2004 Forest River Georgetown problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Visibility:windshield (5) · Visibility (3) · Electrical System (1)
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Safety recalls (1)
Equipment 2010-10-01 · campaign 10V454000 · 2,207 vehicles
Defect: FOREST RIVER IS RECALLING CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DIMPLEX ELECTRAFLAME, SYMPHONY, OR OPTIFLAME BRANDED ELECTRIC FIREPLACES, STOVES, AND FIREPLACE INSERTS. THE PLUG IN REMOTE CONTROL RECEIVER FOR THE FIREPLACE CAN OVERHEAT.
Risk: AN OVERHEATED RECEIVER COULD CAUSE A FIRE.
Fix: FOREST RIVER IS WORKING WITH DIMPLEX AND DIMPLEX WILL PROVIDE OWNERS A FREE REPLACEMENT PLUG-IN REMOTE CONTROL KIT. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 28, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DIMPLEX NORTH AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-888-346-7539.
What owners report
2021-10-10 · Unknown Or Other“i leveled my rv and noticed that when the unit is on jack’s it causes the tops of the front windows to bulge away from body. …”
2012-02-09 · Visibility · 8,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2004 forest river georgetown rv. the contact stated the front windshield glass detached. the front windshield was reset three times and replaced once by an independent auto glass shop. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 8,000. …”
2011-09-14 · Visibility:windshield“the windshield upper top right and left corner is peeling away from the frame. the windshield repair shop tells me that it was defective installation at the manufacturer. *kb…”
2009-10-23 · Visibility · 38,500 mi“i have a 2004 georgetown 370 ts.it has been to factory five times for the windshield coming out and cracking top left corner. the problem first time was may 2005 windshield cracked top left. ask factory if there was a problem ? no first time to factory jan.06 windshield cracked top left corner,gasket had moved. factory asked to get it back. second…”
2008-12-11 · Visibility · 32,500 mi“windshield coming out, leaks in roof. *tr…”
2007-09-21 · Visibility:windshield · 4,000 mi“windshield migrates out of the frame during normal use. windshield was replaced in texas. a month later an angle bracket was mounted to the inside middle of the dash to prevent further migration of windshield in california. a few months later the front "cap" of the roof developed a "leak" which was "past" the one year warranty and repaired for appr…”
2006-08-02 · Visibility:windshield · 22,000 mi“dt*: the contact stated on two separate occasions, the windshield cracked without any impact. the dealer replaced the windshield and identified the frame of the windshield as defective, causing the cracks. updated 8/16/2006 - the consumer was making a left hand turn when the passenger's side of the windshield cracked. the right side of the w…”
2006-07-05 · Electrical System · 2,600 mi“we bought a new motorhome in 2/06 and it has just shut down in traffic on us in 5/06 (in a ford repair shop for a week) & 6/06. we lost ability to steer and to brake, so it's huge safety hazard. it's in a ford repair shop again, today is the 11th day, & they can't figure out what is wrong with it, so it probably won't be fixed right again!!!!*jb…”
2005-12-08 · Visibility:windshield · 5,000 mi“purchased 2005 forest river georgetown (which turned out to be 2004 model) and took delivery in april 2005. have had numerous problems with this rv and it has been in dealers shop 3 times for windshield replacement/repair. windshield was also replaced 1st time in august, 2005 in owosso michigan. other problems have been with all three slide-outs…”
2004-07-24 · Visibility:windshield · 4,000 mi“windshield migrating out of the frame at highway speeds. the glass breaking. the manufacturer replaced the windshield and placed a "l" brackett to prevent further migration.the problem with this defect was not disclosed or prevented before i purchased the vehicle. the repair is not adequate nor professional. they litterally screwed an "l" brakett i…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.