Owners have filed 12 complaints
about the 2001 Forest River Wildwood with NHTSA between 2003 and 2011.
The largest single group is the body & structure.
Across this model's run it ranks 6 of 6 worst.
The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew
an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous
ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.
The dashed ring is 50 — the national norm. Further out is worse.
Complaint volume — 46
Against the median year of the Forest River Wildwood. 50 means typical for this
model; 100 means roughly double.
Severity — 0
0% of these complaints
involved a crash, fire, injury or death, against a national rate of
9.7%.
Early failure — not reported
Too few complaints recorded a mileage to measure this.
How 2001 compares with every other Forest River Wildwood
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade:
A
B
C
D
F
ungraded
What breaks on a 2001 Forest River Wildwood
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Body & Structure
758.3%
Tires
433.3%
Median failure at 2,000 miles
Equipment & Accessories
18.3%
When owners complained
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing
out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single
owner can see from inside their own car.
Jun 2003peak 2Sep 2011
NHTSA investigations into the 2001 Forest River Wildwood
An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough
complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks
something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.
PE02065Opened 6 Sep 2002Closed 9 Jan 2003TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ROAD WHEEL & TIRE FAILURES
THE SUBJECT TRAILERS ARE FITTED WITH A LARGE DECAL INSTRUCTING OWNERS TO NOTIFY THE WHEEL & TIRE MANUFACTURER IN CASE OF PROBLEMS OR FAILURES OF WHEELS OR TIRES.THIS ACTION IS TO BE TAKEN IN LIEU OF CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TRAILERS.THE TIRE AND WHEEL MANUFACTURER, CALISLE WHEEL & TIRE IN THIS CASE, HAS AGREED TO THIS ARRANGEMENT AND FURTHER AGREED TO HANDLEALL TIRE AND WHEEL PROBLEMS.THE MANUFACTURER OF THE SUBJECT TRAILER INSTRUCTS ANYONE CONTACTING THEM WITH WHEEL/TIRE PROBLEMS TO CONTACT CARISLE.ACCORDING TO FOREST RIVER, CARISLE HAS ALSO MADE THIS ARRANGEMENT WITH SEVERAL OTHER...
The most recent complaints
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
at 2,000 milesMO, MO
TIRES
UPON RETURNING FROM VACATION SEPT 23 TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 40, I HAD A BLOWOUT. ON SEPT 24 TRAVELED TO GALLUP NEW MEXICO AND REPLACED THE TIRE (OF WHICH THEY KEPT). I AM AGAIN ON THE ROAD, BLEW ANOTHER TIRE, STOPPED IN ALBUQUERQUE NM AT WALMART AND REPLACED THE TIRE (THEY ALSO KEPT THE BAD TIRE). LUCKILY I DID NOT HAVE ANY MORE BLOWOUTS FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP. I WENT TO OK TIRE ON SEPT 28 WHICH IS WHERE I PURCHASED THE TIRES ORGINALLY AND THEY ASKED THAT I BRING THE REMAINING THREE TIRES UP FOR INSPECTION. THEY ALSO WERE FALLING APART. IT LOOKS AS IF THEY ARE DEFECTIVE AND OK TIRE AS MUCH AS SAID SO. OK TIRE IS SENDING THE TIRES TO TCI (TIRE CENTERS INC) FOR EVALUATION. I WILL PROBABLY GET NEW TIRES FOR THE THREE, BUT I FEEL I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE TWO NEW TIRES I HAD TO PURCHASE. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, DEATH AND/OR BOTH. I AM NOT ASKING FOR A MILLION DOLLARS I AM ASKING FOR MY MONEY BACK. IF THE TIRES HAD BEEN PROPERLY MANUFACTERED THERE WOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE. THE TIRES WERE ONLY A LITTLE OVER A YEAR OLD.. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
NHTSA complaint #10427808 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Warren, OR
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR IN 2001 WILDWOOD MOTOR HOME. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED BUT IT FAILED JUST LIKE THE ORIGINAL REFRIGERATOR. *NJ AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE RV WAS THEN STORED IN A RENTED SPACE FOR NEARLY 8 MONTHS. THERE WAS LEAKING AND STAINING AT THE REAR OF THE REFRIGERATOR. THERE WAS ALSO YELLOW RESIDUE AND THE SMELL OF AMMONIA. UPDATED 08/07/09.
NHTSA complaint #10280009 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Clovis, CA
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
6"-8" LONG LONGTITUDAL CRACKS IN THE FRAME ABOVE EACH AXLE ON BOTH SIDES OF A 2001 CARDINAL 29 FIFTH-WHEEL.
NHTSA complaint #10242827 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Austintown, OH
STRUCTURE:BODY
FOREST RIVER PUT THE RUBBER ROOF ON WRONG AND IT LET WATER IN AND ROTTED THE ROOF UNDER IT. THIS LET THE ROOF COME LOOSE AND COME OFF ON THE ROOD. I HAVE SEEN A LEST THREE OF THERE TRAILERS DO IF.
NHTSA complaint #10225328 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Austintown, OH
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
FOREST RIVER PUT THE RUBBER ROOF ON WRONG AND IT LET WATER IN AND ROTTED THE ROOF UNDER IT. THIS LET THE ROOF COME LOOSE AND COME OFF ON THE ROOD. I HAVE SEEN A LEST THREE OF THERE TRAILERS DO IF.
NHTSA complaint #10225328 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Windsor Locks, CT
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CAMPER ROOF WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED AND ROTTING OUT THE ROOF DECKING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO OTHER VEHICLE INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. UPDATED 5/6/08 *CN UPDATED 05/06/08
NHTSA complaint #10214494 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Youngstown, OH
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE WHOLE ROOF LEAKED AND COULD HAVE COME OFF ON THE HOOD BECAUSE OF ALL THE ROT FROM THE LEAK.
NHTSA complaint #10211265 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Youngstown, OH
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
THE WHOLE ROOF LEAKED AND COULD HAVE COME OFF ON THE HOOD BECAUSE OF ALL THE ROT FROM THE LEAK.
NHTSA complaint #10211265 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Woonsocket, RI
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE CARLISLE TRAILER TIRES (ST205 75R15) BLEW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. THEY TOTALLY SHREDDED AND THE STEEL BELTS WERE PROTRUDING . THESE TIRES WERE ON A 2001 5TH WHEEL TRAILER AND HAD A MINIMAL NUMBER OF MILES ON THEM, APPROXIMATELY 2000 MILES. THEY APPEARED TO BE IN GREAT CONDITION AND WERE PROPERLY INFLATED AT THE TIME OF THE BLOW OUTS. EACH TIME WE REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A NEW AND DIFFERENT BRAND TRAILER TIRE. THE 3 BLOWOUTS HAPPENED WITHIN A MONTH OF EACH OTHER.
NHTSA complaint #10165566 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Vero Beach, FL
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I HAVE A 2001 25' ROCKWOOD ULTRALITE TRAVEL TRAILER. IT WAS EQUIPPED WITH CARLISLE ST205/75R14 STEEL BELTED RADIAL TIRES. ALL 4 WHEELS PLUS THE SPARE WAS THIS TIRE. WE USE THIS TRAILER VERY LITTLE MAYBE AVERAGING 1500 MI/YEAR. ON AUGUST 6,2004 THE FINAL CARLISLE BLEW OUT ON INTERSTATE 10 NEAR TALLAHASSIE, FL. EVERY ONE OF THE 5 BLOWOUTS OCCURRED ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS. 3 ON I95, 1 ON I75, AND 1 ON I10. MY MAX SPEED IS 65 MPH. I CHECK THE TIRES AND PRESSURE BEFORE I TAKE THE TRAILER OUT. THERE WAS NO WARNING ON ANY OF THE BLOWOUTS. I BELIEVE THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE. I CALLED CARLISLE AND SINCE WARRENTY HAD EXPIRED, THEY WERE NOT EVEN INTERESTED ENOUGH TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BLOWOUTS. THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED WITH THE FEW MILES I HAD ON THE TIRES.
NHTSA complaint #10086928 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Naugatuck, CT
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE VEHICLE HAD A WATER LEAK WHICH DAMAGED THE LIGHTING SYSTEM, KITCHEN CABINET(S), AND FLOOR. *AK THE WATER DAMAGE WAS EXTENSIVE IN THE COMPONENTS OF THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #10048280 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Ponchatoula, LA
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
BELT SHIFT/CAP SEPARATION..............I AM A SERVICE MANAGER AT A CAMPER DEALERSHIP,WE SELL 80 TO 85 UNITS A MONTH.I HAVE FOUR CAMPERS HERE WITH SEPARATED TIRES AND DAMAGE AND TWO TO THREE THAT HAVE CALLED IN WITH DAMAGE FROM SEPARATED TIRES.SOME OF MY CUSTOMERS PURCHASED A NEW CAMPER AND WENT TO DISNEY WORLD WHICH FROM HERE IS ABOUT 656 MILES AND HAD THREE OF FOUR TIRES ON THE GROUND SEPERATE.CARLISLE TIRES HAVE A PROBLEM AND WITH SUCH A LOAD ON THESE TIRES FROM A CAMPER ITS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE MORE THAN CAMPER DAMAGE HAPPENS.I HAVE FIVE TIRES HERE OF OF A YEAR AND A HALF OLD CAMPER THE TIRES HAVE BETWEEN 7/32 AND 9/32 AND THEY ARE SEPERATING AND AS I SAID NEW TIRES ARE DOING THE SAME.THE TIRES I HAVE HERE ARE DOT CODES:DBHHJ124400,DBHHJ124400,DBHHJ124700,DBHHJ124400 AND DBHHJ120101. THESE TIRES ARE ON FOREST RIVER WILDCAT CAMPERS AND THE TIRES ARE ST225/75/15 SIZE.
NHTSA complaint #10021344 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.