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2005 Forest River Sandpiper 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 Sep 12, 2005
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 Mar 9, 2005

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2005 Forest River Sandpiper. 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 1–4 of 4

ElectricalOther / unspecified
Filed Sep 12, 2005

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SANDPIPER T235 MANUFACTURED BY HORSE RIVER. THE CONTACT STATES THAT SHE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRAILER SUCH AS TRAILER HITCH/THE QUEEN SIZE BED/ZIPPER IN THE BACK, STABLE CHECK LEVERS/THE WATER HEATER, WHICH DOES NOT HAVE HOT WATER/THE HEATER/THE MICROWAVE WITH BURN MARKS AND DOES NOT CLOSE/STEREO/ELECTRICAL CORD HANGING BY A THREAD/BATTERY THAT WENT DEAD, AND SHE TOUCHED THE METAL UNDER THE TRAILER AND GOT SHOCKED/SOCKETS HAD BURN MARKS, AND OTHER PROBLEMS. SHE WAS CONSIDERING DOING A BUY BACK WITH THIS TRAILER BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT WILLING TO HELP HER. THE WARRANTY WILL EXPIRE OUT IN OCTOBER, AND SHE FEELS REPAIRS WILL NOT BE DONE BEFORE THEN. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS ELECTROCUTED AND HAS BEEN HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE THE RV WAS PURCHASED. UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB

NHTSA ID
10136276
Incident
Oct 11, 2004
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 2, 2005

(2) TIRES FAILED WITHIN 50 MILES OF MY HOME, CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO MY RV. *NM

NHTSA ID
10131080
Incident
Jul 15, 2005
Mileage
3,500 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Apr 25, 2005

WHILE TOWING TRAILER OUT OF THE DESERT, THE TONGUE OF THE TRAILER BENT TO A 45 DEGREE ANGLE CAUSING THE TRAILER TO DROP DOWN AND CAUSED THE PROPANE BOTTLES TO CRACK AND THE GAS STARTED TO LEAK. *NM THE JACKSTANDS BROKE UNDERNEATH AND THE FRONT OF TRAILER GOT STUCK IN THE SAND. *BF *NM

NHTSA ID
10111730
Incident
Feb 11, 2005
Body & structure
Filed Mar 9, 2005

THE TONGUE ON THE CONSUMER'S 2005 FOREST RIVER SANDPIPER BENT CAUSING THE PROPANE BOTTLES TO BREAK AND LEAK. *NM THE FRONT OF THE TRAILER STARTED TO DRAG AND RIPPED OFF THE JACKSTANDS UNDERNEATH THE TRAILER. THE SIDE WHEELS APPEARED TO BE BENT BECAUSE OF A BEND IN THE FRAME. *SC *JB

NHTSA ID
10114927
Incident
Mar 1, 2005

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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