The 2003 Forest River Rockwood has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 235,417 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 11 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the tires. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT08V3460002008-07-07107,417 affected
Defect
FOREST RIVER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MY 2003-2006 MOTOR HOMES, FIFTH WHEEL AND TRAVEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATOR MANUFACTURED BY THE DOMETIC CORPORATION. THE REFRIGERATOR MAY HAVE A DEFECT IN THE BOILER TUBE. PRESSURIZED COOLANT SOLUTION COULD BE RELEASED INTO AN AREA WHERE AN IGNITION SOURCE…
Consequence
IF THIS SOLUTION IS EXPOSED TO AN IGNITION SOURCE UNDER CERTAIN SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES, IT CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
Remedy
FOREST RIVER IS WORKING WITH DOMETIC TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS (PLEASE SEE 08E032). DOMETIC WILL REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS BY INSTALLING A SECONDARY BURN HOUSING, A THERMAL FUSE, AND A MELT FUSE FREE OF CHARGE. DOMETIC HAS RETAINED STERICYCLE INC. TO MANAGE THIS CAMPAIGN. STERICYCLE WILL ASSIST THE OWNER IN…
EQUIPMENT07V0850002007-03-05128,000 affected
Defect
CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATOR, MANUFACTURED BY THE DOMETIC CORPORATION, MAY HAVE A DEFECT IN THE BOILER TUBE. PRESSURIZED COOLANT SOLUTION COULD BE RELEASED INTO AN AREA WHERE AN IGNITION SOURCE (GAS FLAME) IS PRESENT.
Consequence
RELEASE OF COOLANT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD IGNITE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy
FOREST RIVER WILL BE WORKING WITH DOMETIC IN ORDER TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS (PLEASE SEE 06E076). DOMETIC WILL REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS BY INSTALLING A SECONDARY BURN HOUSING, A THERMAL FUSE, AND A MELT FUSE FREE OF CHARGE. DOMETIC HAS RETAINED STERICYCLE INC. TO MANAGE THIS CAMPAIGN. STERICYCLE WILL ASSIST…
Complaints by component
TIRES
7
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
2
TIRES:SIDEWALL
1
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
1
Total complaints11
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Tl*the contact owns a dometic refrigerator, model rm2652. The contact received a recall notice and took the vehicle to the manufacturer to have the refrigerator repaired. A technician installed a steel covering for free to block a potential fire. Since that time, the contact noticed a crack on the…”
“Travel trailer tires blew out on highway. *nm”
“Carlisle tire on 2003 rockwood travel trailer had a blowout while traveling down highway. Rubber came off of tire and struck side of trailer leaving black marks. Tire was properly inflated. Carlisle will not replace as we are not the original owners of the travel trailer. We have discovered that…”
“Dt: the contact stated there were 4 blow outs on the trailer. The contact felt that the trailer manufacturer put tires on the trailer that were not sufficient enough th hold the weight of the trailer, and that there should be a bigger size tire. The contact contacted the manufacturer, but they hav…”
“Sudden blowouts on 3 of 4 carlisle 205 75 r 14 tires on travel trailer. Purchased new on 9/12/03. First blowout on 3/3/04. 2nd on 10/1/04. 3rd on 10/21/04. Have contacted carlisle w/ no repsonse. All blowouts were sudden wtih separation of tread. All tires at 50 psi and w/in load range. *ak”
“We were coming home from a camping trip when one of the tires of our travel trailer literally exploded, causing about $2000.00 worth of damage. The tires were checked (for pressure and visually) before the trip. The tire were made from carlisle tire co. And were less than 2 years old. The tire in…”
“Dt: the consumer stated that 5th wheel trailers carlisle tires blew out. Tire size 20575/15 c- rated 6 ply. The consumer had two incidents with defective tires. The first tire had a blister and was separating. The tire only had 1,000 miles on it. The consumer sent the tire back to carlisle, and…”
“Re: claim #26875 for blowout of 4 tires and trailer damage due to blowout of 4 tires (tire size st205 75 r14 load range c) installed by oem. Forest river 25' shamrock rv trailer was purchased new in spring of 2003. Total mileage on tires is about 4,000 miles. In july of 2004 during a family…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2003 Forest River Rockwood as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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