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2001 Forest River Sandpiper Recalls, Complaints & Specs

1 safety recall lists the 2001 Forest River Sandpiper, and owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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1 safety recall for the 2001 Forest River Sandpiper

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

  1. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 07V085000 Reported 128,000 vehicles potentially affected FOREST RIVER, INC.

    Certain recreational vehicles equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, 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 will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 06e076). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free…

4 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 2001 Forest River Sandpiper have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA. Complaints peaked in 2007 with 2 filed that year.

Most-reported components

What owners are reporting

“2001 5th wheel rv trailer made by forest river elkart indiana badly cracked frame causing tire blowout untowable had to be carried on aflat bed truck to the repair shop diagnosis factory defect costin”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, March 31, 2008 · Structure

“Frame cracks in hitch pin box of 5th wheel trailer, transport canada inspection report said this unit should not have been on highway. *ak”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, June 16, 2007 · Structure

Compare Forest River Sandpiper model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Forest River Sandpiper model year in NHTSA's database.

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1997 Forest River Sandpiper10
1998 Forest River Sandpiper10
1999 Forest River Sandpiper10
2000 Forest River Sandpiper12
2001 Forest River Sandpiper14
2002 Forest River Sandpiper11
2003 Forest River Sandpiper30
2004 Forest River Sandpiper32
2005 Forest River Sandpiper24
2006 Forest River Sandpiper23
2007 Forest River Sandpiper10
2008 Forest River Sandpiper10
2009 Forest River Sandpiper12
2010 Forest River Sandpiper32
2011 Forest River Sandpiper22
2012 Forest River Sandpiper11
2013 Forest River Sandpiper20
2014 Forest River Sandpiper30
2015 Forest River Sandpiper31
2016 Forest River Sandpiper22
2017 Forest River Sandpiper12
2018 Forest River Sandpiper21
2019 Forest River Sandpiper12
2020 Forest River Sandpiper02
2021 Forest River Sandpiper14
2022 Forest River Sandpiper20
2024 Forest River Sandpiper23
2025 Forest River Sandpiper11
2027 Forest River Sandpiper10

Checking a specific 2001 Forest River Sandpiper

How do I know if my 2001 Forest River Sandpiper 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. 1 campaign currently lists the 2001 Forest River Sandpiper; your car may already have been repaired under it.

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 07V085000).

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

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.