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2008 Forest River Charleston Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Mar 29, 2015
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Sep 25, 2008

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2008 Forest River Charleston. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–2 of 2

Body & structure
Filed Mar 29, 2015

FRONT SIDE WALLS (STRUCTURE) SEPARATING FROM FRAME SUPPORT, SIDE WALLS SEPARATING MOVING INDEPENDENTLY FROM FLOORING. SCREWS ATTACHING SIDE WALL OF MOTOR HOME SHEARING CAUSING WALL SEPARATION. FRONT OF MOTOR HOME DROP AT LEAST ONE INCH. AIR ENTERING INTO PASSENGER AREA THROUGH GAP CREATED FROM WALL SEPARATION AND DROP. SCREWS USED TO ATTACH SIDE WALLS OF MOTOR HOME NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT SIDE WALLS. OTHERS HAVE HAD REPAIRS AND REPEATED FAILURES. *TR

NHTSA ID
10702421
Incident
Mar 25, 2015
Mileage
19,791 mi
Body & structure
Filed Sep 25, 2008

RV STANDING STILL AT THE TIME. PIECE OF TRIM FELL OFF. 1.5" X 1.5" X 13.5', SQUARE 1/8" THICK ALUMINUM TUBING. APPROX. 20 LBS. YOU CAN IMAGINE WHAT KIND OF PROBLEMS THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED IF I WAS DOING 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY!!! FOUND THAT IT WAS SECURED BY 4, SELF TAPPING SCREWS, THAT HAD SHEARED OFF. I HAVE THE SAME KIND OF TRIM ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COACH (MUCH LONGER PIECE), WHERE I FOUND AT LEAST ONE SHEARED SCREW ALREADY. CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY SAID (JUST BRING IT IN AND GET IT FIXED!) KIND OF SCARES ME NOT KNOWING IF IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. I DON'T SEE WHY NOT! THIS IS A FOREST RIVER, GEORGETOWN, MODEL 373. I'M PROVIDING THIS INFO BECAUSE YOUR DROP DOWN DOES NOT SHOW THIS MODEL!! *TR

NHTSA ID
10243474
Incident
Sep 24, 2008
Mileage
4,131 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Data sources

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