Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1999 Forest River Georgetown

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the visibility › windshield. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Visibility › Windshield1
000
Structure1
000
Fuel System, Other1
000

2 safety recalls

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,

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Brake Fluid Low Warning › Lamp99V165002
Filed Nov 16, 199970 vehiclesForest River, Inc.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON A FORD CHASSIS. THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR LAMP IS NOT IN THE CORRECT POSITION IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 105, "HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEMS."

Risk. THE BULB/SOCKET ASSEMBLY MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL PLACE THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR LAMP IN THE CORRECT POSITION.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Fuel System, Other
Filed Oct 2, 200775,000 milesCA

TIRE FAILED AND RIPPED OUT ALL WIRING AND PROPANE LINES (2) THAT ARE RUNNING ABOVE THE TIRES. NONE OF THE FUEL LINES ARE PROTECTED. THE PROPANE WAS BLOWING OUT THE LINES AND COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE OR EXPLODED. I CANNOT BELIEVE A MANUFACUTRER WOULD ASSUME THE LIABILITY OR BE ALLOWED TO RUN FUEL LINES IN SUCH A PRECARIOUS LOCATION. *TR

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Apr 22, 20046,000 milesMI

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WINDSHIELD LEAKED WHEN IT RAINED. THIS VEHICLE HAS A TWO PIECE FRONT WINDSHIELD THAT CAME LOOSE FROM THE CENTER PARTITION. THIS CAUSED THE GLASS TO FALL DOWN INSIDE OF THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK

Structure
Filed Aug 8, 2000IN

THE ENTRY STEPS TO THE MOTORHOME DO NOT CLOSE PROPERLY AND OPEN WHILE DRIVING, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS HOWEVER CONTINUES TO OPEN. *MJS

3 of 3 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
1999 — this page3200Routine
19981100Routine
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.