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Data through Oct 2026
Model year

2002 Forest River Salem

Trailer, Not Applicable, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from Apr 19, 2016 to Apr 19, 2016.

Recalls (1)Complaints (1)Investigations (0)Bulletins (1)
Recall campaigns covering this model year1128k vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints1Below the median 2002 trailer
Severity index0.02002 trailers average 5.0
First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2002 Forest River Salem peaked in 2016, with 1 filed

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

00.250.50.751201612017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

100% of complaints about the 2002 Forest River Salem name electrical system

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

Electrical system
1
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 2002 Forest River Salem

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 2002 Forest River Salem
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
07V-085Mar 5, 2007Certain recreational vehicles equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, may have a defect in the boiler tubeEquipment128,000Repair or modification
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2002 Forest River Salem

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.

1 complaint on file, page 1 of 1.

  1. Filed Apr 19, 2016Failure Sep 1, 2011Little Hocking, OHElectrical system

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FOREST RIVER SALEM. THE CONTACT STATED HE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE RV. THE RV WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 98E028000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT ONCE MAGNETEK WAS PURCHASED BY THEIR COMPANY, THEY NO LONGER HAD ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 05/31/16*LJ

    NHTSA complaint 10860241
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

1 manufacturer communication cover this model year

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

  • 511213 Aug 5, 2020 ยท Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    This is a document that describes how to take the required photos to assess the slideroom mechanism for adjustment and function.
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.
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