2002 Forest River Salem

Routine

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

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Electrical System1
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
Electrical System
Filed Apr 19, 2016OH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FOREST RIVER SALEM. THE CONTACT STATED HE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE RV. THE RV WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 98E028000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT ONCE MAGNETEK WAS PURCHASED BY THEIR COMPANY, THEY NO LONGER HAD ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 05/31/16*LJ

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2022
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20270200Routine
20260600Routine
20254800Routine
202441000Routine
20232500Routine
202213700Routine
202141010Routine
202012730Routine
201951100Routine
20186910Routine
20175900Routine
20169810Routine
20158500Routine
20141400Routine
20132200Routine
20123100Routine
20112310Routine
20101200Routine
20090100Routine
20083300Routine
20070200Routine
20060200Routine
20050200Routine
20043300Routine
20038310Routine
2002 — this page1100Routine
20012100Routine
20000100Routine
19990100Routine
19980100Routine
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.