Tl*the contact owns a 2002 forest river salem 5th wheel camper (na). The contact received a recall notice informing him that his dometic refrigerator needed to be repaired. He took the vehicle in for service, but the heat shield would not fit properly. The shield was forced into place, which caused the coolant tube to crack. The following day, the contact and his wife took the vehicle on vacation and noticed that the refrigerator was inoperative. When they returned home, they took the vehicle back to the dealer that performed the previous repairs. The dealer stated that they would need to dismantle the compartment to locate the failure. The vehicle has not yet been repaired. The recall number, VIN, and mileage information were unknown.
The worst 2002 Forest River Sunseeker problems
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- Brakes1
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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 2002 Forest River Sunseeker owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Rv microwave turns on without pressing keypads ; same as in samsung recall, this is a daewoo product -magic chef.
Class c model. While traveling in motor home and applying brakes (hydrobooster), without warning vehicle does not come to a complete stop. Vehicle will glide a couple of feet. Dealership has been notified and confirmed that there was nothing wrong with the brakes.*ak consumer adds extended stopping distance is also experienced when camper is fully load with 1200 lbs.
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Questions about the 2002 Forest River Sunseeker
Is the 2002 Forest River Sunseeker reliable?
Owners have filed 3 complaints about the 2002 Forest River Sunseeker, 1.5 times a typical Sunseeker model year.
What is the most common problem with the 2002 Forest River Sunseeker?
Brakes, with 1 complaint.
How many recalls does the 2002 Forest River Sunseeker have?
1 recall, covering equipment.
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