2003 Forest River Flagstaff 425D Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2003 Forest River Flagstaff 425D, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Tires & wheels350.0%
- Body & structure233.3%
- Other / unspecified116.7%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT AND DAMAGED THE PANEL BEHIND THE WHEEL. A SPARE TIRE WAS INSTALLED. FIFTY MILES FOLLOWING THIS THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CAMPER WAS DRIVEN HOME ON 3 WHEELS. A MECHANIC AND A TIRE RETAIL STORE OWNER INDICATED THAT THE TIRES BLEW OUT BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT ADEQUATE ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE CAMPER. THE CAMPER WAS BEING TOWED BY A FORD F250 2002. THE TIRES MAXIMUM LOAD WAS 18/20 LBS.*AK *TC
DURING SERVICE ON MY SALEM LE (FOREST RIVER) TRAVEL TRAILER TO ADJUST THE BRAKES AND REPACK THE WHEEL BEARINGS, THE DEALER NOTIFIED ME THAT TWO OF THE TRAILER WHEELS WERE SEPARATING AND COMING APART. I WAS WARNED BY THE DEALER THAT THE TIRES WERE UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON. ALL FIVE OF THE TRAILER TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND. I PRESENTLY HAVE ALL FIVE OF THE TRAILER WHEELS WHICH WERE REMOVED IN THE EVENT SOMEONE WANTS TO DO A FAILURE ANALYSIS ON THEM.*AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
VIN [XXX] FOREST RIVER 5TH 2003 WHEEL DEVELOPED 5 CRACKS IN THE FRAME. *NM UPDATED 07/16/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
2003 FOREST RIVER SHAMROCK TRAVEL TRAILER WITH FOLD OUT BEDS. THE BED BROKE ON BOTH SIDES DUE TO DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURER. *JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
CHILD FELL OUT OF THE TENT'S REAR BED WHILE SLEEPING.*MR DURING THE FIRST NIGHT IN THE CAMPER THE CONSUMER'S GRANDSON FELL OUT OF THE REAR BED WHILE SLEEPING. THE CHILD FELL ABOUT FOUR AND A HALF FEET TO THE GROUND BUT WAS NOT INJURED ONLY SCARED. THE CONSUMER LATER REALIZED THAT THE CHILD HAD FALLEN THROUGH THE VELCRO AND THE ONE BUNGI THAT WAS IN PLACE TO HOLD THE TENT WALL CLOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE OR SOLUTION ON HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *NM
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .