2004 Forest River Work And Play 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 Work And Play, 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
- Brakes133.3%
- Other / unspecified133.3%
- Suspension133.3%
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
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
I HAVE A 2004 WORK AND PLAY. I HAVE HAD REPEATED ISSUES WITH TIRES RUBBING, WHEEL BEARINGS, AND BRAKES. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE BREAKDOWNS AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE WORK ON THE CAMPER WITH VARYING RESULTS AND FIXES. MY LATEST ADVENTURE LEFT ME IN CHATTANOOGA NEAR A CAMPING WORLD. THE MECHANIC THERE CHECKED IT OUT AND SHOWED ME THE PROBLEM. THE AXLES ON THIS TRAILER ARE TOO NARROW. THIS IS THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE RUBBING, THE BEARINGS BEING STRESSED TO PREMATURE WEARING, AND ISSUES WITH BRAKES. NOT TO MENTION DENTING THE INSIDE BOTTOM OF THE WHEEL WELLS FROM HITTING THE TOP OF THE BRAKE DRUM/AXLE ENDS. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS AN ISOLATED CASE OR THAT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF (SUCH AS A RECALL). I AM AWARE THAT THE TRAILER IS AN OLDER MODEL, BUT IT IS NOT LIKE THE AXLES SHRINK OVER TIME. THE CAMPER IS CURRENTLY AT THE CAMPING WORLD IN CHATTANOOGA TO BE PUT TOGETHER CORRECTLY AT QUITE A COST TO ME. I HAVE HAD BLOW OUTS, A WHEEL FLEW OFF THE CAMPER, AND SOME INTERMITTENT BRAKE OUTAGES. NEVER WAS THERE INJURY IN ANY OF THESE INCIDENTS, BUT ONLY DUE TO MY DRIVING EXPERIENCE AND THE GOD IN HEAVEN ABOVE! I EMAILED THIS TO THE COMPANY AS WELL SO THEY KNOW ABOUT IT AS WELL. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL AXLES. IN EVERY CASE I WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME FO THE PROBLEM,,,AT HIGHWAY.INTERSTATE SPEED. THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT BELOW WAS JUST THE MOST RECENT EVENT.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
I HAVE A 2004 WORK AND PLAY. I HAVE HAD REPEATED ISSUES WITH TIRES RUBBING, WHEEL BEARINGS, AND BRAKES. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE BREAKDOWNS AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE WORK ON THE CAMPER WITH VARYING RESULTS AND FIXES. MY LATEST ADVENTURE LEFT ME IN CHATTANOOGA NEAR A CAMPING WORLD. THE MECHANIC THERE CHECKED IT OUT AND SHOWED ME THE PROBLEM. THE AXLES ON THIS TRAILER ARE TOO NARROW. THIS IS THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE RUBBING, THE BEARINGS BEING STRESSED TO PREMATURE WEARING, AND ISSUES WITH BRAKES. NOT TO MENTION DENTING THE INSIDE BOTTOM OF THE WHEEL WELLS FROM HITTING THE TOP OF THE BRAKE DRUM/AXLE ENDS. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS AN ISOLATED CASE OR THAT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF (SUCH AS A RECALL). I AM AWARE THAT THE TRAILER IS AN OLDER MODEL, BUT IT IS NOT LIKE THE AXLES SHRINK OVER TIME. THE CAMPER IS CURRENTLY AT THE CAMPING WORLD IN CHATTANOOGA TO BE PUT TOGETHER CORRECTLY AT QUITE A COST TO ME. I HAVE HAD BLOW OUTS, A WHEEL FLEW OFF THE CAMPER, AND SOME INTERMITTENT BRAKE OUTAGES. NEVER WAS THERE INJURY IN ANY OF THESE INCIDENTS, BUT ONLY DUE TO MY DRIVING EXPERIENCE AND THE GOD IN HEAVEN ABOVE! I EMAILED THIS TO THE COMPANY AS WELL SO THEY KNOW ABOUT IT AS WELL. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL AXLES. IN EVERY CASE I WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME FO THE PROBLEM,,,AT HIGHWAY.INTERSTATE SPEED. THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT BELOW WAS JUST THE MOST RECENT EVENT.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
I HAVE A 2004 WORK AND PLAY. I HAVE HAD REPEATED ISSUES WITH TIRES RUBBING, WHEEL BEARINGS, AND BRAKES. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE BREAKDOWNS AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE WORK ON THE CAMPER WITH VARYING RESULTS AND FIXES. MY LATEST ADVENTURE LEFT ME IN CHATTANOOGA NEAR A CAMPING WORLD. THE MECHANIC THERE CHECKED IT OUT AND SHOWED ME THE PROBLEM. THE AXLES ON THIS TRAILER ARE TOO NARROW. THIS IS THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE RUBBING, THE BEARINGS BEING STRESSED TO PREMATURE WEARING, AND ISSUES WITH BRAKES. NOT TO MENTION DENTING THE INSIDE BOTTOM OF THE WHEEL WELLS FROM HITTING THE TOP OF THE BRAKE DRUM/AXLE ENDS. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS AN ISOLATED CASE OR THAT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF (SUCH AS A RECALL). I AM AWARE THAT THE TRAILER IS AN OLDER MODEL, BUT IT IS NOT LIKE THE AXLES SHRINK OVER TIME. THE CAMPER IS CURRENTLY AT THE CAMPING WORLD IN CHATTANOOGA TO BE PUT TOGETHER CORRECTLY AT QUITE A COST TO ME. I HAVE HAD BLOW OUTS, A WHEEL FLEW OFF THE CAMPER, AND SOME INTERMITTENT BRAKE OUTAGES. NEVER WAS THERE INJURY IN ANY OF THESE INCIDENTS, BUT ONLY DUE TO MY DRIVING EXPERIENCE AND THE GOD IN HEAVEN ABOVE! I EMAILED THIS TO THE COMPANY AS WELL SO THEY KNOW ABOUT IT AS WELL. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL AXLES. IN EVERY CASE I WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME FO THE PROBLEM,,,AT HIGHWAY.INTERSTATE SPEED. THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT BELOW WAS JUST THE MOST RECENT EVENT.
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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