Forest River Wildwood 2006
Model Wildwood made in 2006 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 2006
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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STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
08/08/2009 | |||
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 forest river wildwood trailer. the contact stated that upon inspecting the vehicle she noticed that the base had a split next to the i-beam which caused the vehicle to fish tail and subsequently crash. the dealer has not diagnosed the cause of the failure. a complaint was filed with the manufacturer. the failure and current mileages were not applicable. updated 06/17/10. *lj | |||
STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||
03/25/2009 | 0 | 1 | |
Noticed the a frame was starting to bend upwards. when the repair shop checked it out they saw the a frame was breaking away at the weld line. upon further inspection there was missing weld spots and a large crack in the a frame. there was also no cross members from the front of the unit to the axle. the model of trailer is a grand surveyor which is not a listed choice under forest river. *tr |