The 2001 Forest River Motorhome has 1 NHTSA recall campaign. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SEAT BELTS01V0970052001-04-30
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLIES PRODUCED BY AM-SAFE. ON SOME SEAT BELTS, THE BUCKLE AND CONNECTOR MAY UNLATCH DURING A COLLISION.
Consequence
SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH COULD OCCUR IF THE VEHICLE OCCUPANT IS NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED.
Remedy
AM-SAFE NOTIFIED FOREST RIVER CUSTOMERS TO RETURN THEIR VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE SEAT BELTS REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. AM-SAFE IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE…
Complaints by component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1
SUSPENSION
1
TIRES
1
Total complaints3
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“2001 forest river fifth wheel rv all american sport: one of the axles is mounted askew causing premature tire wear and failure. Distance measured between front and rear tires on each side of the rv is different. *tr”
“Dt: contact stated the brake pads completely loosened from the backing pads on the rear of 2002 motor home, manufacturer sunseeker. The chassis was a 2001 size e-450. This occurred on 8-24-2005. The contact was traveling on fairly decent roads. He was going at 55-60 mph when this happened. The…”
“Have had 3 failure since purchasing this enclosed car . In august a bubble formed on the left rear tire and was warrantied before failure. The next occurred on september 27 while traveling at 70 mph. A car was in the trailer. The right rear tire blew out and busted the trl floor causing $750 of…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2001 Forest River Motorhome as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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