2014 Forest River Fr3 problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Exterior Lighting (2)
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
2018-07-26 · Exterior Lighting · 250 mi“the headlights are not safe to use to drive at night. high beams with fog lights are somewhat better but still not very bright. i have had to avoid driving at all if at all possible due to this safety issue. i understand that by 2017 forest river recognized the problem and upgraded the headlights but has not recalled or notified prior owners of …”
2016-01-19 · Exterior Lighting“the original head lamp modules are absolutely useless and make driving at night nearly impossible. i am unable to drive my coach at night because it is unsafe due to the inadequate lighting that forest river had originally installed on the fr3. forest river is well aware of the deficiency as they have changed to the updated module somewhere around …”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.