2001 Forest River Sandpiper
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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These records cover every 2001 Forest River Sandpiper. 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 Sandpiper. 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
4 complaints
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Latest complaints
- Structure › Frame and members › Underbody shields
2001 5TH wheel rv trailer made by forest river elkart indiana badly cracked frame causing tire blowout untowable had to be carried on aflat bed truck to the repair shop diagnosis factory defect costing over $2000 to repair plus 3 damaged tires need to be replaced forest river don't want to pay…
2001 5TH wheel rv trailer made by forest river elkart indiana badly cracked frame causing tire blowout untowable had to be carried on aflat bed truck to the repair shop diagnosis factory defect costing over $2000 to repair plus 3 damaged tires need to be replaced forest river don't want to pay more than $850 2 other defects need repair( 1 )bedroom slideout IS loosing its bottom (2 )maine and opposite room slideouts inch out when traveling on highway major safety concern. *tr
- Structure › Frame and members
Frame cracks in hitch pin box of 5TH wheel trailer, transport canada inspection report said this unit should not have been on highway. *Ak
- Equipment › Recreational vehicle/trailer
Dometic refrigerator recall - won't replace anything until the middle of april. which means our camper has no refrigerator IS out of commission!!! this should be fixed immediately. *jb
- Tires
200 forest river sandpiper passenger side tire blew out. *ts *jb
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