33 of the
194 complaints filed about the Forest River Georgetown
are about the equipment —
17% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2020.
The contact owns a 2021 Forest River Georgetown RV built on a 2020 Ford Motorhome Chassis. While on a road trip, the contact, his wife, and two children became ill from the PolyHyde vinyl seats that were factory installed and bolted down in the RV. The contact stated that the seats were deteriorating and released a powdery substance, causing his eyes to water, coughing, and respiratory issues. The contact's son was diagnosed with bronchitis and had a rash on the chest. The contact’s daughter had a cough and runny nose. The contact's wife had high blood pressure. Medical attention was received by each occupant inside the RV. The RV was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 21,000.
NHTSA complaint #11755189 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Catastrophic failure of the Lippert hitch - this is the second hitch issue - last fall the c channel failed causing the hitch to bottom out. Forest River had this fixed through Motor Home Specialists in Alvarado TX.
NHTSA complaint #11754358 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The contact owns a 2023 Forest River Georgetown G7. The contact stated that while parked at the race track, the contact's daughter attempted to turn on the heating system, but it failed to turn on. A few seconds later, the heating unit suddenly caught fire. The contact immediately removed the plastic covering over the unit and put the fire out with a fire extinguisher. People nearby assisted with their fire extinguisher. The cover on top of the unit had to be removed to completely extinguish the fire. The fire department was called and assisted with ensuring the fire was completely extinguished. The contact and their daughter received burns to their hands, arms, and back. No medical attention was needed. A fire report was made. The vehicle was towed to a repair shop, where it remained. The contact had learned of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V771000 (Equipment); however, the RV had not been remedied. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 3,000.
NHTSA complaint #11728244 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The contact owns a 2023 Forest River Georgetown G7. The contact stated that while parked at the race track, the contact's daughter attempted to turn on the heating system, but it failed to turn on. A few seconds later, the heating unit suddenly caught fire. The contact immediately removed the plastic covering over the unit and put the fire out with a fire extinguisher. People nearby assisted with their fire extinguisher. The cover on top of the unit had to be removed to completely extinguish the fire. The fire department was called and assisted with ensuring the fire was completely extinguished. The contact and their daughter received burns to their hands, arms, and back. No medical attention was needed. A fire report was made. The vehicle was towed to a repair shop, where it remained. The contact had learned of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V771000 (Equipment); however, the RV had not been remedied. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 3,000.
NHTSA complaint #11728244 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The contact owns a 2023 Forest River Georgetown G7. The contact stated that while parked at the race track, the contact's daughter attempted to turn on the heating system, but it failed to turn on. A few seconds later, the heating unit suddenly caught fire. The contact immediately removed the plastic covering over the unit and put the fire out with a fire extinguisher. People nearby assisted with their fire extinguisher. The cover on top of the unit had to be removed to completely extinguish the fire. The fire department was called and assisted with ensuring the fire was completely extinguished. The contact and their daughter received burns to their hands, arms, and back. No medical attention was needed. A fire report was made. The vehicle was towed to a repair shop, where it remained. The contact had learned of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V771000 (Equipment); however, the RV had not been remedied. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 3,000.
NHTSA complaint #11728244 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The contact 2024 Forest River Georgetown built on a 2023 Ford F53 Chassis. The contact stated while the motorhome was parked, the contact stated that earlier in the day a low-voltage error code was displayed on the air conditioner display unit. The Forest River RV dealer in Katy, Texas was contacted and instructed the contact to bring the motor home to the location for an inspection. The contact stated that later that same evening, the contact and his wife noticed and abnormal sound coming from the A/C and black smoke coming from the air conditioner and melted plastic falling on the floor. The contact went outside to inspect the exterior of the motorhome and noticed fire coming through the roof of the motor home. The contact yelled for his wife to exit the motorhome. The contact stated that while his wife was rushing to exit the motorhome, she fell and there was melted plastic on her head. The contact stated that the melted plastic fell on her head and right arm. The contact assisted his wife out of the motorhome. The Fire Department was called. The Fire Department extinguished the fire, and a fire report was filed. The contact's wife was treated on site and bandaged for the injuries sustained from the melted plastic. The motorhome was towed to a local tow yard. The motorhome was then towed to Camping World in Spring, TX, for warranty repairs that were not relevant to the failure. The contact stated that upon returning to the residence on November 27, the recall notification NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V771000 (Equipment) was in the mailbox. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. Additionally, the contact stated that several Forest River representatives were contacted and made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The motorhome was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 2,400.
NHTSA complaint #11678211 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The contact 2024 Forest River Georgetown built on a 2023 Ford F53 Chassis. The contact stated while the motorhome was parked, the contact stated that earlier in the day a low-voltage error code was displayed on the air conditioner display unit. The Forest River RV dealer in Katy, Texas was contacted and instructed the contact to bring the motor home to the location for an inspection. The contact stated that later that same evening, the contact and his wife noticed and abnormal sound coming from the A/C and black smoke coming from the air conditioner and melted plastic falling on the floor. The contact went outside to inspect the exterior of the motorhome and noticed fire coming through the roof of the motor home. The contact yelled for his wife to exit the motorhome. The contact stated that while his wife was rushing to exit the motorhome, she fell and there was melted plastic on her head. The contact stated that the melted plastic fell on her head and right arm. The contact assisted his wife out of the motorhome. The Fire Department was called. The Fire Department extinguished the fire, and a fire report was filed. The contact's wife was treated on site and bandaged for the injuries sustained from the melted plastic. The motorhome was towed to a local tow yard. The motorhome was then towed to Camping World in Spring, TX, for warranty repairs that were not relevant to the failure. The contact stated that upon returning to the residence on November 27, the recall notification NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V771000 (Equipment) was in the mailbox. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. Additionally, the contact stated that several Forest River representatives were contacted and made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The motorhome was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 2,400.
NHTSA complaint #11678211 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The contact owns a 2023 Ford F-53. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, there was grey smoke coming from the A/C unit, and the A/C unit was inoperative. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the A/C unit needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 1,200.
NHTSA complaint #11658287 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The contact owns a 2023 Ford F-53. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, there was grey smoke coming from the A/C unit, and the A/C unit was inoperative. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the A/C unit needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 1,200.
NHTSA complaint #11658287 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
On [XXX] while driving down [XXX] in Jacksonville Fl my living room/dinning room slide fully extended. No prior warning was given. after getting to the side of the road we called a mobile rv tech. He checked everything and found a code for the parking brake not set. Going down the road it would not be set. We found a way to over ride the slide and get it back in. We left the power to both slides unplugged so it could not happen again. After arriving at our destination we plugged the slides back in and they worked fine. After a couple of hours the slide that gave the problem retracted all by itself. Lucky there was no one inside and nothing was in the way so no damage was done. At 5:00 AM the slide fully extended again while we were in bed. I got up and unplugged it again. I have contacted Forest River, Lippert, and Percision Circuits to try to get help and answers to this problem. No one has been able to help as of yet 1-14-2025. We have had to mobile techs look at the problem at a total cost of $685.00 out of pocket and still haven't figured anything out. We could have had a very serious accident causing harm or death to us or other travelers when that slide came out. My dogs could have been injured or killed had they been inside when that slide came in by itself. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
NHTSA complaint #11635858 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
“Frameless”, rear, fixed, upper window pane (Lippert brand), detached from its bonding and flew off the motorhome while in motion on the highway. Fortunately no one was struck with this. Unable to retrieve since we never knew exactly where and when it happened..
NHTSA complaint #11635798 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The contact owns a 2020 Georgetown Forest River RV built on a 2019 Ford F53 chassis. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V103000 (Equipment) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool showed no open recall.
NHTSA complaint #11582989 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
While driving down [XXX] in Denver the front welds holding the propane tank broke. This left the propane tank at an angle only supported by the rear welds. Was fortunate that another RVer flagged us over and we were able to get off the highway and used a ratchet strap to support it so we were able to drive to get the bracket welded back into place. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
NHTSA complaint #11570186 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
While driving down [XXX] in Denver the front welds holding the propane tank broke. This left the propane tank at an angle only supported by the rear welds. Was fortunate that another RVer flagged us over and we were able to get off the highway and used a ratchet strap to support it so we were able to drive to get the bracket welded back into place. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
NHTSA complaint #11570186 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Another owner of a 2020 Forest River Georgetown GT5 model 34H5 just posted a pic of a crack at the 90-degree bend in the rear propane tank mounting bracket. This is an ASME tank that can contain 19.5 actual gallons of propane. Previous ASME propane tank mounting bracket cracks reported by owners of Georgetowns were all on the front propane tank mounting bracket and were broken welds that allowed one end of the propane tank to drop almost to the road while driving. They were NOT a crack at the 90-degree bend in the bracket and also NOT on the rear bracket. I just cut three tie wraps to expose that bend on our 2020 Georgetown GT5 34H5 and my rear propane tank mounting bracket is cracked in exactly the same place. The crack is full depth at the exposed end of the bend. The crack appears to extend 2" to 3" through the bend of the 8" long bracket. There is some rust in the crack at the end so the crack started a while ago. A total failure of the bracket would allow one end or both ends of the ASME tank to fall and strike the ground. That could be like a bomb exploding when driving, the same as the previously reported front ASME tank bracket failures could cause. Our motorhome is four years old with about 17,000 miles. It was built in May 2019.
NHTSA complaint #11555667 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Our propane tank got detached. Very dangerous. Posted on our Georgetown Facebook page and someone told me this is a known issue and I should report it.
NHTSA complaint #11524335 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS
Our propane tank got detached. Very dangerous. Posted on our Georgetown Facebook page and someone told me this is a known issue and I should report it.
NHTSA complaint #11524335 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Two owners of Forest River Georgetown Class A motorhomes, one a 2020 model year and one a 2022 model year, reported on a forum that one of the two brackets holding their 24.5 gallon water capacity ASME propane tank in place had its tack welds break, allowing one end of the tank to drop so far it was visible by passing cars. Both reported they were flagged down by people passing them. (The end of the propane tank likely was bouncing up and down on the remaining bracket.) Both used a strap to hold the tank in place until the bracket could be re-welded. Both reported that the repair shop then installed two bolts through the front and rear bracket to help hold the tank in place if the welds broke again. Neither owner took a picture of the propane tank hanging down so the attached pictures show their brackets after the repair. 24.5 gallons water capacity is about 19.6 actual gallons of propane at 80%. On my motorhome a visual inspection of the affected brackets did not reveal cracked welds but did show that the front bracket on the propane tank itself was installed slightly off and the inner edge of the front tank bracket is against a welded corner of the bracket instead of flat against the front frame bracket. Light is visible in the gap between the tank mounting bracket and the frame mounting bracket. If other tanks are like this it could mean that the upward pressure from tightening the inner tank mounting bolt applied stress to the welded bracket where there should not have been any. (The approximate date of those two failures is unknown however the 2022 model year owner reported they had the repair covered under warranty. I thus selected today's date because the form field has a date as mandatory.) (I had to select Aftermarket Equipment as BAL OTHER because "OTHER" was not allowed. I do not know who installs the propane tank mounting structure. It could either be the final vehicle manufacturer or the third-party upfitter they use for similar work.)
NHTSA complaint #11524154 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS
Two owners of Forest River Georgetown Class A motorhomes, one a 2020 model year and one a 2022 model year, reported on a forum that one of the two brackets holding their 24.5 gallon water capacity ASME propane tank in place had its tack welds break, allowing one end of the tank to drop so far it was visible by passing cars. Both reported they were flagged down by people passing them. (The end of the propane tank likely was bouncing up and down on the remaining bracket.) Both used a strap to hold the tank in place until the bracket could be re-welded. Both reported that the repair shop then installed two bolts through the front and rear bracket to help hold the tank in place if the welds broke again. Neither owner took a picture of the propane tank hanging down so the attached pictures show their brackets after the repair. 24.5 gallons water capacity is about 19.6 actual gallons of propane at 80%. On my motorhome a visual inspection of the affected brackets did not reveal cracked welds but did show that the front bracket on the propane tank itself was installed slightly off and the inner edge of the front tank bracket is against a welded corner of the bracket instead of flat against the front frame bracket. Light is visible in the gap between the tank mounting bracket and the frame mounting bracket. If other tanks are like this it could mean that the upward pressure from tightening the inner tank mounting bolt applied stress to the welded bracket where there should not have been any. (The approximate date of those two failures is unknown however the 2022 model year owner reported they had the repair covered under warranty. I thus selected today's date because the form field has a date as mandatory.) (I had to select Aftermarket Equipment as BAL OTHER because "OTHER" was not allowed. I do not know who installs the propane tank mounting structure. It could either be the final vehicle manufacturer or the third-party upfitter they use for similar work.)
NHTSA complaint #11524154 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FOREST RIVER GEORGETOWN MOTOR HOME. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE MOTOR HOME'S STEPS WOULD NOT RETRACT OR DETRACT WHEN PROMPTED. THE CONTACT TIED THE STEPS TO THE MOTOR HOME TO CONTINUE DRIVING. ARBORGAST REPAIR SHOP OF TIP, OHIO WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RECALLED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V798000 (EQUIPMENT). THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,800. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA complaint #11004039 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.