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2017 Forest River Stealth

Routine

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

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Service Brakes1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer › Lpg Systems › Lines and Fittings17V117000
Filed Feb 24, 201798 vehiclesForest River, Inc.

Defect. Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017 Stealth recreational vehicles, model CSFTFQ2817G-67 and Sandstorm recreational vehicles, model CSCT282GSLR-67. The liquid propane (LP) line under the vehicle may be damaged from contact with the axle, causing it to leak.

Risk. A propane leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire or explosion.

Remedy. Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles, free of charge. The recall began on March 31, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-909-873-3777. Forest River's number for this recall is 67-02082017-0321.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Service Brakes
Filed Oct 3, 20174,000 milesCA

3 BRAKES HAD DAMAGED GREASE SEALS. GREASE LEAKED AND COMPROMISED THE BRAKE SHOE FRICTION. REMAINING BRAKE USED UP ALL FRICTION MATERIAL IN LESS THAN 4,000 MILES OF DRIVING, RESULTING IN NO BRAKING CAPABILITIES. THE RESULT WAS A NEAR COLLISION. I WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH ON US101 NEAR SANTA BARBARA IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. ANOTHER CAR ATTEMPTED TO MERGE INTO THE SPACE MY TOW VEHICLE WAS OCCUPYING. I BRAKED HARD AND THE TRAILER, WITH NO BRAKING CAPACITY, TRIED TO PASS MY TOW VEHICLE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH NO SHOULDERS AVAILABLE.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2014
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20250100Routine
20241100Routine
20230200Routine
20220300Routine
20211100Routine
2017 — this page1100Routine
20160200Routine
20143100Routine
20130100Routine
20101000Routine

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Other Forest River models

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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: Feb 24, 2017. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.