2001 Forest River Salem
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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These records cover every 2001 Forest River Salem. To see whether one car still needs a recall repair, decode its VIN or check it with NHTSA.
Recalls
1 recall names the 2001 Forest River Salem. Newest first.
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 and remedy
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,
Owner complaints
2 complaints
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Latest complaints
- Tires
TL* the contact owns a 2001 forest river salem rv light with tow master st tires sixe 205 75/14. The drivers side rear tire and the front passenger side tire blew out. Both tires had 2,000 miles on them when the failure occurred. The contact stated that two tires on the vehicle failed on two…
TL* the contact owns a 2001 forest river salem rv light with tow master st tires sixe 205 75/14. The drivers side rear tire and the front passenger side tire blew out. Both tires had 2,000 miles on them when the failure occurred. The contact stated that two tires on the vehicle failed on two consecutive days. The contact took the vehicle to the tire dealer and was told that the other three tires tread belt was shredding and they needed to be replaced as well. The tire dealer replaced the tires and suggested the contact call the manufacturer regarding the failure. The dot for all five tires was 5310sph4609. The failure mileage was 2,000.
- Equipment · Equipment › Recreational vehicle/trailer
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 forest river salem 30fkss rv. the vehicle has a dometic refrigerator, model rm2652. the contact stated that the refrigerator was not properly cooling and she smelled ammonia. also, there was a yellow residue leaking from the back of the refrigerator and a crack in the…
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 forest river salem 30fkss rv. the vehicle has a dometic refrigerator, model rm2652. the contact stated that the refrigerator was not properly cooling and she smelled ammonia. also, there was a yellow residue leaking from the back of the refrigerator and a crack in the boiler tube was present. the dometic customer center was notified of the failures. the contact was displeased to discover that there was a recall, but no remedy available. the part and recall numbers were unknown.
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10178433This is a document that describes how to take the required photos to assess the slideroom mechanism for adjustment and function.
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