2015 Forest River Solera problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Equipment:mechanical:accessory Scissor/Screw/Bottle Jack/Lift (1) · Equipment Adaptive/Mobility (1) · Air Bags (1)
Safety recalls (1)
Exterior Lighting:brake Lights 2016-06-27 · campaign 16V465000 · 1,999 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Forester motorhomes manufactured June 10, 2014, to May 25, 2016, Sunseeker motorhomes manufactured April 4, 2014, to May 25, 2016, 2015-2016 Solera motorhomes manufactured February 28, 2014, to September 17, 2015, and 2016 Isata motorhomes manufactured October 30, 2015, to May 26, 2016. Water may leak into the electrical module that controls the vehicle taillights, brake lights, turn signal lights, clearance lights and
Risk: If the rear brake lights fail to illuminate, following motorists may not realize that the vehicle in front of them is stopping. Inoperative taillights, clearance lights and marker lights will make the vehicle less visible to others. Either condition can increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles, free of charge. An interim notice was sent to owners on August 16, 2016. The recall began on December 8, 2016. Forester, Solera, and Sunseeker owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-206-7600. Isata customers should call 1-574-262-3474. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-06012016-0206.
Service bulletins (3)
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.
Wheels 2021-03-24 · 511312 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
as per mercedes interim recall notice 21v042, one or more of the rear-wheel speed sensors may experience an electrical failure, which potentially could lead to a disablement of the electronic stability control control unit functions. if esp control unit functions are disabled, vehicle driving stabil
Vehicle Speed Control 2021-02-11 · 511293 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
in our continuing efforts to assure the proper performance of mercedes-benz products and to enhance the satisfaction of our customers, mb usa is extending the warranty on the wheel speed sensors ("wss") for the affected vehicles to a total of 10 years/ no mileage limitations from the vehicle's origi
Structure:interior Panels:dashboard 2018-04-23 · 510660 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
according to the attached letter from daimler ag/mercedes-benz; ?daimler ag (dag), the manufacturer of the mercedes-benz sprinter vehicles, has determined that the glass cover of the exhaust gas temperature sensor (upstream of turbocharger b16/11) on certain model year 2011 ? 2015 sprinter vans coul
What owners report
2018-01-16 · Air Bags · 16,000 mi“takata recall. i have contacted several mercedes-benz dealers regarding this recall. my last contact was at the dealership in october, 2017 (desmoines, ia). the service department did have the air bag repair parts. they said my vehicle was 'pending', however was not approved for installation at that time. so they declined to repair it.…”
2016-07-06 · Equipment:mechanical:accessory Scissor/Screw/Bottle Jack/Lift · 12,000 mi“on more than one occasion while traveling at speeds greater than 50 miles an hour, the stabilizer jacks have just dropped to the ground. the latest instance was on june 27, 2016 on la 1 in shreveport,louisiana. not a good feeling when you hear metal against concrete while driving down the road. i have had this coach in multiple times to be fixed…”
2015-04-17 · Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · 800 mi“on our first trip in july,2014, the rearview camera quit working numerous times when traveling. this was very uncomfortable as a driver due to the fact that you could not see behind the vehicle. the bigfoot stabilizer jacks would go up and down even with switch turned off. finally on march 24 they came completely down to the ground while i was tr…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.