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    Posted: 24 Oct 2020 at 6:42pm
There is a TSB on the medicine cabinet falling off. 51-1058
It is a free repair at a forest river dealer
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Danny, our 195 had a recall because some of the medicine cabinets were not screwed into the studs on some of the production, like ZuBrew said. You might try to locate the studs and see if the installer missed. BUT on that note, I have problems with where it is in relation to the sink anyway.
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Wow, my first post and what a reply.  Thank you!
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Though the medicine cabinet looks nice, it is totally impractical for brushing your teeth. We just took ours off the wall, took the mirrored door, removed the handle, and hung the door back on the wall with command strips. Changes everything. Have to figure out how the cover up the screw holes in the wall which I will. Am also replacing the faucet.
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We have yet to have the mirror problem with my R Pod, but I suspect your R Pod is still under warranty.  If it is and the dealer is nearby, they should fix it for your without charge.  If the dealer is not near, maybe a call to the dealer will help facilitate the repair by someone near you.

Just a suggestion and may be worth a try.  If it is not covered under warranty, there are other suggestions in this thread that will likely work. 
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Danny, I would have thought the Forest River folks would have tried to hit the wall studs when attaching the medicine cabinet. At least with a few of the screws. Mine is packed away for the winter right now but I'll be checking on this in the spring because I really want to move my medicine cabinet.
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Originally posted by crw8sr

Haven't had this issue with our 190 but will be inspecting the cabinet in the spring.  

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Veterans should sign up for this benefit and get it added to the MyLowes card. This will allow online purchases.
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Thanks all for the replies and ideas.  I need to look at the wall in more detail that was holding the medicine cabinet.  It does face the exterior, would assume it is fairly thin, although the screws that were originally holding on the cabinet were at least an inch long.  The wall must not have very solid material as it fell off with 8 fairly coarse threaded screws holding it up.  Seems like the anchor type bolts would probably be a better solution.  Overall just seems the weight of the medicine cabinet is just not ideal for the material in the wall.  Still deciding what to do...appreciate the thoughts.
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