Forest River Wildwood 2000
Model Wildwood made in 2000 by Forest River got 4 consumer complains there are 2 investigations as well as 1 recall. Consumer complaints with reference to tires. . The car had some investigations: tires, wheels. 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. | |||||||||||||||
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | ||||||
| PE02065 | FOREST RIVER, INC. | 09/06/2002 | 01/09/2003 | ROAD WHEEL & TIRE FAILURES | ||
| The subject trailers are fitted with a large decal instructing owners to notify the wheel & tire manufacturer in case of problems or failures of wheels or tires.this action is to be taken in lieu of contacting the manufacturer of the trailers.the tire and wheel manufacturer, calisle wheel & tire in this case, has agreed to this arrangement and further agreed to handleall tire and wheel problems.the manufacturer of the subject trailer instructs anyone contacting them with wheel/tire problems to contact carisle.according to forest river, carisle has also made this arrangement with several other trailer manufacturers.in order to discover the total number of complaints involving forest river and any additional manufacturers that also use carisle wheels and tires, this investigation is being closed and an investigation into carisle wheel & tire will be initiated. | ||||||
| WHEELS | ||||||
| PE02065 | FOREST RIVER, INC. | 09/06/2002 | 01/09/2003 | ROAD WHEEL & TIRE FAILURES | ||
| The subject trailers are fitted with a large decal instructing owners to notify the wheel & tire manufacturer in case of problems or failures of wheels or tires.this action is to be taken in lieu of contacting the manufacturer of the trailers.the tire and wheel manufacturer, calisle wheel & tire in this case, has agreed to this arrangement and further agreed to handleall tire and wheel problems.the manufacturer of the subject trailer instructs anyone contacting them with wheel/tire problems to contact carisle.according to forest river, carisle has also made this arrangement with several other trailer manufacturers.in order to discover the total number of complaints involving forest river and any additional manufacturers that also use carisle wheels and tires, this investigation is being closed and an investigation into carisle wheel & tire will be initiated. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 07/09/2007 | 2 | ||
| While towing the 2000 camper in august 2006 a carlisle tire st175/80r13 which came with the trailer had no noticeable tread wear or sidewall blemishes and was properly inflate blew out and tore through the wheel well. i replaced it with the spare being used for the first time only to have that also blow out on july 9 2007. i replaced these tires with another brand and repaired the wheel well. *ak | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 01/20/2004 | 4 | ||
| On four different occasions all four of the tire tread separated. consumer managed to pull over to change the tire. dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. carli, 20575/r15.*ak | |||
| 07/01/2001 | 5 | 07/01/2000 | |
| While driving, consumer experienced tire blow outs on five separate occasions, all four tires were shredded completely, except the back left tire which contained a bubble, the tires also caused damage to rv, consumer is requesting assistance and answers as to why all five tires failed in a matter of days.(dunlop tires)*jb | |||