Model year

2017 Forest River Sunseeker

Other, diesel, 4x2, built in Germany. Owner complaints on file from Jun 24, 2016 to Mar 1, 2019.

Recall campaigns covering this model year22,012 vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints42.0 times the median 2017 other
Severity index0.02017 others average 7.5
First 24 months2Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2017 Forest River Sunseeker peaked in 2018, with 2 filed

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

00.511.52201620172018220192020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

25% of complaints about the 2017 Forest River Sunseeker name lighting

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

Lighting
1
Fuel system
1
Visibility and wipers
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls

2 recall campaigns cover the 2017 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 2017 Forest River Sunseeker
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
16V-465Jun 27, 2016Water may leak into the electrical module that controls the vehicle taillights, brake lights, turn signal lights, clearance lights and marker…Lighting1,999Repair or modification
16V-336May 23, 2016These vehicles are equipped with a shower door that may not meet the flammability standardsEquipment13Part replacement
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2017 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.

4 complaints on file, page 1 of 1.

  1. Filed Mar 1, 2019Failure Feb 26, 2019Manahawkin, NJExterior lighting

    THE TAIL LIGHTS AND REVERSE LIGHTS ARE NOT WATERPROOF, THERE IS NO GASKET TO STOP WATER FROM ENTERING THE LENS AND FILLING UP WITH WATER. THERE IS A RECALL ON OTHER FOREST RIVE REAR TAIL LIGHT FILLING WITH WATER. I CALLED FOREST RIVER AND TOLD THEM THAT THERE WAS A HALF INCH OF WATER IN THE TAIL LIGHTS AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT UP WITH THE DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE UNIT , AND ALSO WAS TOLD YOU ARE THE SECOND OWNER SO THERE IS NO WARRANTY IN EFFECT. I ASKED IF THEY HAD DIFFERENT REAR LIGHTS THAT WERE SEALED AND THAT I WOULD REPLACE THEM , FOREST RIVER SAID THERE IS NO RECALL AND THAT IS IT. IF THE WATER GOT ANOTHER 1/4 OF AN INCH HIGHER IT WOULD SHORTED OUT THE REAR TAIL , BRAKE AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS PLEASE LOOK IN TO THIS.

    NHTSA complaint 11183485
  2. Filed May 16, 2018Failure May 15, 2016Perham, MEVisibility

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FOREST RIVER SUNSEEKER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR CLEARANCE FAILED AND PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM SEEING AROUND THE VEHICLE. OUTLET RECREATION (1015 US-59, DETROIT LAKES, MN 56501, (218) 844-6969) WAS CONTACTED AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A REMEDY TO ADJUST, MANEUVER, OR REPLACE THE MIRRORS FOR THE PROPER CLEARANCE FOR VISIBILITY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE MOBILE HOME'S SIDE VISION CAMERA ALSO PROVIDED LIMITED VISIBILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

    NHTSA complaint 11094090
  3. Filed Mar 23, 2018Failure Sep 21, 2017Athens, ILUnknown or other

    THE RV HAS SIDE AND REAR CAMERAS FOR SAFETY PURPOSES. THE CAMERA IMAGES ARE TO BE SEEN, BY THE DRIVER, THROUGH THE DASH RADIO SCREEN. THE WAY THE RADIO IS MOUNTED IN THE DASH OF THE RV, THESE IMAGES CANNOT BE SEEN BY THE DRIVER OF THE RV, DO TO A GLARE DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS.

    NHTSA complaint 11081138
  4. Filed Jun 24, 2016Failure May 28, 20161,290 milesMerritt Island, FLFuel/propulsion system

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FOREST RIVER SUNSEEKER. UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE LOCATED ON THE PROPANE TANK WAS FRACTURED AND LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE A REMEDY WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,290. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

    NHTSA complaint 10876366
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
Service bulletins

4 manufacturer communications cover this model year

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

  • 511312 Mar 24, 2021 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    As per Mercedes Interim Recall Notice 21V042, one or more of the rear-wheel speed sensors may experience an electrical failure, which potentially could lead to a disablement of the Electronic Stability Control control unit functions. If ESP control unit fun…
  • 511268 Jan 11, 2021 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    Mercedes-Benz USA is extending the warranty of the exhaust gas recirculation (âEGRâ) valve for the affected vehicles to a total of 11 years / 120,000 miles from the vehicleâ™s original New Vehicle Limited Warranty start date. This addendum to the EGR valve …
  • 511083 Sep 9, 2019 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    Daimler AG (DAG), the manufacturer of Mercedes-Benz vehicles, has determined that a defect related to a motor vehicle emissions control system may exist on certain Model Year 2016-2018 Sprinter models. Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc. (MBC) therefore has initiated…
  • 510660 Apr 23, 2018 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    According to the attached letter from Daimler AG/Mercedes-Benz; ?Daimler AG (DAG), the manufacturer of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vehicles, has determined that the glass cover of the exhaust gas temperature sensor (upstream of turbocharger B16/11) on certai…
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.