AI DamageForest River Windsong: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Forest River Windsong across 5 model years: 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What fails most often
- 1 Service brakes 25% of all complaints
- 2 Tires 25% of all complaints
- 3 Exterior lighting 8% of all complaints
- 4 Parking brake 8% of all complaints
- 5 Powertrain 8% of all complaints
- 6 Vehicle speed control 8% of all complaints
- 7 Visibility 8% of all complaints
- 8 Wheels 8% of all complaints
- Service brakes: 3 complaints (25% of all).
- Tires: 3 complaints (25% of all).
- Exterior lighting: 1 complaints (8% of all).
- Parking brake: 1 complaints (8% of all).
- Powertrain: 1 complaints (8% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service brakes | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tires | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Exterior lighting | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Parking brake | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Powertrain | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Vehicle speed control | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Visibility | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wheels | 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.
Ford motor company on its v/10 transmissions knowingly having problems with the torque conveters, and not telling the public, or correcting the problem.
Tl contact owns a 2000 forest river windsong. The contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign id number 07v3366000 (vehicle speed control) in september of 2007. She called ford motor company on three separate occasions and was informed that the parts were still unavailable.
While driving 50 mph, the contact noticed a burning smell coming from the rear of the vehicle. Approximately five days later, he noticed oil coming from the front passenger side wheel. The mechanic stated that the calipers were not releasing the brake pads and the front wheel bearings were replaced.
While driving 70 mph the brake pedal went to the floorboard when depressed and the vehicle would not stop. He shifted the gear shift indicator into neutral to stop the vehicle.
On july 29. 2005 our family were headed north on I-29 out of kansas city to go to omaha for the weekend and about the iowa state line I saw an rv swaying back and forth as our trailer parts exploded across the highway.
2003 cargo mate cargo trailer manufactured by forest river. Model gacm718ta2, gcvw 7,000 lbs., double axle with electric brakes. Serial # [xxx] [xxx]. Manufactured 03/2003 electric wiring for brakes only goes to left side brakes. Wiring for brakes on right side was never hooked up.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Service brakes. Pedal feel, ABS operation, leaks, discs and hoses.
- Tires. Tire age by DOT code, bulges, wear pattern.
- Exterior lighting. Headlamps, leveling, sensors and mounts after a frontal hit.
- Parking brake. Electric parking brake, codes, calipers.
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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.