2004 Forest River Surveyor Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2004 Forest River Surveyor, 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
- Other / unspecified266.7%
- Body & structure133.3%
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
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 (NA) FOREST RIVER SURVEYOR SVT303. THE VEHICLE HAS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL RM2652. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR HIS DOMETIC AND HAS ATTEMPTED TO REACH DOMETIC EVER SINCE. HE KEEPS GETTING AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM THAT DISCONNECTS HIM REPEATEDLY. THE SERIAL NUMBER IS 541-08981. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FOREST RIVER SURVEYOR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT LEFT THE SIDE ENTRY DOOR OPEN SO THAT AIR COULD CIRCULATE. HE AWOKE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TO A BURNING SMELL. THE ENTRY DOOR WAS AGAINST THE HEATER AND CAUSED IT TO MELT. WHEN THE ENTRY DOOR IS OPEN, IT RESTS AGAINST THE HEATER. THE DOORSTOP FAILS TO PREVENT THE DOOR FROM TOUCHING THE HEATER OCCASIONALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE IS NO REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. NO OTHER VEHICLE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/01/08. *LJ
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FOREST RIVER SURVEYOR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT LEFT THE SIDE ENTRY DOOR OPEN SO THAT AIR COULD CIRCULATE. HE AWOKE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TO A BURNING SMELL. THE ENTRY DOOR WAS AGAINST THE HEATER AND CAUSED IT TO MELT. WHEN THE ENTRY DOOR IS OPEN, IT RESTS AGAINST THE HEATER. THE DOORSTOP FAILS TO PREVENT THE DOOR FROM TOUCHING THE HEATER OCCASIONALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE IS NO REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. NO OTHER VEHICLE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/01/08. *LJ
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
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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