Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2005 Forest River Sunseeker

Routine

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

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Unknown or Other1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer08V346000
Filed Jul 7, 2008107,417 vehiclesForest River, Inc.

Defect. FOREST RIVER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MY 2003-2006 MOTOR HOMES, FIFTH WHEEL AND TRAVEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATOR MANUFACTURED BY THE DOMETIC CORPORATION. THE REFRIGERATOR 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. IF THIS SOLUTION IS EXPOSED TO AN IGNITION SOURCE UNDER CERTAIN SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES, IT CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.

Remedy. FOREST RIVER IS WORKING WITH DOMETIC TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS (PLEASE SEE 08E032). 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 THE OWNER 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
Unknown or Other
Filed Jul 31, 201760,000 milesAK

WE TOOK OUR MOTORHOME IN FOR SLIDE SEAL REPLACEMENT, AND WAS CONTACTED BY THE LOCAL RV REPAIR SHOP AND ADVISED THAT THE RV HAD STRUCTURAL FAILURE IN THE WALLS, MAKING IT UNSAFE TO USE. THE VEHICLE HAS NO HISTORY OF ACCIDENTS, AND THE REPAIRMAN BELIEVES THIS IS A STRUCTURAL ISSUE WITH FOREST RIVER RVS.

1 of 1 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
2005 — this page1100Routine
20042200Routine
20033200Routine
20023100Routine
20010100Routine
20003100Routine
19990100Routine
19980100Routine
19970100Routine

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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: Jul 7, 2008. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.