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2009 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 Jul 15, 2016
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 Nov 6, 2012

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2009 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

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Body & structureElectrical
Filed Jul 15, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FOREST RIVER SANDPIPER RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS WATER ENTERING THE VEHICLE COMING FROM THE ROOF. AS A RESULT, THE WIRES AND OUTLETS WERE WET AND WATER TRAVELED THROUGH THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT HER CHILDREN WOULD ATTEMPT TO USE AN OUTLET AND BECOME SHOCKED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE CAUSED MOLD AND CORROSION TO THE RV. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10885043
Incident
Jul 13, 2016
Body & structureElectricalInterior & seats+2 more
Filed Nov 6, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FOREST RIVER SANDPIPER TRAILER WITH HERITAGE TRAIL TRAC A/P TIRES, SIZE LT235/85R16E. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE. AFTER MOVING OFF THE ROADWAY, HE DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRES EXPLODED. THE SPARE TIRE WAS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS LATER CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD REIMBURSE HIM FOR A NEW TIRE. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE SPARE TIRE WAS INSTALLED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000. UPDATED 12/21/12*LJ UPDATED 1/7/2013 *JS

NHTSA ID
10483498
Incident
Apr 1, 2012
Mileage
3,000 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.

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