2012 Forest River Blue Ridge

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the equipment adaptive/mobility. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer21V523000

Filed Jul 9, 2021825 vehiclesForest River, Inc.

Defect. Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Coachmen Cross Country, 2015 Coachmen Encore, 2016-2020 Coachmen Mirada, 2018-2021 Coachmen Sportscoach, 2019-2021 Forest River Berkshire, 2011-2016 Forest River Blue Ridge, 2014-2019 Forest River Cardinal, 2014-2020 Forest River Cedar Creek, 2014-2021 Forest River Georgetown, 2019 Forest River Legacy, and 2017-2018 Forest River Riverstone recreational vehicles equipped with Hehr 6400 Series windows. The adhesive that bonds the vented portion of the window may fail.

Risk. Adhesive failure may cause the vent portion of the window to detach, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.

Remedy. Dealers will inspect the windows, and replace the vent if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 2, 2021. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-8600. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1380.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

Filed Nov 16, 20142,500 milesVA

THE SLIDES ON MY FOREST RIVER BLUE RIDGE FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER STARTED OPERATING ON THEIR OWN. IF THE SLIDES EXTEND WHILE TRAVELING THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IF THE SLIDES RETRACT WHILE CAMPING, PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH COULD RESULT. MY CAMPER WAS STATIONARY BOTH TIMES THE HYDRAULIC MOTOR ENERGIZED. THE FIRST TIME IN MY DRIVEWAY THE SLIDES EXTENDED. THE SECOND TIME WAS WHILE I WAS CAMPING. THE SLIDES WERE EXTENDED AND THE MOTOR ENERGIZED TWO DAYS LATER. WHEN I NOTICED THE MOTOR WAS RUNNING AND I OPENED THE DOOR TO THE MOTOR COMPARTMENT THE MOTOR WAS SMOKING AND OOZING FLUID. I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE POWER TO THE MOTOR AND THE WIRES TO THE SOLENOID. I HAD TO REPLACE THE SOLENOID, MOTOR AND COMPLETE CONTROL PANEL. THE CONTROL PANEL OPERATED FINE AFTER A NEW MOTOR AND SOLENOID WERE INSTALLED, BUT I DID NOT TRUST IT. FOREST RIVER NEEDS TO INSTALL A SHUTOFF SWITCH TO COMPLETELY SHUTOFF THE SLIDE SYSTEM TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. IN THE INTERIM, I DISCONNECT THE POWER AND THE SOLENOID. THIS IS NOT EASY TO DO. *TR

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2017

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2017	3	0	Routine
2016	2	1	Routine
2015	3	1	Routine
2014	1	3	Routine
2013	3	3	Routine
2012 — this page	1	1	Routine
2011	0	1	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Jul 9, 2021. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.