2001 5th wheel rv trailer made by forest river elkart indiana badly cracked frame causing tire blowout untowable had to be carried on aflat bed truck to the repair shop diagnosis factory defect costing over $2000 to repair plus 3 damaged tires need to be replaced forest river don't want to pay more than $850 2 other defects need repair( 1 )bedroom slideout is loosing its bottom (2 )maine and opposite room slideouts inch out when traveling on highway major safety concern.
The worst 2001 Forest River Sandpiper problems
Ranked by number of owner complaints. Mileage and cost come from what owners wrote.
- Body2
- Tires1
Problems by type
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- Body2
- Tires1
Recalls 1
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer
- What is wrong
- Certain recreational vehicles equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, may have a defect in the boiler tube. Pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present.
- Risk
- Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.
- Remedy
- Forest river will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 06e076). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge. Dometic has retained stericycle inc. To manage this campaign. Stericycle will assist you in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. Owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1‑888‑446‑5157 or forest river at 1‑574‑389‑4600,
Recall number 07V085000 · Recall details
What 2001 Forest River Sandpiper owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Frame cracks in hitch pin box of 5th wheel trailer, transport canada inspection report said this unit should not have been on highway.
Dometic refrigerator recall - won't replace anything until the middle of april. Which means our camper has no refrigerator is out of commission!!! This should be fixed immediately.
200 forest river sandpiper passenger side tire blew out. *ts
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Questions about the 2001 Forest River Sandpiper
Is the 2001 Forest River Sandpiper reliable?
Owners have filed 4 complaints about the 2001 Forest River Sandpiper, 2.0 times a typical Sandpiper model year.
What is the most common problem with the 2001 Forest River Sandpiper?
Body and structure, with 2 complaints. Next is tires (1).
How many recalls does the 2001 Forest River Sandpiper have?
1 recall, covering equipment.
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