2008 Forest River Georgetown problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Structure:body (2) · Suspension (1) · Service Brakes (1)
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Safety recalls (1)
Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer 2015-11-25 · campaign 15V798000 · 9,687 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2014 FR3, 2009 Forest River Encore, Sportscoach Elite, and Aurora, 2008-2009 Cruise Master, 2012-2015 Aviator, 2007-2014 Georgetown, 2007-2009 Legend, 2008-2012 Ridgeview, 2008-2014 Cross Country, 2010-2014 Coachmen Encounter, 2009-2014 Pathfinder, Solera, Mirada, Prism, and Pursuit motorhomes. The affected vehicles are equipped with certain Lippert-brand Coachstep Double and Triple Electric Steps. These steps use a bolt to attach the fan
Risk: Unstable entry and exit steps increase the risk of injury.
Fix: Forest River will notify owners and dealers will install a retainer bracket to reinforce the operating mechanism, free of charge. Forest River issued an interim notification to owners on January 7, 2016. The recall began on March 3, 2016. Owners may contact Forest River customer service number at 1-574-389-4600. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-11102015-0109. Or owners can contact Lippert Components at 1-574-537-8900.
What owners report
2017-04-06 · Structure:body · 24,000 mi“the screws that hold the exterior wall to the structure have sheered and the front end of the coach has started to fall. also there is a 1/2" gap between the firewall and the floor line inside the coach, due to this same issue.…”
2016-04-05 · Suspension · 40,000 mi“this is a ongoing problem of the walls separating from the floor causing the steering and suspension to become unstable this has been reported to forest river and mine has been repaired twice with the problem resurfacing again and again . it happened on a smooth and normal away surface not from going off road or anything like that and eventually th…”
2015-12-26 · Unknown Or Other · 26,000 mi“the side walls on both sides of my motorhome have come loose from the frame causing a unsafe condition if body flex that causes the floor to move with the steering wheel it has been repaired twice and keeps failing this is a on going problem with the forest river motorhomes and almost everyone acording to the forest river fan site has failed in the…”
2014-12-26 · Structure:body · 25,314 mi“while exiting i10 in casa grande az, i heard a noise like something had hit my motorhome. when i investigated the source of the noise. upon removal of the side molding, i found that 6 of the 7 screws that attach the side wall of the motorhome to the floor had either broken, stripped, rusted and just were not installed correctly. two of the screws t…”
2014-10-08 · Service Brakes · 5,900 mi“started to drive my 2008 motorhome, which has the r26 workhorse ufo chassis, when the dash lit up with abs light, auto park light, hydraulic brake failure, etc.. i applied the brakes to stop and the motorhome locked up instantly and will not move. i called a service center and they stated it was caused by the meritor / wabco hydraulic control unit,…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.