Forest River Windsong 1998
Model Windsong made in 1998 by Forest River got 2 consumer complains as well as 1 recall. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to exterior lighting and parking brake. There was one recall concerning equipment .
Model 1998
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | |||
| 07/08/2000 | 1 | 07/01/1999 | |
| Consumer states the front end design causes water to fill headlights and short out, also the design and placement of the headlight assembly causes poor road illumination, manufacturer has payed for replacement lights and has fowarded an additional one hundred dollars to purchase add on lights, still the problem with design and function exists. *jb | |||
| PARKING BRAKE | |||
| 11/20/2004 | 27631 | 1 | |
| Auto brake light coming on when vehicle (1998 georgetown motorhome by forest river - chevrolet p30 chassis) in motion. automatic park brake came on when driving on freeway at 60 mph. motorhome in shop at present time. it is my understanding that this is a common defect that should be addressed by chevrolet.*ak | |||
Car dealers selling
| State | City | Zip | Name | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | FORT WORTH | 76117 | UNITED RV | 817-834-7141 |