2005 Forest River Flagstaff Recalls, Complaints & Specs
2 safety recalls list the 2005 Forest River Flagstaff, and owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.
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2 safety recalls for the 2005 Forest River Flagstaff
Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.
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Equipment
Forest river is recalling certain recreational vehicles equipped with dimplex electraflame, symphony, or optiflame branded electric fireplaces, stoves, and fireplace inserts. The plug in remote control receiver for the fireplace can overheat.
Remedy: Forest river is working with dimplex and dimplex will provide owners a free replacement plug-in remote control kit. The safety recall began on january 28, 2011. Owners may contact dimplex north america customer service…
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Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)
Forest river is recalling certain my 2003-2006 motor homes, fifth wheel and travel trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the dometic corporation. The refrigerator 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.
Remedy: Forest river is working with dometic to repair these refrigerators (please see 08e032). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge.…
5 owner complaints filed with NHTSA
Owners of the 2005 Forest River Flagstaff have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA; 1 describe a crash and 1 describe a fire. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 17,133 miles. Complaints peaked in 2007 with 2 filed that year.
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What owners are reporting
“This is a factory recall on refrigerator by dometic not forest river i call the recall line and the recording tells you the are busy and call back and push # 9 , i do and all it does is hang you up. M”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, July 7, 2008 · Equipment
“Tl*the contact owns a 2005 (na) forest river lexington gts. The propane line is rubbing against a bulge in the rear suspension. As a result, one of the fittings failed and propane is leaking from the”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, December 6, 2007 · Fuel system, other
Compare Forest River Flagstaff model years
Recall and complaint counts for every Forest River Flagstaff model year in NHTSA's database.
Checking a specific 2005 Forest River Flagstaff
How do I know if my 2005 Forest River Flagstaff has an open recall?
Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 2 campaigns currently list the 2005 Forest River Flagstaff; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.
Is the recall repair free?
Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Forest River dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 08V346000).
What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?
A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.
Other Forest River models
- Cherokee160 complaints
- Georgetown134 complaints
- Rockwood119 complaints
- Wildwood112 complaints
- Salem98 complaints
- Cardinal61 complaints
- R-Pod54 complaints
- Wildcat54 complaints
Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.