Model year

2011 Forest River Sunseeker

Other, gasoline, 4x2, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from Feb 7, 2014 to Aug 13, 2015.

Recall campaigns covering this model year11,585 vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints2Close to the median 2011 other
Severity index0.02011 others average 11.2
First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2011 Forest River Sunseeker peaked in 2014, with 1 filed

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

00.250.50.75120141201620182020202220242026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

50% of complaints about the 2011 Forest River Sunseeker name fuel system

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

Fuel system
1
Tires
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 2011 Forest River Sunseeker

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 2011 Forest River Sunseeker
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
12V-458Sep 18, 2012Liquid propane gas (LPG) fuel line that supplies fuel to appliances in the slide out, can become damagedEquipment1,585Repair or modification
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2011 Forest River Sunseeker

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.

  1. Filed Aug 13, 2015Failure Jan 16, 201527,177 milesRome, GAFuel/propulsion system

    JAN 16, 2015 RECEIVED LETTER FROM CHEVROLET COMPANY SAYING MUST GET UPDATED TRANSMISSION PROGRAM. HAD TRANSMISSION REPROGRAMMED WITH UPDATED PROGRAM EVEN THOUGH NO EXISTING PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND JUMPING. FEBRUARY 27, 2015 RECEIVED LETTER FROM CHEVROLET COMPANY SAYING NOT TO GET UPDATE IF NOT HAVING TROUBLE. REPLACED WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND STILL HAVE PROBLEMS. EVIDENTLY TRIED TO FIX EFFECT INSTEAD OF THE CAUSE. BEEN TO 4 DIFFERENT CHEV DEALERS WHERE 3 DIFFERENT TRANS TECHS (AT DIFFERENT DEALERS) ADVISED GETTING ORIGINAL PROGRAM REINSTALLED BUT CHEVY COMPANY WILL NOT AUTHORIZE WORK THEREFORE WILL NOT SUPPLY PROPER PROGRAM SAYING THE UPDATED ONE ON THE ONE IT NEEDED. FOR 27,000 MILES HAD NOT ONE PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION EVEN IN ROCKY MOUNTAINS. CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE BEEN CONTACTED NUMEROUS TIMES WITH NO RESULTS. THEY ADVISED 2,000 - 3,000 MILES FOR TRANS TO ADJUST TO DRIVING HABITS, ETC. AFTER 2,600 MILES RUNS WORSE SKIPPING AND SLIPPING (EVERY 5 - 10 SECONDS) EVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND ESPECIALLY STARTING AND STOPPING IN TRAFFIC. NOW THEY SAY TAKE IT BACK TO A DEALER TO GET CHECKED AGAIN. CALLED DEALER AND THEY SAY NOT TO BRING IT BACK BECAUSE CHEVY WON'T LET THEM WORK ON IT. HELP! THEY, (CHEVY), SAY DRIVE IT EVEN THOUGH IT IS UNSAFE. IF IT STOPS OR STALLS IN TRAFFIC THERE COULD BE ACCIDENT AND HURT PEOPLE AROUND IT. HELP! I'M CAUGHT BETWEEN ROCK AND HARD SPOT. 27,000 MILES NOT ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL CHEVY UPDATED TRANS PROGRAM AND WON'T FIX IT -- 8 MONTHS LATER. STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THERE HAVE BEEN NO COMPUTER CODES DURING THIS WHOLE MESS, THEREFORE I BELIEVE THIS IS THE PROBLEM. THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. THE COMPUTER ITSELF COULD BE THE PROBLEM BY NOT ACCEPTING THE UPDATED PROGRAM OR SOMETHING. MY WIFE AND I ARE UP IN AGE AND THIS WAS TO BE OUR RETIREMENT VEHICLE. HELP

    NHTSA complaint 10748309
  2. Filed Feb 7, 2014Failure Feb 6, 2014SAN Diego, CATires

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FOREST RIVER SUN SEEKER 2300 RV EQUIPPED WITH A SET OF MICHELIN LTX M/S TIRES, SIZE: LT225/75 R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13T012000 (TIRES) IN MID FEBRUARY 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

    NHTSA complaint 10563415
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
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.