2003 Pilgrim OPEN ROAD: complaints, problems and recalls
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
2 owner complaints analyzed
1 distinct recall campaigns
1,500 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2003 model year. Data snapshot: . 1 complaints include usable failure mileage.
This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.
Most common problems
Equipment:Recreational Vehicle/Trailer is the most frequently named component, appearing in 2 of 2 complaints (100.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Equipment:Recreational Vehicle/Trailer | 2 |
| Structure:Frame And Members | 1 |
Equipment:Recreational Vehicle/Trailer: 2; Structure:Frame And Members: 1
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 1 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 0 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 0 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 0 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 0 |
| 150,000 and above | 0 |
Under 25,000: 1; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0
Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (1). 1 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
2008: 1; 2010: 1
Pattern summary
Equipment:Recreational Vehicle/Trailer leads the component reports. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Examples from the source records
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10225879 · 2008-04-28 (April 28, 2008)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PILGRIM OPEN ROAD RV. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE SLIDERS ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, BUT IS STILL EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500. UPDATED 05/19/08. *LJ WATER ENTERED THE RV, THERE WAS A SMELL OF GAS IN THE CABINETS, THE WAS NOISE COMING FROM THE WATER PUMP, THE HUBS WERE RUSTING OUT ON THE WHEELS, THE AIR VENT AND ROOF WERE LEAKING. THE WINDOWS DID NOT FIT RIGHT, THE SPINDLES WERE LOOSE ON THE CABINET…
Owner-reported narrative. 1,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10225879 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10358009 · 2010-09-28 (September 28, 2010)
DOMETIC RM2852 REFRIGERATOR, SERIAL NO. 23905278. RECALL NOTICE. 06E-076. WE AWOKE IN OUR TRAVEL TRAILER TO THE ODOR OF AMMONIA. WE SEARCHED FOR A CAUSE BUT FOUND NOTHING TO RELATE TO THE ODOR. WE 'AIRED' THE TRAILER AND THE ODOR DISSIPATED. MY WIFE HAS HAD A PERSISTENT COUGH SINCE THE INCIDENT. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, WE DISCOVERED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR WAS NOT COOLING. SUBSEQUENTLY, WHILE INVESTIGATING REPAIR OPTIONS, WE WERE ADVISED THAT THE COOLING UNIT HAD FAILED, WAS CRACKED AND THAT THE AMMONIA CONTENTS HAD ESCAPED. ADDITIONALLY, WE WERE…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10358009 at NHTSA ↗
Recall history
1 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.
07V201000 · Equipment:Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Reported: 2007-05-09 (May 9, 2007)
CERTAIN RECREATIONAL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATOR, MANUFACTURED BY THE DOMETIC CORPORATION, MAY HAVE A DEFECT IN THE BOILER TUBE. PRESSURIZED COOLANT SOLUTION COULD BE RELEASED INTO AN AREA WHERE AN IGNITION SOURCE (GAS FLAME) IS PRESENT.
Consequence: RELEASE OF COOLANT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD IGNITE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy: PILGRIM WILL BE WORKING WITH DOMETIC IN ORDER TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS (PLEASE SEE 06E076). DOMETIC WILL REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS BY INSTALLING A SECONDARY BURN HOUSING, A THERMAL FUSE, AND A MELT FUSE FREE OF CHARGE. DOMETIC HAS RETAINED STERICYCLE INC. TO MANAGE THIS CAMPAIGN. STERICYCLE WILL ASSIST YOU IN LOCATING DEALERSHIPS OR SERVICE CENTERS AND WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH SCHEDULING OF APPOINTMENTS. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOMETIC/STERICYCLE AT 1-888-446-5157 OR PILGRIM AT 1-574-825-8686.
NHTSA campaign record ↗