AI DamageForest River Motorhome: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Forest River Motorhome across 2 model years: 12 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
What fails most often
- 1 Equipment 25% of all complaints
- 2 Tires 25% of all complaints
- 3 Service brakes 17% of all complaints
- 4 Structure 17% of all complaints
- 5 Suspension 17% of all complaints
- 6 Vehicle speed control 17% of all complaints
- 7 Electrical system 8% of all complaints
- 8 Engine and cooling 8% of all complaints
- Equipment: 3 complaints (25% of all).
- Tires: 3 complaints (25% of all).
- Service brakes: 2 complaints (17% of all).
- Structure: 2 complaints (17% of all).
- Suspension: 2 complaints (17% of all).
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 12 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tires | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Service brakes | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Structure | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Suspension | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vehicle speed control | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Electrical system | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine and cooling | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuel system | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Powertrain | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Visibility | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
Ammonia gas leaked out due to crack in tube. Spoke to dometic concerning recall, and due to out of warranty (2000), they will only do the recall when the unit is working. They say they are not responsibe for the leakage or repairing the leakage that was caused by the tube cracking.
2001 forest river fifth wheel rv all american sport: one of the axles is mounted askew causing premature tire wear and failure. Distance measured between front and rear tires on each side of the rv is different.
Tl contact owns a 2000 forest river motorhome. The vehicle has a dometic refrigerator, model rm2652. The contact stated that the refrigerator is leaking ammonia. Dometic stated that they were no longer honoring the recall. Updated 10/20/08. Updated 10/21/08.
Dt: contact stated the brake pads completely loosened from the backing pads on the rear of 2002 motor home, manufacturer sunseeker. The chassis was a 2001 size e-450. This occurred on 8-24-2005. The contact was traveling on fairly decent roads. He was going at 55-60 mph when this happened.
Problems with firestone steeltex r4s tires. The consumer did not state the problem.
The right rear tire blew out and busted the trl floor causing $750 of damage. The car was not damaged. The third occurrence was on january 2, 03. Again a car was in the trailer and I was traveling at 70 mph. This time the right front tire blew out. No damage was done to the trailer.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Tires. Tire age by DOT code, bulges, wear pattern.
- Service brakes. Pedal feel, ABS operation, leaks, discs and hoses.
- Structure. Rails, pillars, panel gaps, signs of pulling or welding.
- Suspension. Wheel alignment, control arms, subframe, even tire wear.
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Read also
Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.