Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2017 Forest River Wildwood. 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.
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THE CAMPER WAS PARKED IN A CAMPGROUND ON A GRAVEL CAMPSITE. THE FRESH WATER TANK WAS BEING FILLED WHEN IT DROPPED TO THE GROUND BECAUSE THE SUPPORT BEAM BENT AND WAS NOT FASTENED TO THE FRAME CORRECTLY. NEITHER OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY OR CAMPER INSURANCE WILL COVER AS THEY STATE IT IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KITCHEN FAUCET WAS LEAKING UNDER THE SINK, WHICH CAUSED THE RV TO FLOOD. THE RV WAS TAKEN TO CAMPING WORLD OF ASHEVILLE (2918 N. RUGBY RD, HENDERSONVILLE, NC 28791, 888-817-3448) WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FAILURE ALSO CAUSED MOLD TO GROW UNDER THE SINK AFTER TWO MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND ASSISTED WITH THE REPAIR. THERE WAS NO MILEAGE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE PIPES FROM THE BATHROOM FROZE. AS A RESULT, THE SINK AND SHOWER PIPES BUSTED WHEN THEY UNFROZE CAUSING WATER TO FLOOD THE ENTIRE BATHROOM. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THERE WAS MOLD IN THE BATHROOM. THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A CERTIFIED FOREST RIVER DEALER (ADDRESS UNKNOWN) WHERE IT WAS PENDING REPAIRS HOWEVER THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MOLD IN THE BATHROOM AND UNDERBELLY OF THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE REMOVED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT'S SON REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION DUE TO THE MOLD EFFECTING HIS HEALTH. THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE CONTACT NO LONGER FELT SAFE DRIVING THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE DUE TO MOLD STILL BEING PRESENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD 23BH. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V756000 (EQUIPMENT). THE CONTACT CALLED FOREST RIVER CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-348-7440 AND KIDDE AT 1-855-262-3540 AND WAS PROVIDED WITH WORK ORDER #: C2799215. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE THE REPLACEMENT FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V756000 (EQUIPMENT). THE CONTACT REPEATEDLY CONTACTED KIDDE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-855-262-3540 AND LEFT VOICEMAILS BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING INCIDENT NUMBER: [XXX] ON FEBRUARY 27, 2018 AFTER FINALLY SPEAKING WITH A REPRESENTATIVE FROM KIDDIE THAT STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD RECEIVE THE REPLACEMENT FIRE EXTINGUISHER WITHIN 20 DAYS. THE CONTACT NEVER RECEIVED THE REPLACEMENT FIRE EXTINGUISHER AS OUTLINED IN THE RECALL. *TT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT
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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