We found the following complaints for FOREST RIVER SANDPIPER (2011)
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Recently experienced an issue where main lighting and exterior lighting quit working.after troubleshooting and analysis, i was able to find the root cause.behind the power inverter and cabinetry i discovered where all the camper wiring came together.i discovered several bundles of 12v common/ground wiring bunched together. I three areas i found up to 7 wires connected together with a blue wire nut and wrapped in electrical tape.upon further investigation, i found the "bundle" of wires associated with the lights that didn't work. After removing the electrical tape, i found the wiring had been poorly or incorrectly installed and created an area of high resistance, resulting in a meltdown of the wire nut and all associated wires.this causes a great concern because there are other areas were large numbers are wires are connected together and therefore creating a continued fire risk.attached is a photo of the damaged area that was removed.
The contact owns a 2011 forest river sandpiper. The contact stated that the headlight bulbs were melting the cover. The contact was concerned that the failure could result in a fire. The failure was getting progressively worst. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. A dealer was not contacted. The contact replaced the lights with led lights and the failure did not recur. The contact requested to include that the fixture on the bulb was rv dash illuminaire rv-1l22 (30516) which was made in taiwan and lamp type was 12v 921. A failure mileage was not available.
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