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2017 Forest River Sunseeker 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 Mar 1, 2019
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 Jun 24, 2016

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2017 Forest River Sunseeker. 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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Exterior lighting
Filed Mar 1, 2019

THE TAIL LIGHTS AND REVERSE LIGHTS ARE NOT WATERPROOF, THERE IS NO GASKET TO STOP WATER FROM ENTERING THE LENS AND FILLING UP WITH WATER. THERE IS A RECALL ON OTHER FOREST RIVE REAR TAIL LIGHT FILLING WITH WATER. I CALLED FOREST RIVER AND TOLD THEM THAT THERE WAS A HALF INCH OF WATER IN THE TAIL LIGHTS AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT UP WITH THE DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE UNIT , AND ALSO WAS TOLD YOU ARE THE SECOND OWNER SO THERE IS NO WARRANTY IN EFFECT. I ASKED IF THEY HAD DIFFERENT REAR LIGHTS THAT WERE SEALED AND THAT I WOULD REPLACE THEM , FOREST RIVER SAID THERE IS NO RECALL AND THAT IS IT. IF THE WATER GOT ANOTHER 1/4 OF AN INCH HIGHER IT WOULD SHORTED OUT THE REAR TAIL , BRAKE AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS PLEASE LOOK IN TO THIS.

NHTSA ID
11183485
Incident
Feb 26, 2019
Visibility
Filed May 16, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FOREST RIVER SUNSEEKER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR CLEARANCE FAILED AND PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM SEEING AROUND THE VEHICLE. OUTLET RECREATION (1015 US-59, DETROIT LAKES, MN 56501, (218) 844-6969) WAS CONTACTED AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A REMEDY TO ADJUST, MANEUVER, OR REPLACE THE MIRRORS FOR THE PROPER CLEARANCE FOR VISIBILITY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE MOBILE HOME'S SIDE VISION CAMERA ALSO PROVIDED LIMITED VISIBILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
11094090
Incident
May 15, 2016
Filed Mar 23, 2018

THE RV HAS SIDE AND REAR CAMERAS FOR SAFETY PURPOSES. THE CAMERA IMAGES ARE TO BE SEEN, BY THE DRIVER, THROUGH THE DASH RADIO SCREEN. THE WAY THE RADIO IS MOUNTED IN THE DASH OF THE RV, THESE IMAGES CANNOT BE SEEN BY THE DRIVER OF THE RV, DO TO A GLARE DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS.

NHTSA ID
11081138
Incident
Sep 21, 2017
Fuel system
Filed Jun 24, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FOREST RIVER SUNSEEKER. UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE LOCATED ON THE PROPANE TANK WAS FRACTURED AND LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE A REMEDY WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,290. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10876366
Incident
May 28, 2016
Mileage
1,290 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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