2002 Forest River Sunseeker

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the equipment › recreational vehicle/trailer. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer2
000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components1
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
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Filed Jun 6, 2008WI

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FOREST RIVER SALEM 5TH WHEEL CAMPER (NA). THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE INFORMING HIM THAT HIS DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE, BUT THE HEAT SHIELD WOULD NOT FIT PROPERLY. THE SHIELD WAS FORCED INTO PLACE, WHICH CAUSED THE COOLANT TUBE TO CRACK. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CONTACT AND HIS WIFE TOOK THE VEHICLE ON VACATION AND NOTICED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR WAS INOPERATIVE. WHEN THEY RETURNED HOME, THEY TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER THAT PERFORMED THE PREVIOUS REPAIRS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO DISMANTLE THE COMPARTMENT TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE RECALL NUMBER, VIN, AND MILEAGE INFORMATION WERE UNKNOWN.

Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Filed Oct 5, 2004CA

RV MICROWAVE TURNS ON WITHOUT PRESSING KEYPADS ; SAME AS IN SAMSUNG RECALL, THIS IS A DAEWOO PRODUCT -MAGIC CHEF. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed May 6, 2002FL

CLASS C MODEL. WHILE TRAVELING IN MOTOR HOME AND APPLYING BRAKES (HYDROBOOSTER), WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE DOES NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. VEHICLE WILL GLIDE A COUPLE OF FEET. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES.*AK CONSUMER ADDS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE IS ALSO EXPERIENCED WHEN CAMPER IS FULLY LOAD WITH 1200 LBS. *TT

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2021
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20260100Routine
20250200Routine
20241200Routine
20232500Routine
20221300Routine
20214400Routine
20201400Routine
20193100Routine
20183100Routine
20174200Routine
20161300Routine
20150200Routine
20142400Routine
20131400Routine
20120100Routine
20112100Routine
20100200Routine
20062100Routine
20051100Routine
20042200Routine
20033200Routine
2002 — this page3100Routine
20010100Routine
20003100Routine
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.