Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1998 Forest River Georgetown

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the tires › sidewall. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Tires › Sidewall1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer07V085000
Filed Mar 5, 2007128,000 vehiclesForest River, Inc.

Defect. 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.

Risk. RELEASE OF COOLANT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD IGNITE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy. 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,

What owners reported

Newest filings
Tires › Sidewall
Filed May 11, 200650,000 milesMI

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE HAD THREE BLOWOUTS. THE FIRST TIRE WAS THE REAR INSIDE DUEL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND THE TIRE WAS CHANGED. THE SECOND AND THIRD WERE THE INSIDE DUEL ON THE DRIVER SIDE, THEY TOO WERE CHANGED. THE FORTH TIRE HAD A BULGE IN THE SIDEWALL AND WAS CHANGED BEFORE ANY PROBLEM OCCURRED. THIS HAPPENED OVER SEVERAL YEARS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN ALERTED ABOUT THE FORTH TIRE. THE VEHICLE IS A 1998 FOREST RIVER GEORGETOWN. *AK

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2020
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20252100Routine
20243210Routine
20233210Routine
20222300Routine
20215400Routine
202010600Routine
20194700Routine
20184500Routine
20177600Routine
20163400Routine
20153300Routine
20145500Routine
20136400Routine
20129310Routine
20117400Routine
20107310Routine
20093300Routine
20085300Routine
20073210Routine
20060200Routine
20055310Routine
200410400Routine
20035500Routine
20026510Routine
20017500Routine
20004300Routine
19993200Routine
1998 — this page1100Routine
19970100Routine

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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: Mar 5, 2007. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.