2005 Forest River Georgetown problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Visibility (3) · Visibility:windshield (1) · Equipment (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
2011-10-14 · Visibility · 19,000 mi“our motorhome front cap moves when using the levelers. the right windshield has broken twice and the left broke while sitting in a storage lot on level ground. (levelers not extended)i informed the forestriver retail warranty people and they act as they have not heard of this problem. they told me to bring it by the shop and they would take a look …”
2009-02-05 · Equipment · 20,100 mi · 🔥 fire“i had a 2005 forest river georgetown motorhome that was destroyed by a fire that was caused by a defect in a dometic rv refrigerator. i was unaware of a recall until after the fire. i received an official recall notice from dometic 9 days after the fire had happened. the local fire marshall's office and a fire inspector specialist heard b y my…”
2009-01-16 · Visibility · 10,000 mi“we purchased a 2005 forest river georgetown model 359xl motorhome in march 2006. we have had the left side windshield crack from the top corner 3 times within the past year. all 3 times the windshield broke while we were parked in a campground. now the right side of the windshield is pulling out of the frame. the motor home is not safe to drive in …”
2008-09-11 · Visibility“tl*the contact owns a 2005 forest river georgetown. the contact stated that this was the second time that the windshield top outer corners cracked while the vehicle was parked on the campgrounds. forest river advised her to call georgetown; however, no one could be reached. the failure mileage was unknown.…”
2008-08-12 · Visibility:windshield · 15,000 mi“windshields stress crack i told by glass shops that it is a problem and that they won't install them i finally found someone to install them they told me that forest river has a problem with georgetown windshields stress cracking do to the structure of the motorhomes i don't know what to do or who to contact about this or if there is something al…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.