Forest River - Fined
http://rvdailyreport.com/industry/forest-river-facing-600000-in-fines-for-safety-violations/ Following an investigation it opened Sept. 30, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found...
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Doubt this will ever end end court. I suspect FR will plead no contest to some of the charges,pay a reduced fine and get their paperwork in order. I also suspect that many if not all of the other manufacturers are scrambling to make sure their paperwork and filings are in order.
Some of the paperwork that they failed to comply with included consumer complaint's and defects reported by owners. Are some of those defect not reported a danger to the public. We don't know and neither do the Feds.
"Forest River also apparently failed to submit quarterly reports on its progress completing safety recalls, failed to comply with other recall-related requirements and might have violated other parts of the Safety Act, the agency states on the website.
A vehicle manufacturer can either voluntarily recall a product for a safety reason or be ordered to do so by NHTSA. In either case, the manufacturer must file:
A public report describing the safety-related defect or noncompliance with a federal motor vehicle safety standard and the major events that resulted in the recall determination.
A description of the remedy.
A schedule for the recall.
NHTSA monitors each safety recall to ensure the manufacturers provide owners safe, free and effective remedies according to the Safety Act and Federal regulations, the agency states on the website."
How do we know there are not RV's made by them that are on the road and placing people in danger that have not been recalled because they don't have the documents or procedures to properly track them. This issue is, IMO, not just related to FR but all the manufacturers. We have all seen pictures on this and other forums of major failures to RV's and then read reports that the manufacturers deny responsibility because it is out of warranty. Frame failures, broken I-beams and collapsed pin boxes are just some of the problems.
I own a Forest River Crusader and say that with the exception of a bad rear stabilizer switch and wear on the bottom of one of the slides that have a Darco wrap on it that it is without issue with 100 nights and 7,000 miles, BUT, there is a topic on the FR forum asking for help and FR/PrimeTime has not responded in over 18 months and blew the issue off when the topic was first posted. They have since changed the material. Their solution for those under warranty was to put tape over the worn area but reports of those who have had the tape added say that the problem continues.
Some of the paperwork that they failed to comply with included consumer complaint's and defects reported by owners. Are some of those defect not reported a danger to the public. We don't know and neither do the Feds.
"Forest River also apparently failed to submit quarterly reports on its progress completing safety recalls, failed to comply with other recall-related requirements and might have violated other parts of the Safety Act, the agency states on the website.
A vehicle manufacturer can either voluntarily recall a product for a safety reason or be ordered to do so by NHTSA. In either case, the manufacturer must file:
A public report describing the safety-related defect or noncompliance with a federal motor vehicle safety standard and the major events that resulted in the recall determination.
A description of the remedy.
A schedule for the recall.
NHTSA monitors each safety recall to ensure the manufacturers provide owners safe, free and effective remedies according to the Safety Act and Federal regulations, the agency states on the website."
How do we know there are not RV's made by them that are on the road and placing people in danger that have not been recalled because they don't have the documents or procedures to properly track them. This issue is, IMO, not just related to FR but all the manufacturers. We have all seen pictures on this and other forums of major failures to RV's and then read reports that the manufacturers deny responsibility because it is out of warranty. Frame failures, broken I-beams and collapsed pin boxes are just some of the problems.
I own a Forest River Crusader and say that with the exception of a bad rear stabilizer switch and wear on the bottom of one of the slides that have a Darco wrap on it that it is without issue with 100 nights and 7,000 miles, BUT, there is a topic on the FR forum asking for help and FR/PrimeTime has not responded in over 18 months and blew the issue off when the topic was first posted. They have since changed the material. Their solution for those under warranty was to put tape over the worn area but reports of those who have had the tape added say that the problem continues.
