Salem reviews

One day after the camper was set on our permanent spot we noticed the floor was separating. My husband called the dealer and someone came to look at it. The only thing that the warranty would allow for repairs was to sand the plywood section that was sticking up. The repair man said that the plywood was actually breaking apart, but Salem won’t replace it. We now have two other spots in our floor that are doing the same thing. In addition to this, the shelving in the pantry is falling apart and the shelves are falling. We only have spices on these shelves. This camper is a year old. Disappointed in the quality of this camper, and incredibly disappointed in the lack of cooperation with the warranty. Show less

we are a family of 6 and traded up from a tow behind 32'. I thought this would be great but every time I look at one thing something else fails or is not working. there is a slit in the floor by the heat register. awning has a hard time coming in, scratches in the counter top on the island, stove not igniting. with the ac on you could hold a lighter up to any vent and it will not blow out. Sound bar not hooked up to tv, 3" hole in the floor between wall and fridge. bathroom door not closing. (trailer is level). trim around sliding door as a few screws that are coming out. screws on drawer handles are not in straight and are damaging the trim when you close them, no shelf under sink exposed wires. screen door lock is not there on the door jam. this was our first new trailer and we were excited to get titbit did not notice these thing till we were using it. not sure what to do. the dealer keeps telling up we need to wait for parts to come in but we keep finding problems and that two weeks keep getting further and further away. Show less

MAJOR DESIGN FLAW! this model camper has a major design flaw in the entry door /steps /awning location . the steps wont come down without shoving the door against the awning arm because they made it so the door frame is only a few inches away from the awning arm making it nearly impossible to get the steps past the doorway . if the catch on the right side of the door is adjusted in far enough to clear the door then the steps just falls into the camper on the floor almost ripping the step floor plate bracket out of the floor . this has happened to me a few times and its a real pain trying to manipulate the steps back up from the floor as well as trying to get them down past door , its way worse if the awning is out and you try to raise the steps , (you cant) do it . the awning either needs the right upright moved to the right approx 2 feet or a longer awning installed so the the door will open up all the way .a person shouldnt have to fool with something like this . i cant imagine what would happen if the steps fell on a leg , arm or even worse ,a child Show less

Just bought the salem grand lodge 42 veiw in april,2023 lets just say this was my dream trailer and everything from plumbing fittings which are plastic breaking Sink faucet leacking, hot water heater leaking in trailer to both ac's freezing and cannot keep up constantly and defrosting and dripping down on stairs and on my couch the slide in bedroom wouldnt even pull out straight dont waste money buying a 5 yr warranty when you cant even get a mobile tech in the area it is a joke called dealership and they wont help so who is out the money the buyer. I was so excited to get this model i have searched and searched for what i wanted only to get a lemon and feel like the buyers mean nothing Show less

We have had nothing but problems since purchasing new may 2020. Kitchen and bedroom windows are never sealed from factory, so they leak every time it rains so it ruined the bedroom floor to where we almost fell thru, living room slides shook while going out, awing ripped on both ends, valve on black tank never worked, stress cracks by front slide . List goes on with no help from dealer or forest river.. Show less

This is supposed to be a 4 season, not in the lifetime, everything froze as soon as it went below 32 degrees. No one can tell me which tank is which on the rv. These things are just thrown together these days that they are just junk on wheels. Will never buy another forest river in my life. No quality control that I can see. Show less