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2000 Forest River Sandpiper Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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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 25, 2010
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2000 Forest River Sandpiper, 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

  • Body & structure2100.0%

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

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Body & structure

Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FOREST RIVER SHASTA RV (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL CRACKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING FROM 0-5 MPH. LATER, HE NOTICED THE FRAME WAS CRACKED ABOVE DIRECTLY ABOVE THE SPRING SHACKLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID 10339999 · filed Jun 25, 2010

A COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT MY FOREST RIVER SANDPIPER 5TH WHEEL RV TRAILER I HAD FOUND THAT THE DOOR FRAME TO THE ENTRANCE DOOR WAS CRACKING. I TOOK THE RV BACK TO THE DEALER, FAMILY FUN RV, FOR INSPECTION AND WARRANTY REPAIR. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD ORDERED ME A NEW DOOR AND FRAME. SOON AFTER, WITHOUT CONTACTING ME, THE DEALER WENT OUT OF BUSINESS AND HAD NOT REPAIRED THE DOOR. IN JULY OF 2005, WHILE TRAVELING TO NEW MEXICO, I HAD NOTICED THAT THE BODY OF THE RV APPEARED TO BE BENDING IN THE MIDDLE. WHEN I RETURNED FROM MY TRIP ON 7/24/05, I CONTACTED FOREST RIVER WARRANTY DEPARTMENT. THEY ADVISED THIS WAS A CHASSIS ISSUE WITH THE COMPANY THAT BUILT THE CHASSIS AND THEY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. HE SAID THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE ONE OF THE ANCHOR BOLTS APPEARS TO HAVE BROKEN AND THAT HE HAD SEEN THE HAPPEN BEFORE. HE ADVISED ME TO SEND HIM PHOTOS TO [email protected] AND THE WOULD CONTACT THE CHASSIS DEALER AND LET ME KNOW WHAT COULD BE DONE. AFTER SENDING SEVERAL E-MAILS WITH NO FURTHER RESPONSE, I CALLED AGAIN ON AUG 3, 2005. THE FOREST RIVER WARRANTY REP ADVISED ME THAT HE HAD TALKED WITH HIS SUPERVISOR AND HE WOULD NEED MORE PHOTOS OF THE REAR AND UNDERSIDE OF THE RV. I SENT THE PHOTOS TODAY AS I HAD TO WAIT TILL I WAS HOME DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS TO TAKE THE PHOTOS. I AM AWAITING A RESPONSE TO MY CLAIM. THIS APPEARS TO BE A BIG SAFETY ISSUE AND WAS APPARENTLY AN ISSUE WHEN I FOUND THE CRACKS IN THE DOOR FRAME RIGHT AFTER I PURCHASED THE RV. *NM

NHTSA ID 10132177 · filed Aug 10, 2005

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.

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