2006 Forest River Sierra problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Tires (2) · Tires:tread/Belt (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.
What owners report
2010-02-19 · Tires“tl*the contact owns a 2006 forest river sierra trailer. while the contact was driving 50 mph the passenger side front and rear tires suddenly exploded without warning. the contact noticed that prior to the failure the rear end of the trailer would lean towards the drivers side while traveling. the trailer has not been diagnosed and the mileage was …”
2007-12-30 · Tires:tread/Belt“we were traveling approx. 5 - 10 mph (through a campground) and one of the tires exploded with a loud pop. the exploding tire was on our rv/travel trailer. other fellow campers noticed bubbles on 2 more of the tires indicating they too would explode. we determined that the load range d is not enough for rv's. we had another experience with the …”
2007-10-23 · Tires“tl*the contact owns a 2006 forest river sierra (na) travel trailer. the trailer has towmaster tires. while driving at an unknown speed, the contact noticed that the trailer was leaning. he exited the vehicle and discovered that the front driver side tire had blown out. four days later, the passenger side tire blew out. the tire manufacturer wa…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.