Structure › Body
Filed May 28, 2023TX
The front bedroom slide out has caused a structural crack.
2017 Forest River Blue Ridge
Routine
Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the unknown or other. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown or Other | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suspension | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Structure › Body | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsSuspension
Filed Dec 27, 2017TN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FOREST RIVER BLUE RIDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STORAGE DOORS OPENED UPWARDS INSTEAD OF DOWNWARDS, WHICH CAUSED RAIN WATER TO ENTER. THE DEALER (SMALLWOOD'S TRAILERS AND CAMPERS, 4305 US-45 JACKSON, TN 38305) ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE CAMPER IN FOR A TRADE IN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND OFFERED TO REPAIR THE CARPET AND DOORS. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
Unknown or Other
Filed Jun 7, 20173,000 milesOK
ISSUE: DOORS TO THE UNDER CABIN STORAGE WERE INSTALLED UPSIDE DOWN ALLOWING LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER TO LEAK INTO CABIN AREA. FOREST RIVER DID HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE UNIT AND THE ENGINEERS WERE WORKING A SOLUTION, HOWEVER THEY CONTINUE TO SELL THE UNITS. I RECEIVED MY UNIT IN JANUARY 2017.ENGINEERS HAVE NOT DEVELOPED A SOLUTION AS OF TODAY. SAFETY CONCERNS: MOLD THROUGHOUT THE CABIN AREA. OWNERS MANUAL STATES TO KEEP HUMIDITY AT 30 TO 50%. TO PREVENT MOLD. WITH THIS MODEL IT'S IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE OF DESIGN TO MAINTAIN CORRECT HUMIDITY. FRAME SAFETY. THE UNIT HAS BONDED FLOORS. FLOORS ARE BONDED TO THE FRAME. WITH THE WARPING OF THE FLOORS, FRAME SAFETY IS A POSSIBILITIY. COULD POSSIBLY BREAK AWAY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE UNIT WAS INSPECTED AND REPORTED TO FOREST RIVER THROUGH AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ABOUT THE ISSUES. FOREST RIVER SOLUTION IS TO PICK UP THE RV FROM THE REPAIR FACILITY, CONTINUE ON TRAVELING IN THE UNIT. THEY WOULD NOTIFY US OF A SOLUTION WHEN ONE BECOMES AVAILABLE. AS A CONSUMER I FEEL THIS IS AN UNREASONABLE TIME LINE TO SIMPLY WAIT ON A SOLUTION WHICH THE MANUFACTURER HAD PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF. IT IS UNREASONABLE TO ASK ME TO CONTINUE TO TRAVEL IN A POTENTIALLY MOLD INFESTED UNIT.
3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.
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.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.