The 2004 Forest River Work and Play has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 107,417 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT08V3460002008-07-07107,417 affected
Defect
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…
Consequence
IF THIS SOLUTION IS EXPOSED TO AN IGNITION SOURCE UNDER CERTAIN SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES, IT CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
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. DOMETIC HAS RETAINED STERICYCLE INC. TO MANAGE THIS CAMPAIGN. STERICYCLE WILL ASSIST THE OWNER IN…
Complaints by component
SERVICE BRAKES
1
SUSPENSION
1
WHEELS
1
Total complaints3
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“I have a 2004 work and play. I have had repeated issues with tires rubbing, wheel bearings, and brakes. I have had multiple breakdowns and have had several people work on the camper with varying results and fixes. My latest adventure left me in chattanooga near a camping world. The mechanic there…”
“I have a 2004 work and play. I have had repeated issues with tires rubbing, wheel bearings, and brakes. I have had multiple breakdowns and have had several people work on the camper with varying results and fixes. My latest adventure left me in chattanooga near a camping world. The mechanic there…”
“I have a 2004 work and play. I have had repeated issues with tires rubbing, wheel bearings, and brakes. I have had multiple breakdowns and have had several people work on the camper with varying results and fixes. My latest adventure left me in chattanooga near a camping world. The mechanic there…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2004 Forest River Work and Play as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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