AI DamageForest River Salem Lite: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Forest River Salem Lite across 1 model years: 3 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
| Year | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) | YouTube repair videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What fails most often
- 1 Engine and cooling 33% of all complaints
- 2 Equipment 33% of all complaints
- 3 Tires 33% of all complaints
- Engine and cooling: 1 complaints (33% of all).
- Equipment: 1 complaints (33% of all).
- Tires: 1 complaints (33% of all).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine and cooling | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Equipment | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tires | 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.
We had a failure of our dometic rv refrigerator in our 1999 salem 29 ft. Camper this weekend. We came back from a hike and noticed a strong smell of ammonia inside. I shut off power to the unit and came home. After talking to some friends ,they stated that there was a nhtsa recall on certain dometic units.
On feb 9, 2004 while driving the consumer heard noise coming from the right rear tire , and found the tire had a big bubble, tire was replaced, one months later, on two different occasions while driving at 55 mph, two tires blew up. Carlisle size st225/75r15.
Brand new car with a defective engine/I want a new replacement of vehicle
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Engine and cooling. Radiator and fan after a frontal hit, coolant level and condition, overheating.
- Tires. Tire age by DOT code, bulges, wear pattern.
Other models of this make
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.