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2008 Forest River Sabre

Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data

Data refreshed

Owner complaintsComplaints 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 Jun 18, 2012
Safety recallsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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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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Overview

Our database contains 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 2008 Forest River Sabre, most frequently naming the tires & wheels category.

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

What owners report

Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded

  • Tires & wheels1100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Safety recalls

No recalls in our database for this model year

That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.

Recent owner complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words

Tires & wheels
Filed Jun 18, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FOREST RIVER SABRE TRAVEL TRAILER EQUIPPED WITH MISSION RADIAL TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE TREAD WAS BULGING ON THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. THE CONTACT INSTALLED A FULL SIZED SPARE TIRE AS A REPLACEMENT. THE SPARE TIRE WAS ALSO A MISSION RADIAL TIRE. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER. THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE AGAIN EXPERIENCED BULGING OF ITS TREAD. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING, BUT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RECORD A MILEAGE.

NHTSA ID
10462131
Incident
Nov 1, 2010

Compare model years

Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model

Forest River Sabre by model year
YearComplaintsRecallsInvestigationsIssue Index
2027010—
2026110—
2025010—
2024020—
2023000—
2022030—
2021110—
2020110—
2019220—
2017100—
2016100—
2014120—
2013020—
2008Viewing100—

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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.