2013 Forest River Sierra problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Suspension (1)
Safety recalls (2)
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.
Equipment 2013-05-17 · campaign 13V203000 · 9,526 vehicles
Defect: Forest River is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Forest River models Blue Ridge, Cardinal, Cherokee, Columbus, EVO, Georgetown, Flagstaff, Forester, Lexington, Puma, Rockwood, Sabre, Salem, Sandpiper, Sandstorm, Sierra, Stealth, Sunseeker, Wildcat, Wildwood, Work and Play and XLR; Coachmen models Brookstone, Catalina, Chaparral, Concord, Encounter, Freedom Express, Freelander, Leprechaun, Mirada, Pursuit, and Sportcoach; Prime Time models Avenger, Crusader, Lacrosse, Saniber, and Tracer; P
Risk: If the motor assembly screws shear, it is possible that the awning can unfurl unexpectedly, either while the vehicle is at rest or while in transit, increasing the risk of personal injury or a vehicle crash.
Fix: Forest River will notify owners and Dometic staff will replace the affected motors with motors of a different design. The safety recall began on July 29, 2013. Owners may contact Forest River at 1-574-389-4600 or Dometic at 1-888-447-0003 for more information. Owners are being instructed not to drive their vehicle until repairs can be performed.
Service bulletins (2)
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.
Fuel System, Gasoline:fuel Injection System:fuel Rail 2014-08-07 · PIP4949D · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a hard start or a no start. technician may find diagnostic trouble code dtcs p0087, p0088, p0191 or p128e. technician will need to follow all service information diagnose for the diagnostic tro
Equipment:electrical 2014-05-29 · PIT5292 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have an air condition that has poor performance during high ambient temperatures. technician will need to check the refrigerant charge and record the recovered amount on the repair order. techni
What owners report
2015-03-13 · Unknown Or Other · 5,000 mi“when unwinterizing my rv i noticed the wheel on the rear driver's side axle of my 2013 forest river sierra 365saq was pitched several inches so that the bottom of the wheel was 'out' from the trailer and the top was leaning towards the trailer. i jacked the trailer up to remove weight from the axle and the pitch did not improve. i removed the whe…”
2013-11-13 · Suspension“i purchased a 2013 forest river 356 saq in august of 2012. i used it during the rest of that season. come to find out forest river only put 6 thousand pound axles under a 40+ foot camper. in the spring i pulled it to a cat scale and weighed the unit. my very unloaded camper rear axle weight was 11,500 lbs. this poses a safety issue because it w…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.