Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2008 Forest River Rockwood

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Equipment › Mechanical › Winch07V514000
Filed Nov 5, 20072,983 vehiclesForest River, Inc.

Defect. ON CERTAIN FOLDING CAMPING TRAILERS (FCT) EQUIPPED WITH A POWER WINCH UNIT, MODEL P55000, BUILT BY CAREFREE OF COLORADO, AN INCORRECT MATERIAL WAS USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE CABLE SHAFTS ON SOME OF THESE POWER WINCH UNITS. UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES WHILE THE FOLDING CAMPING TRAILER TOP IS BEING LIFTED, IF THE WINCH IS PLACED INTO A STALL CONDITION, THE CABLE SHAFT MAY BREAK PRIOR TO THE FUSE OR CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPING.

Risk. SHOULD THE CABLE SHAFT BREAK, THE FCT TOP COULD THEN FREE-FALL INTO THE LOWER POSITION, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURIES.

Remedy. FOREST RIVER IS WORKING WITH CAREFREE OF COLORADO AND WILL INSTALL NEW CABLE SHAFTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 12, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CAREFREE OF COLORADO AT 1-800-621-2617 OR FOREST RIVER AT 574-389-4615.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2020
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20261200Routine
20242000Routine
20232200Routine
202212420Routine
20216310Routine
202013110Routine
20198500Routine
201810600Routine
20178700Routine
20169110Routine
201512020Routine
20146210Routine
20136200Routine
20128100Routine
20101000Routine
2008 — this page0100Routine
20071200Routine
20061100Routine
20050200Routine
20041100Routine
200310200Routine
20021100Routine
20010100Routine
20000100Routine
19990100Routine
19980100Routine
19970100Routine
19931000Routine

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Other Forest River models

All Forest River models →
Cherokee 160Georgetown 132Wildwood 111Salem 98Flagstaff 68Cardinal 61Wildcat 54R-Pod 54Shasta 51Cedar Creek 48

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