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2006 Forest River Sunseeker 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 Jul 22, 2007
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 2006 Forest River Sunseeker, 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

  • Suspension150.0%
  • Tires & wheels150.0%

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

Suspension

Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

26DEC HAD A TIRE FAILURE ON THE ROAD. AFTER INSPECTION FOUND THE TIRE WAS WORN THROUGH THE CORD ON THE OUTSIDE 1 INCH OF THE TIRE. FURTHER, AFTER LOOKING AT THE OTHER THREE TIRES, FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING ON THE OTHERS. CONTACTED THE RV DEALER AND THEY TRANSFERRED ME TO THE RV MANUFACTURE, FOREST RIVER. FOREST RIVER TOOK NO RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ISSUE AND PASSED ME TO THEIR AXLE SUPPLIER. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS INVESTIGATING ON THE INTERNET I FOUND MANY OTHERS REPORTING ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR DUE TO AXLE MISS-ALIGNMENT. THE AXLE MANUFACTURE IS AL-KO. AL-KO AGREED TO SEND A REPLACEMENT SET OF AXLES. I?M FILLING THIS REPORT TO HELP SAVE OTHERS POSSIBLE INJURY DUE TO TIRE FAILURE FROM FAULT MANUFACTURING PRACTICES OF THE AL-KO COMPANY. THROUGH INTERNET RESEARCH, I?VE FOUND 30+ REPORTS OF OTHERS HAVING THE SAME AXLE ISSUES WITH AL-KO. PLEASE BE ADVISE; THE CORRECT VEHICLE WAS NOT LISTED. THE VEHICLE IN SUBJECT IS 2006 FOREST RIVER WILDCAT 32QBBS 5TH WHEEL CAMPER,. *JB

NHTSA ID 10197176 · filed Jul 22, 2007

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Tires & wheels

Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE INSIDE REAR TIRE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAD A SIDEWALL BLOWOUT. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO CHANGED THE TIRE, DETERMINED THE TIRE WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD BASED ON THE DOT NUMBER. THE DEALER HAS BEEN ALERTED. THE VEHICLE IS A 2006 FOREST RIVER SUNSEEKER. *AK

NHTSA ID 10156388 · filed Apr 28, 2006

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

Data on this page last refreshed .