2015 Forest River Solera
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
1 recall names the 2015 Forest River Solera. Newest first.
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Forester motorhomes manufactured June 10, 2014, to May 25, 2016, Sunseeker motorhomes manufactured April 4, 2014, to May 25, 2016, 2015-2016 Solera motorhomes manufactured February 28, 2014, to September 17, 2015, and 2016 Isata motorhomes manufactured October 30, 2015, to May 26…
Risk and remedy
Risk
If the rear brake lights fail to illuminate, following motorists may not realize that the vehicle in front of them is stopping. Inoperative taillights, clearance lights and marker lights will make the vehicle less visible to others. Either condition can increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles, free of charge. An interim notice was sent to owners on August 16, 2016. The recall began on December 8, 2016. Forester, Solera, and Sunseeker owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-206-7600. Isata customers should call 1-574-262-3474. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-06012016-0206.
Owner complaints
3 complaints
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Latest complaints
- Air bags
Takata recall. I have contacted several mercedes-benz dealers regarding this recall. My last contact was at the dealership in october, 2017 (desmoines, ia). The service department did have the air bag repair parts. They said my vehicle was 'pending', however was not approved for installation at that time. So they declined to repair it.
- Equipment › Mechanical › Accessory scissor/screw/bottle jack/lift
On more than one occasion while traveling at speeds greater than 50 miles an hour, the stabilizer jacks have just dropped to the ground. the latest instance was on june 27, 2016 on la 1 in shreveport,louisiana. not a good feeling when you hear metal against concrete while driving down the road.…
On more than one occasion while traveling at speeds greater than 50 miles an hour, the stabilizer jacks have just dropped to the ground. the latest instance was on june 27, 2016 on la 1 in shreveport,louisiana. not a good feeling when you hear metal against concrete while driving down the road. I have had this coach in multiple times to be fixed and the final instructions I was given by forest river was "thank you for your time on the telephone this afternoon and I apologize for the issue you are having with your quadra stabilizing jacks. I have attached the re-programming instructions for the system, but the best way IS to have the wire antenna taken off of the box under the coach. The box will be located next to the jack cylinder and there IS a metal cover that hides the pump and fluid reservoir. When the antenna IS cut off, the key fob remote will not work and you will have to use the extend/retract switch in the compartment. " along with attached instruction sheet. however, the instruction sheet says that all units shipped after july 29, 2013 were corrected. my unit did not reach the dealer until april of 2014, therefore, my unit should have been fixed. camping world of bossier city and forest river seem to have no concern for the possible dangers this coach presents. asking a customer to cut a wire/antenna from under the coach seems a bit lazy and dangerous advice for a company to give as a solution. concerning any notification, this IS the first "notice" we received that there was a known problem. according to the nhtsa records, forest river IS notorious for not notifying their customers or safety offices of any recalls/malfunctions. this solera has become a danger to drive and a hazard for others. please investigate this matter as there should be a better solution than "cutting an antenna." *tr
- Electrical system · Equipment adaptive/mobility
On our first trip in july,2014, the rearview camera quit working numerous times when traveling. This was very uncomfortable as a driver due to the fact that you could not see behind the vehicle. the bigfoot stabilizer jacks would go up and down even with switch turned off. finally on march 24…
On our first trip in july,2014, the rearview camera quit working numerous times when traveling. This was very uncomfortable as a driver due to the fact that you could not see behind the vehicle. the bigfoot stabilizer jacks would go up and down even with switch turned off. finally on march 24 they came completely down to the ground while I was traveling across the arkansas bridge at memphis. the jacks dragged the ground and almost caused a loss of control of the vehicle. forest river corp and bigfoot jacks corp. Were both aware that there had been a problem but decided it was not a big enough problem for a service bulletin or recall. This was made known to me by [xxx] of the bigfoot corp who told me on april 17, 2015 that his company had been aware of other instances of the jacks failing. I felt that my life was endangered when the jacks came down, in heavy traffic, with no place to pull over until I slowed to 5-10 miles per hour to get across the bridge. in my mind this lax attitude toward the customers of forest river and bigfoot IS unacceptable and should be investigated further. my rv has been in the shop for these repairs for over 8 weeks total time since july 12, 2015. it still has not been repaired to a safe and drivable condition. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(B)(6). *tr
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.
- 10189519As per Mercedes Interim Recall Notice 21V042, one or more of the rear-wheel speed sensors may experience an electrical failure, which potentially could lead to a disablement of the Electronic Stability Control control unit functions. If ESP control unit functions are disabled, vehicle driving stability may be impacted under certain driving conditions, increasing the risk of a crash.
- 10186986In our continuing efforts to assure the proper performance of Mercedes-Benz products and to enhance the satisfaction of our customers, MB USA is extending the warranty on the wheel speed sensors ("WSS") for the affected vehicles to a total of 10 years/ no mileage limitations from the vehicle's original New Vehicle Limited Warranty start date. This addendum to the WSS coverage applies to the vehicle regardless of ownership.
- 10138271According to the attached letter from Daimler AG/Mercedes-Benz; ?Daimler AG (DAG), the manufacturer of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vehicles, has determined that the glass cover of the exhaust gas temperature sensor (upstream of turbocharger B16/11) on certain Model Year 2011 ? 2015 Sprinter vans could break when exposed to extreme high or low temperatures. This could result in incorrect temperature sensor readings. If this occurs the ?Check Engine? light will be illuminated and the vehicle will experience a loss of power and enter into a limp home mode.?
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