New owner of used '09 152

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Originally posted by Zag

Originally posted by g4royce

Zag, sorry for the late reply.  All 152s are covered under the recall. You will need your pod VIN # which is on the sticker just inside the screen door and/or on the silver sticker on the outside of your pod by the driver's side.  Contact Susan of FR and she should be able to send the parts to the nearest FR dealer of your choosing to do the install. The thread on the recall is here.
As for the rear window leak, it was a frame-design problem  on the first batch of rpods.  The original frame installed did not have proper weeping/drainage holes and the water would be forced into the frame and then drain into the interior of the pod.  Technically this is a design and manufacturing defect that was corrected in later models so FR should in theory give you an entire new replacement window for free. However the cost of installation is not included if you are not the original owner/pod is still under warranty etc.  The labour should be around $100-200 from a FR dealer.  Check to see if you have the new frame installed. it should not be curved or flush with the window but look a little awkward upon close inspection.  Basically a flat window installed in a very curved wall....   It seems that the leak was much more severe on the 151s and the 152s because of the curve on the back wall. On the earliest 17x series it was also a problem but not that noticeable.

Thanks g4royce for the info. I started by contacting the local dealer and they also redirected me to Susan at FR. I emailed her my proof of ownership; just waiting to hear back.

I think I will follow up on my original email and look at having the back window addressed at the same time. I've heard mixed reviews regarding the local dealer so I'll have to see how it goes.

I bought my Rpod used from a non Rpod dealer and took it to a local Rpod dealer to have the lights put on. They did it no Questions asked. Now maybe that was because 1. The Rpod had been purchased originally at that dealer and 2. The Rpod was a Canadian Rpod. The Canadian Recall came about a year before the US one did. 