Model year

2000 Forest River Cherokee

Trailer, Not Applicable, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from Oct 26, 2001 to Sep 17, 2003.

Recalls (1)Complaints (2)Investigations (0)Bulletins (0)

Recall campaigns covering this model year1128k vehicles or units across those campaigns

Owner complaints2Close to the median 2000 trailer

Severity index0.02000 trailers average 6.9

First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years

Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2000 Forest River Cherokee peaked in 2001, with 1 filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.

Components

50% of complaints about the 2000 Forest River Cherokee name powertrain

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

Powertrain

Structure

Tires

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.

Recalls

One recall campaign covers the 2000 Forest River Cherokee

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Recall campaigns for the 2000 Forest River Cherokee
Campaign	Filed	Subject	Component	Vehicles	Remedy
07V-085	Mar 5, 2007	Certain recreational vehicles equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, may have a defect in the boiler tube	Equipment	128,000	Repair or modification

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.

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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2000 Forest River Cherokee

The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.

2 complaints on file, page 1 of 1.

Filed Sep 17, 2003Failure Aug 30, 2003North Little Rock, ARTread/belt
SECOND INCIDENT OF TREAD SEPARATION OF TIRES ON TRAVEL TRAILER. FIRST BEING IN THE SPRING OF THIS YEAR. TIRES ARE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES FROM FOREST RIVER TRAILER COMPANY. TRAILER IS A 2000 YEAR MODEL WITH OVER TWO THIRDS TREAD DEPTH LEFT ON THE TIRES. THE OTHER TWO OEM TIRES THAT WERE STILL ON THE GROUND AT THE TIME OF THIS FAILURE HAVE SIGHS OF TREAD FAILURE. THE TIRES ARE CARLISLE ST205 75RX15. *JB
NHTSA complaint 10039054
Filed Oct 26, 2001Failure Jan 1, 2001Streetman, TXAxle assembly, Frame and members
THE FRONT AND REAR AXLE ON THE LEFT SIDE ARE FAULTY CAUSING THE TIRE TO LEAN IN AT THE TOP AND OUT AT THE BOTTOM, THIS ALSO CAUSES TIRE WEAR, THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AKTHE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED FROM THE FACTORY WITH THIS PROBLEM, THE CONSUMER NOW BELIEVES THAT THE FRAME IS BENT SINCE CHANGING THE AXLES DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM*NLM
NHTSA complaint 898340

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.

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Service bulletins

No manufacturer communications on file

Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.

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