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Pawpod
Senior Member Joined: 10 Jan 2011 Location: Regina Sask Online Status: Offline Posts: 137 |
Topic: RPod recall from transport canada Posted: 21 Mar 2011 at 2:30pm |
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Our dealer had no ideal about it. Our RPod has the lights from the factory. The models with the new graphics seem to have them. Weird that forest river never told my dealer or others, ecpecially after midyear installing them.
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Ready to pod around!
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Outbound
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 19 Nov 2009 Location: Oshawa, Ontario Online Status: Offline Posts: 767 |
Posted: 21 Mar 2011 at 3:50pm | |
I'm not surprised that Forest River is keeping this fairly quiet. The parts are probably $60-$80, and the labour to install will be enormous: I'd guess 6-8 hours. A ceiling panel will have to come down inside, a brace installed, wires routed... this has got to cost somewhere in the $700/unit range. Even if there are only 713 units affected, that's about half a million dollars. And that's just Canada. Imagine if a similar decision comes down in the US...
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Craig :: 2009 RP171 towed by a 2017 F150
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Gerald
Groupie Joined: 27 May 2010 Location: Bowmanville, On Online Status: Offline Posts: 73 |
Posted: 21 Mar 2011 at 4:21pm | |
This might be a good oportunity for me to get the TV, which is mounted in the centre of the bed moved over to the foot of the bed. It is not well located. Also we will now know for sure if the spoiler would help the gas mileage. (Hate to bring this up again, I doubt if it will make and difference, even Forest River said the spoiler was for cosmetics).
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2010 R-Pod 177 / 2009 GMC Canyon 4X4
Gerald, Lydia and The Boys (2 Shelties)......Canuck Podders |
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rabuol
Newbie Joined: 31 Aug 2010 Location: Northern Ontari Online Status: Offline Posts: 10 |
Posted: 21 Mar 2011 at 6:10pm | |
Bought my Rpod at McPhail's in Harriston, Ontario....and this what a technician answered about the recall:
Update: Ijust spoke with the factory and we need to add light bezels on the back and lights on the fenders and the kits will be available starting in a couple weeks.
Lou
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Lou
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Outbound
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 19 Nov 2009 Location: Oshawa, Ontario Online Status: Offline Posts: 767 |
Posted: 21 Mar 2011 at 7:44pm | |
** UPDATE **
I received reply to my email from Susan Thornberg at Forest River today. Susan confirmed that my 2009 RP171 is part of the recall (I had provided her with my VIN number). She told me that she had just begun the recall process late last week and will be mailing out instructions on how to handle the recall to all affected owners by the end of next week. Susan confirmed that the recall work will include the installation of a spoiler with 3 clearance lights and that a light will be installed on each fender. So, it looks like Canadian owners who are affected by the recall will receive notification in the next 3-4 weeks. On a side note, it also looks like we'll have a good sample of owners who'll be able to give concrete confirmation (or denial) of whether the spoiler improves gas mileage. Admittedly, Forest River reps have stated on several occasions that the spoiler was not designed to improve gas mileage, but I'm still curious. Side note #2: my thanks to Susan Thornberg for getting back to me so quickly with complete answers to my questions. -edit- For some reason, I said virtually the same thing concerning spoilers and gas mileage that Gerald already said above. I have no idea why. I must be going senile. Apologies to Gerald.
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Craig :: 2009 RP171 towed by a 2017 F150
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ToddsPod
Groupie Joined: 20 May 2010 Location: Conroe, Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 77 |
Posted: 21 Mar 2011 at 9:07pm | |
She didn't happen to mention whether that would affect your neighbors to the south, did she?
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'07 Dodge RAM 1500 ST Longbed QuadCab 4.7L V8 --- '10 Forest River R-Pod 172 |
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rpodcamper.com
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 26 Nov 2009 Location: Reading, Pa Online Status: Offline Posts: 3990 |
Posted: 21 Mar 2011 at 9:10pm | |
Outbound can I move up there with you till at least the work on my R-Pod is done? I don't eat too much
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podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 19 Nov 2009 Location: Oshawa, Ontario Online Status: Offline Posts: 767 |
Posted: 21 Mar 2011 at 9:27pm | |
To tell you the truth, with my pulled-it-out-of-my-fanny* calculation that fixing the Canucks will cost Forest River a cool half million dollars, I didn't want to ask about our brothers and sisters to the south. * apologies to any Brits reading this, but a fanny is quite a different thing this side of the Atlantic
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Craig :: 2009 RP171 towed by a 2017 F150
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podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 19 Nov 2009 Location: Oshawa, Ontario Online Status: Offline Posts: 767 |
Posted: 21 Mar 2011 at 9:30pm | |
Certainly! I'm sure that you won't find rent at our house too unreasonable On an unrelated side note: looks like I'll be able to afford a new truck sooner than I had thought
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Craig :: 2009 RP171 towed by a 2017 F150
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AvalancheRpod
Newbie Joined: 06 Nov 2010 Location: Burlington, Ont Online Status: Offline Posts: 16 |
Posted: 21 Mar 2011 at 10:44pm | |
Do you really think they've sold 713 R-pods in Canada? Seems high to me.
Personally, I'm in no hurry to get it done. I'll wait till they've installed a few of these kits before they tear into mine.
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