2004 Forest River Wildwood problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Structure:body (1) · Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer (1) · Equipment (1)
Safety recalls (1)
Equipment 2017-11-22 · campaign 17V756000 · 365,885 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2003-2018 Forest River Berkshire, Charleston, Rockport, Cedar Creek, Cherokee, Riverstone, Salem, Sandpiper, Sierra, Vengeance, Wildcat, Wildwood, XLR Boost, Cargo Mate, Continental Cargo, motorhomes, recreational trailers, toyhaulers, cargo trailers and restroom trailers and 2009-2018 Coachmen Mirada, Pursuit, Concord, Leprechaun, Freelander, Orion and Prism motorhomes, 2009-2017 Coachmen Apex and Catalina recreational trailers, and 2013-20
Risk: In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.
Fix: Forest River will notify owners, instructing them to contact Kidde for a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall began on December 27, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-348-7440, or Kidde customer service toll free at 1-855-262-3540, or online at www.kidde.com and click on "Product Safety Recall" for more information. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-0544.
Service bulletins (1)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Equipment 2020-08-05 · 511213 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this is a document that describes how to take the required photos to assess the slideroom mechanism for adjustment and function.
What owners report
2014-03-27 · Structure:body · 5,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2004 forest river wildwood rv. the contact stated that he attempted to exit the vehicle but the door would not open. the contact stated that he had someone open the door from the outside and the door opened without hesitation. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufactur…”
2008-12-04 · Equipment“tl*the contact owns a 2004 forest river wildwood. the contact received a recall notice for the dometic refrigerator. he stated that the remedy to repair the issue was not satisfactory because it stated that a heat shield would be placed over the tubing, which would only contain the fire. the remedy would not prevent a fire. the contact is in th…”
2008-08-11 · Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer“own a dometic refrigerator in my rv. at the time the boiler cracked, my refrigerator was not included in recall, now that it is included, dometic will not fix it because my warranty is out. the recall letter does not state any information about having a warranty at this time on the product, it is there defect, not my problem if it took them so long…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.