Complaint 1544328
2017 FOREST RIVER SUNSEEKER • EXTERIOR LIGHTING • incident Feb 26, 2019
- Complaint ID
- 1544328
- Make
- FOREST RIVER
- Model
- SUNSEEKER
- Model Year
- 2017
- Component
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- Incident Date
- Feb 26, 2019
- Date Received
- Mar 1, 2019
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Owner Narrative
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.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.