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 the federal safety agency recall on certain dometic units. I looked up the recall and called the dometic help line only to be told that they will pay for a shield to be put on to prevent failures and fires , but not repair a unit that had failed even though they are aware of the problem in the design of the unit. We are the original owners of this camper and filled out all warranty cards when we purchased the camper, including the dometic card. We have never received notification that a problem existed that could cause life safety issues with the continued use of their product. If we had been asleep in the camper when the cooling system failed we could have been asphyxiated by the release of the ammonia gas into the trailer. Now they tell me they won't repair a known design problem with their product that they failed to notify us about. Thank you
The worst 1999 Forest River Salem Lite problems
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Recalls 1
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: trailers and fifth wheel vehicles equipped with an optional exterior cook top. Some of the cook tops were constructed with a rubber hose attached directly to the burner manifold. This hose could melt because of the heat from the burners and leak liquid propane gas.
- Risk
- This could result in a fire in the cook top.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the gas connection hose with the proper sub assembly.
Recall number 99V349000 · Recall details
What 1999 Forest River Salem Lite owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
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
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Questions about the 1999 Forest River Salem Lite
Is the 1999 Forest River Salem Lite reliable?
Owners have filed 3 complaints about the 1999 Forest River Salem Lite, close to a typical Salem Lite model year.
What is the most common problem with the 1999 Forest River Salem Lite?
Engine and cooling, with 1 complaint. Next is tires (1).
How many recalls does the 1999 Forest River Salem Lite have?
1 recall, covering equipment.
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