Communicating With Forest River - Part II

Well ... the final answer is basically ... it's not missing, we just never put it in !! Oh, and the videos you emailed us are not the exact same models as yours is, so your comparisons are invalid.

On Fri, Sep 17, 2021 at 11:35 AM <redacted> <xxxxxxxxxx@forestriverinc.com> wrote:

I did some checking around and verified with our management that the tank probes were not a standard feature at the time your unit was manufactured.  I was not here at the time, so I wanted to double check and verify the correct information.  Your tank probes are not “missing” as they were not part of the build specifications.  The 2019 videos shown below are of the Classic model, not the Cadet model.  The Classic was standard with the tank probes.  The Cadet was built as an entry level economic version where many of the features from the Classic were omitted for cost savings.  The one video of a Cadet below you have labeled 2019 is actually a 2020.  The 2020 Cadets did have the tank probe system. 

 

I hope this information is helpful and thank you for your inquiry.

 

Have a great weekend.

 Quite an interesting development. One that makes me wonder if we should find an alternative to replace our Forest River. But after a bit more research this might be a difficult task considering that most of the current RV manufacturers fall under one of four very large conglomerations ... 

Berkshire Hathaway owns a dozen RV mfgs including Forest River:

• Coachmen RV
• Dynamax Corporation
• East To West travel trailers
• Forest River RV
• Palomino
• Prime Time Manufacturing
• Shasta RV
• US Cargo
• Elkhart Coach
• Berkshire Coach
• Champion Bus
• ElDorado Motor Corp.

Thor Industries owns these North American companies and quite a few more overseas.

• Airstream
• Crossroads RV
• Cruiser RV
• Dutchmen
• Entegra Coach
• Heartland RV
• Highland Ridge RV
• Hymer
• Jayco
• Keystone RV
• K-Z
• Postle Aluminum (An aluminum manufacturer
• Redwood RV (a subsidiary of Crossroads RV)
• Starcraft (owned by Jayco before they purchased Jayco)
• Tiffin (most recently purchased in 2020)
• Thor Motor Coach (a consolidation of Four Winds International & Damon Motor Coach)
• Van Leigh (Subsidiary of Tiffin)
• Venture

Winnebago also owns a few brands:

• Winnebago
• Grand Design RV
• Chris-Craft
• Newmar

 And then there is the REV Group. They mainly make fire trucks, busses, and ambulances but have spread out to recreation and now own some top of the line mfgs ...

• American Coach
• Fleetwood Enterprises
• Monaco Coach
• Holiday Rambler
• Renegade RV
• Midwest Automotive Designs
• Lance Camper

To Be continued ...