Forest River Windsong 2001
Model Windsong made in 2001 by Forest River got 1 consumer complain as well as 3 recalls. Consumer complaints with reference to tires. . There were some recalls concerningequipment and exterior lighting.
Model 2001
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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - FOG LIGHTS - SWITCH | ||||||||||||||||
| 02V296000 | FOREST RIVER, INC. | from 06/01/2001 to 07/31/2002 | V (Vehicle) | 220 | 11/19/2002 | MFR | FOREST RIVER, INC. | 11/07/2002 | 11/18/2002 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain class a motor homes built on either a ford or workhorse chassis, the power feed for the fog lamps may have been mis-wired. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Normal use of the fog lights could cause the diode in the radio circuit to overheat and possibly cause a fire. owners are asked to not use the fog lights until this situation is corrected. although the georgetown motor homes were not equipped with fog lights, the wiring for the fog lights is in the dash harness, and therefore, contains the defect. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace part of the dash harness that contains this wiring. owner notification began november 19, 2002. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact forest river at 1-574-389-1892. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - SWITCHES - BRAKE WARNING | ||||||||||||||||
| 03V347000 | FOREST RIVER, INC. | from 06/01/1999 to 05/31/2003 | V (Vehicle) | 1200 | 08/11/2003 | MFR | FOREST RIVER, INC. | 09/17/2003 | 09/25/2003 | 571 | 105 S5.3 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Certain motor home chassis fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 105, hydraulic and electric brake systems. the brake system warning indicator may not function as required by standard. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In some of the affected vehicles, the brake system warning indicator will not illuminate when the ignition is in the start position or for a low brake fluid condition, if the body builder relied solely upon ford's ivm compliance statement for the brake system warning indicator. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will repair the brake warning lamp circuit. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact forest river at 1-574-389-4600. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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| TIRES | |||
| 07/29/2005 | 1 | ||
| On july 29. 2005 our family were headed north on i-29 out of kansas city to go to omaha for the weekend and about the iowa state line i saw an rv swaying back and forth as our trailer parts exploded across the highway. as i stopped i saw the left side forward tire had exploded and with it taken out the trailer floor resulting in what was later $11,000 dollars in damage. carlisle tire has done nothing saying the tires were to old. the tires were under 4 years and were always properly inflated and had less than 3000 miles on them. this and the horrible claim process of state farm insurance ruined our trip and has taken over 3 months to settle and as of this date still no check. in further investigation all three remaining tires appear to have the tread separating. you could slide a butter knife between the tread and sidewall. very similar to the firestones on the ford products. hope to get some results and i would avoid at all cost carlisle tire products. the trailer is a total loss and we have now lost our equity in it. these tires have ruined our familys summer and fall camping and the manufacturer has continued to do nothing about it. this is unacceptable. *jb | |||