2017 Forest River Spartan problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Tires (1) · Fuel/Propulsion System (1)
Safety recalls (1)
Equipment:other:labels 2016-06-27 · campaign 16V466000 · 11 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2017 Spartan Toyhaulers, model STF3712X, manufactured March 31, 2016, to June 17, 2016. The Federal Certification Label incorrectly states that the vehicle has a third axle with two extra tires, however, the vehicle is only equipped with two axles and four tires. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."
Risk: If the owner follows the information on the Federal Placard Label, the operator may overload the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install corrected Federal Placards, free of charge. The recall began on July 27, 2016. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-862-3033. Forest River's number for this recall is 61-03032016-0211.
What owners report
2018-05-15 · Fuel/Propulsion System“junction electrical box not wired properly- was discovered by customer when connected to truck and blew all fuses in truck- open the junction box to discover open positive & negative wires arcing and had already melted box. this happen at the dealership where we had to take it for the issue of the camper not holding a charge when plugged in thinkin…”
2017-06-06 · Tires · 16,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2017 forest river spartan toyhauler equipped with sailun tires (na), size: st235/85/r16 (na). the trailer was being hauled by a 2017 ford f-350. while being hauled at 55 mph, the trailer vibrated abnormally. the trailer was taken to an unknown dealer to be diagnosed. the contact was informed that the tires were defective and …”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.