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2003 Forest River Rockwood Recalls & Complaints

The 2003 Forest River Rockwood has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns and 10 owner complaints on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Forest River dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2003 Forest River Rockwood. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

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2003 Forest River Rockwood owner complaints

Owners have filed 10 complaints with NHTSA about the 2003 Forest River Rockwood, describing incidents dated June 11, 2004 to May 25, 2008.

Most-cited components

Tires 9 complaints
Equipment 2 complaints

Newest complaints

ODI #10229637 · Filed June 2, 2008
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…
ODI #10170078 · Filed October 6, 2006
TRAVEL TRAILER TIRES BLEW OUT ON HIGHWAY. *NM
ODI #10155411 · Filed April 15, 2006
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…

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REFRIGERATOR/DOMETIC

NHTSA #08V346000 · Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer · NHTSA notice

Reported July 7, 2008 · FOREST RIVER, INC.

Potentially affected: 107,417 vehicles

Owners notified November 7, 2008 · Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

Defect description

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 (GAS FLAME) IS PRESENT.

Safety consequence

IF THIS SOLUTION IS EXPOSED TO AN IGNITION SOURCE UNDER CERTAIN SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES, IT CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.

Manufacturer 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 LOCATING DEALERSHIPS OR SERVICE CENTERS AND WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH SCHEDULING OF APPOINTMENTS. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOMETIC/STERICYCLE AT 1-888-446-5157 OR FOREST RIVER AT 1-574-389-4600.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

REFRIGERATOR/DOMETIC

NHTSA #07V085000 · Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer · NHTSA notice

Reported March 5, 2007 · FOREST RIVER, INC.

Potentially affected: 128,000 vehicles

Owners notified November 13, 2007

Defect description

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.

Safety consequence

RELEASE OF COOLANT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD IGNITE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.

Manufacturer 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 YOU IN LOCATING DEALERSHIPS OR SERVICE CENTERS AND WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH SCHEDULING OF APPOINTMENTS. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOMETIC/STERICYCLE AT 1-888-446-5157 OR FOREST RIVER AT 1-574-389-4600,

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2003 Forest River Rockwood. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

10 owner complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2003 Forest River Rockwood.

Equipment

ODI #10229637

Incident: May 25, 2008 · Filed: June 2, 2008

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 BOILER TUBE; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT WILLING TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. UPDATED 06/25/08 *BF

Tires

ODI #10170078

Incident: September 17, 2006 · Filed: October 6, 2006

TRAVEL TRAILER TIRES BLEW OUT ON HIGHWAY. *NM

Tires

ODI #10155411

Incident: April 2, 2006 · Filed: April 15, 2006

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 THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE CARLISLE TIRES MADE FROM 2002-2004. COST TO REPLACE TIRE IS $100. WE STILL HAVE OLD TIRE. *NM

Tires

ODI #10133727

Incident: July 15, 2004 · Filed: August 22, 2005

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 THEY SENT A REPLACEMENT TIRE. THE SECOND TIME SEPARATED AND BLEW APART WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 55 MPH. WHEN THE TIRE SEPARATED IT DAMAGED THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRAILER. THE CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING SOUND, AND SAW RUBBER COMING APART, THEN HAD TO PULL OVER. THE TRAILER DID NOT HAVE A JACK WITH IT. THE CONSUMER WAS DISABLED AND HAD TO HAVE SOMEONE ELSE CHANGE THE TIRE. THE CONSUMER WAS IN CONTACT WITH CARLISLE. THEY WANTED PICTURES OF THE TRAILER AND WERE GOING TO PICK UP THE TIRE VIA UPS. THE CONSUMER SAID THE TIRES WERE UNSAFE, ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY WERE NOT RATED CORRECTLY. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER OF THE TRAILER, AND FELT THAT THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE HAD SOMEONE SERVICE THE TRAILER. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE WAS VERY UNSATISFIED WITH THE DEALERSHIP OF THE TRAILER. THE DEALER WAS BEST RV IN MANTECA, CALIFORNIA. HAS REPLACED THE TIRES ON THE TRAILER WITH 10 PLY. HAD PROPERTY DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER BECAUSE OF THE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE LOCATION WAS THE RIGHT REAR TIRE ON BOTH OCCASIONS. *AK

Tires

ODI #10133176

Incident: August 1, 2005 · Filed: August 17, 2005

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 ENOT RETURNED THE CALL. *AK

Tires

ODI #10096392

Incident: October 21, 2004 · Filed: October 25, 2004

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

Tires

ODI #10093773

Incident: July 8, 2004 · Filed: October 7, 2004

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 VACATION FROM CONNECTICUT TO MICHIGAN AND BACK WE HAD 3 CARLISLE TIRES BLOWOUT (HEARD BLOWOUTS AND INSPECTION OF BLOWN TIRES APPEARED TO REVEAL PLY SEPARATION). BEFORE LEAVING ON TRIP TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED TO BE AT 50 PSI PER TIRE SIDE WALL RATING. FIRST BLOWOUT OCCURRED ABOUT 7:00 P.M. ONLY ABOUT 50 MILES INTO TRIP. BLOWN TIRE WAS SAVED AND TRIP WAS CONTINUED. SECOND CARLISLE TIRE BLEW (AGAIN HEARD BLOWOUT) AFTER ABOUT 800 TOTAL TRIP MILES WEST OF DETROIT (ABOUT 200 MILES ON THAT DAY) AND 2 REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE PURCHASED (REPLACE TIRE THAT JUST BLEW AND ALSO TO REPLACE SPARE FROM 1ST DAY). SECOND BLOWN TIRE WAS ALSO SAVED INITIALLY AND BOTH DAMAGED TIRES WERE BROUGHT TO BERING SPRINGS, MI VACATION AREA. NO CARLISLE TIRE DEALERS WERE FOUND IN AREA TO RETURN DAMAGED TIRES TO FOR INSPECTION/REPLACEMENT AND TRAILER/TOW VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ROOM TO STORE 2 DAMAGED TIRES FOR REMAINDER OF TRIP. TIRE PRESSURE WAS AGAIN CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE 50 PSI. TRAILER WAS WEIGHED ON COMMERCIAL SCALE WITH A TOTAL TRAILER TIRE WEIGHT OF ABOUT 5,700 LBS WELL UNDER RATING FOR THE 4 TRAILER TIRES OF 6,680 LBS (1,670 LBS PER TIRE BY 4 TIRES ON TRAILER). 2 DAMAGED TIRES WERE THEN DISCARDED. ON RETURN TRIP FROM MICHIGAN THIRD CARLISLE TIRE BLEW AT 10:00 P.M. IN CANADA JUST WEST OF NIAGRA FALLS. 3RD REPLACEMENT TIRE PURCHASED IN UPPER NEW YORK STATE AND 3RD REPLACEMENT TIRE WAS DISCARDED. FOURTH CARLISLE TIRE BLEW LABOR DAY 2004 WEEKEND TRIP TO RHODE ISLAND. THIS TIRE IS BEING RETURNED TO CARLISLE FOR INSPECTION. CARLISLE CONTACT: YVONNE JACKSON CARLISLE TIRE & WHEEL CO. 25 WINDHAM BLVD.,AIKEN, SC 29805 PHONE:1.800.260.7959 EXT. 414 EMAIL: [email protected]. *NM

Tires

ODI #10093137

Incident: September 20, 2004 · Filed: September 24, 2004

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 QUESTION WAS A RADIAL TRAIL ST 205/75R 15. TALKING TO THE CLAIMS ADJUSTER, A LOT OF THE CLAIMS SHE FILES ARE THE CAUSE OF CARLISLE TIRES EXPLODING. OUR TRAILER IS SCHEDULED TO BE REPAIRED, BUT I AM VERY WORRIED THAT THE OTHER TIRES ARE GOING TO DO THE SAME THING.*AK

Tires

ODI #10081130

Incident: June 15, 2004 · Filed: July 15, 2004

TIRES WERE PROPERLY CHECKED FOR PRESSURE, KEPT COVERED WHEN IN STORAGE, SET TO PROPER CLOD INFLATION LEVELS BEFORE USE, AND CHECKED ONCE EVERY WEEK. THE FIRST TIRE FAILED AT MILE MARKER 66 OF I70 IN OHIO, LESS THAN ONE YEAR OLD WITH LESS THAN SEVEN THOUSAND MILES OF USE. THE SECOND TIRE FAILED 600 MILES LATER NEAR SPRINGFIELD MO. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE IS OVER $2200, ALL TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH NEW TIRES. *LA

Tires; Equipment

ODI #10078920

Incident: June 11, 2004 · Filed: June 28, 2004

WE HAVE BLOWN TO TRAILER TIRES IN LESS THAT 3000 MILES OF USE ON A NEW TRAILER. I BEEN CHECKING THE WEIGHTS FOR THE TIRES AND FEEL THEY ARE NOT HEAVY ENOUGH FOR THE TRAILER. FOREST RIVER WILL NOT WARRANTY THEM. THEY SAY IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CARLISLE (THE TIRE MFG.). CARLISLE SAYS THE TIRES ARE TOO SMALL AND THEY DO NOT CONTROL WHAT FOREST RIVERS PUTS THEM ON SO THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY THEM EITHER. ON 6/23, I TALKED WITH AN ENGINEER AT FOREST RIVER AND HE ALSO AGREED THAT THE TIRES WERE TOO SMALL FOR MY TRAILER. HE REVIEWED WITH THE VP OF ENGINEERING AT FOREST RIVER AND CALLED BACK TO TELL ME THAT THEY ARE NOW PUTTING A HEAVIER TIRE ON THIS MODEL TRAILER. THEY STILL REFUSE TO REPLACE OUR TIRES WITH THE HEAVIER TIRE. DAVID COLEMAN HAS PICTURES OF THE BLOWN TIRE AND TRAILER WEIGHTS.*AK

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