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.
1997-2004 · 8 model years
Forest River Reflection Problems by year
Owners have filed 4 complaints about the Forest River Reflection across 8 model years, and it has 2 recalls. The 2001 has the most complaints once its age is allowed for (2). The most reported problem area is the brakes, followed by the electrical system.
- Complaints
- 4
- Recalls
- 2
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Reflection complaints by model year
Highlighted: the year with the most complaints for its age. Older vehicles have had more time to collect complaints - the Safety Index grade allows for that.
Most common Reflection problems
Forest River Reflection recalls 2
Certain seat belt buckles on some motor homes fail to conform to the load requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "Seat belt assemblies."
Latest Reflection complaints
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 60 mph the front driver tire blew out. The vehicle was moved off the highway where a 14 inch tear was found in the sidewall. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was determined the wrong air pressure recommended by the manufacturer was weakening the sidewall. The dealer replaced all four tires.
While driving my forest river inc. Reflections motorcoach at night in idaho, I lost all of my dash lights, switches on the right side of dash quit and the headlights went out. At other times I have lost the taillights,brake lights. The head lights would not stay adjusted and this was known before the coach left the plant because of a poor design in the brackets. The air brakes could only be drained of moisture by crawling under the coach as the cables attached to the valves were never brought to the outside of...
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the coach. The step cover failed so the steps leading outside the coach could not be covered without substantial problems. These steps were right in front of the passenger seat. The slide out room hydraulic system failed and the emergency procedures for retracting the room were not proper requiring the coach to be driven over 50 miles with the room extended approximately 18 inches outside the coach. This coach was determined to be a lemon by the court in oregon. The date below is the day the problems started and this coach has been in and out of the shop on a consistent basis since that time for numerous other failures. *Nlm
Vehicle is difficult to control at speeds above 50 mph, it wanders all over the road. 4 Alignments have been done, however did not remedy the problem. Dealer determined there was no sway bar on the rear of vehicle, manufacturer refused to help.*Ak *yd
Defroster does not work. When defroster is turned on cold air blows from air vent, causing windows to fog up. Please provide any further details.*Ak
Questions about the Forest River Reflection
Which Forest River Reflection years have the most problems?
What are the most common Forest River Reflection problems?
Across every model year, owners report problems with the brakes (1), electrical system (1), lights (1) most often.
How many recalls does the Forest River Reflection have?
NHTSA lists 2 recalls across all Forest River Reflection model years. Each year's page lists the recalls for that year; check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether the repair has been done.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data