2007 Forest River Salem Le problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Tires (4) · Tires:tread/Belt (2) · Structure (1)
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
2012-07-24 · Tires · 6,000 mi“belt shift on tire. removed tire before total failure occurred. *tr…”
2010-08-02 · Tires · 3,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2007 forest river flagstaff 831fkss trailer (na) with carlisle 205-75-r15 tires. while driving at 65 mph, the vehicle began to exhibit an abnormal vibration. the rear passenger side tire exploded. the contact was able to install the spare tire. he also noticed that the undercarriage was damaged due to the failure. the contac…”
2008-06-27 · Tires · 600 mi“i have a new (2007) forest river sierra sport 38 foot fifth wheel trailer. trailer came with tires manufactured by greenball, model avantire, size l235/85r16, load range g. with less then 600 miles on the tires and having owned the trailer new for less then 6 months, had a total blow out while driving on the freeway. blow out caused damage to th…”
2008-01-31 · Tires“i bought a 2007 cherokee wolfpack 23wp in october 2006. i was looking for tire covers. on the front left side of the trailer, there are two stickers which both say the tire size is an st235/80r16/d. the tires on the trailer are an st225/75r15/d. the sticker on the trailer states the gvwr of 11,615 lbs. there is also a sticker inside the cabinet ab…”
2007-12-12 · Tires:tread/Belt“tires are on a new enclosed cargomate, by forest river car trailer. in seven months of use i have had 14 carlisle tire failures. half were blow-outs and the others the tread separated, which lead to blow-outs. the trailer is under gvwr loaded. tire pressure checked weekly. carlisle replaced one set of six tires with a higher load range, these we…”
2007-08-23 · Structure“tl*the contact owns a 2007 forest river salem le. the contact stated that after parking the vehicle, he walked around the trailer, pulled the slide out, and a nut fell to the ground. the contact screwed the nut back into the trailer. the vehicle was taken to a repair shop and the mechanic noticed that there were no holes drilled, nuts, or bolts …”
2007-08-16 · Tires:tread/Belt · 5,000 mi“while towing a travel trailer on the new york thruway i had an explosive blowout of one trailer tire. 130 miles prior to this i had discovered another tire that had a broken steel belt. this was replaced before it failed. both tires were carlyle ultra crt st225/75r15 load range d. *jb…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.