | |||
| EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE | |||
| 07/03/2007 | 1 | 02/23/2006 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2004 forest river surveyor. while the vehicle was parked, the contact left the side entry door open so that air could circulate. he awoke in the middle of the night to a burning smell. the entry door was against the heater and caused it to melt. when the entry door is open, it rests against the heater. the doorstop fails to prevent the door from touching the heater occasionally. the dealer stated that there is no remedy for the failure. no other vehicle information is available. updated 02/01/08. *lj | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||
| 07/03/2007 | 1 | 02/23/2006 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2004 forest river surveyor. while the vehicle was parked, the contact left the side entry door open so that air could circulate. he awoke in the middle of the night to a burning smell. the entry door was against the heater and caused it to melt. when the entry door is open, it rests against the heater. the doorstop fails to prevent the door from touching the heater occasionally. the dealer stated that there is no remedy for the failure. no other vehicle information is available. updated 02/01/08. *lj | |||