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NanciL's avatar
NanciL
Explorer II
Jan 24, 2017

Our Lemon Forest River just squeezed some more juice

I have been replying to various posts here with people asking about Forest River's quality and warning them how bad our brand new Wildwood is and once again last evening I heard water gushing out from under the trailer and I have another broken or disconnected water pipe.
For what it is worth, we have only towed this trailer three miles from the dealer to our RV site. We bought it brand new in October.

Is there such a thing as a Lemon Law for travel trailers ?

Jack L
  • Community Alumni's avatar
    Community Alumni
    In states where lemon laws apply to RVs as well as passenger vehicles, the laws normally only extend to motorhomes. Sometimes the law only applies to the motorized sections of the vehicles. Trailers are normally left out in the cold. I haven't followed the story closely, but, if you haven't done so already, send the trailer back to the dealer to have them resolve all issues. Request that they perform a thorough inspection on the trailer to find other potential problems. You never know where these things will lead so make sure you're following the warranty repair process correctly and documenting everything.
  • Old Uncle Dave wrote:
    So have you towed it the 3 miles back to the dealer?


    If I towed it back and forth to the dealers every time something breaks or doesn't work, or a shelf falls down, I would be living on the street.

    I am posting here to alert other people that are looking at Forest River made trailers to be ready for trouble.

    Jack L
  • NanciL wrote:
    ...Is there such a thing as a Lemon Law for travel trailers ?

    Jack L


    No