Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,215,138 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 138,663 crashes, 56,255 fires, and 8,561 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim — NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,215,138 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports — when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report — that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
If you've experienced a defect
File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints — specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened — feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.
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Showing 2,299 complaints for FOREST RIVER
FOREST RIVER
WILDCAT
(2010) — WHEELS:HUB
Jan 3, 2012
Incident date: Nov 28, 2011
CPSC#I11B0689A. FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER. CONSUMER STATED THE WHEEL HUB CAUGHT FIRE ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE WHEEL CAME OFF. *LN ...UPDATE 01/20/12 *BF THE AXLES WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 03/21/12
Fire
FOREST RIVER
WILDCAT
(2002) — TIRES
Dec 29, 2011
Incident date: Nov 18, 2011
ON THREE OCCASIONS, CARLISLE TIRES PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND INFLATED TO THEIR PUBLISHED SPECIFICATIONS BLEW OUT CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO A FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER. VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED AT 60 MPH WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. TIRES WERE RETURNED TO CARLISLE FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THEY WERE DAMAGED BY IMPROPER INFLATION, AND IMPACT DAMAGE. *KB
FOREST RIVER
CHEROKEE
(2008) — STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
Dec 16, 2011
Incident date: Oct 15, 2011
MY PIN BOX FRAME ON MY 2008, FOREST RIVER, CHEROKEE WOLF PACK, MODEL # WP 295, THAT IS MANUFACTURED BY LIPPERT IS EXPERIENCING METAL SEPARATION/TEAR IN THE FRAME THAT IS ALMOST ENTIRELY ENCOMPASSES THE FRAME WORK AND WELDS THAT ARE CRACKED CAUSING A UNSAFE CONDITION WHERE THE TRUCK AND TRAILER COULD BE SEPARATED FROM EACH OTHER DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR
FOREST RIVER
CARDINAL
(2010) — SUSPENSION
Dec 10, 2011
Incident date: Oct 1, 2011
SHACKLE PLATE BOLTS WERE TIGHT WITH LOCK NUTS BUT ALL OF THE BOLT HOLES ON THE 8 SHACKLE PLATES (2 ON EACH PLATE SO 16 HOLES) WERE WALLERED CAUSING EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR, BLOWOUTS, AND TRAILER FENDERSKIRT DAMAGE. FOREST RIVER WARRANTY ADMINISTRATOR CLAIMS THE CONSUMER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CHECKING SHACKLE BOLTS HOWEVER SINCE THE BOLTS WERE TIGHT, DAMAGE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. ... Read more
FOREST RIVER
FLAGSTAFF
(2008) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Dec 2, 2011
Incident date: Jul 15, 2008
PURCHASED NEW 2008 FORESTRIVER FLAGSTAFF HW CAMPER JUNE 20, 2008 FROM TOM JOHNSON'S RV IN MARION, NC. I LEFT HOME WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN FOR A 3 WEEK ROADTRIP ON JUNE 23, 2008 PULLING THIS CAMPER. ON OUR ROUTE HOME ON I-29, JUST OUTSIDE OF COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA, MY CAR AND CAMPER SWERVED VIOLENTLY. I WAS ABLE TO KEEP IT UNDER CONTROL THINKING IT WAS CAUSED BY THE WIND. THE NEXT MORNING WHEN LEAV... Read more
FOREST RIVER
FLAGSTAFF
(2008) — STRUCTURE
Dec 2, 2011
Incident date: Jun 24, 2008
PURCHASED NEW FOREST RIVER FLAGSTAFF 2008 MODEL ON JUNE 20, 2008. I WAS NOT TOLD OF A RECALL ON THE WINCH AND DID NOT KNOW OF IT UNTIL 12/01/2011. THE RECALL WAS 11/2007. ON THE FIRST NIGHT OF MY FIRST TRIP JUNE 24, 2008 I HAD TO HAVE ASSIST FROM THE CAMPGROUND HOST TO RAISE MY CAMPER - THE ELECTRIC LIFT WOULD NOT WORK. ALMOST EVERYTIME I HAVE USED THE CAMPER SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WI... Read more
FOREST RIVER
FLAGSTAFF
(2008) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Dec 2, 2011
Incident date: Jun 24, 2008
PURCHASED NEW FOREST RIVER FLAGSTAFF 2008 MODEL ON JUNE 20, 2008. I WAS NOT TOLD OF A RECALL ON THE WINCH AND DID NOT KNOW OF IT UNTIL 12/01/2011. THE RECALL WAS 11/2007. ON THE FIRST NIGHT OF MY FIRST TRIP JUNE 24, 2008 I HAD TO HAVE ASSIST FROM THE CAMPGROUND HOST TO RAISE MY CAMPER - THE ELECTRIC LIFT WOULD NOT WORK. ALMOST EVERYTIME I HAVE USED THE CAMPER SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WI... Read more
FOREST RIVER
R-POD
(2011) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Nov 23, 2011
Incident date: Aug 28, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FOREST RIVER R-POD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL SEIZED AND THE TRAILER JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND THE CURRENT MILEA... Read more
FOREST RIVER
SIERRA
(2003) — EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Nov 17, 2011
Incident date: Aug 1, 2011
CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR NOT WORKING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE CHECKED THE REAR OF THE REFRIGERATOR, HE DISCOVERED YELLOW RESIDUE, AND A FATIGUE CRACK IN THE BOILER TUBE, IN WHICH AMMONIA LEAKED OUT. A REPAIRMAN INSTALLED THE REQUIRED SBH KIT ON THE REFRIGERATOR AT NO CHARGE. *JB
FOREST RIVER
SALEM
(2011) — SUSPENSION
Nov 14, 2011
Incident date: Oct 28, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORREST RIVER SALEM. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, ANOTHER DRIVER ALERTED HER THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE, WHICH WAS LOCATED ON THE REAR AXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR AXLE MELTED DUE TO A BEARING FA... Read more
Fire
FOREST RIVER
FLAGSTAFF
(2012) — STEERING
Nov 3, 2011
Incident date: Jun 1, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FOREST RIVER FLAGSTAFF. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THE RV BEGAN TO SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHILE ATTACHED TO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE RV WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THE CONTACT INFLATE THE TIRES TO 15 PSI MAXIMUM RECOMMENDED INFLATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DOES NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE BUT HELPS REDUCE THE... Read more
FOREST RIVER
FLAGSTAFF
(2012) — TIRES
Nov 3, 2011
Incident date: Jun 1, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FOREST RIVER FLAGSTAFF. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THE RV BEGAN TO SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHILE ATTACHED TO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE RV WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THE CONTACT INFLATE THE TIRES TO 15 PSI MAXIMUM RECOMMENDED INFLATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DOES NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE BUT HELPS REDUCE THE... Read more
FOREST RIVER
WILDWOOD
(2012) — TIRES
Oct 24, 2011
Incident date: Sep 9, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD TOW TRAILER EQUIPPED WITH GREENBALL CORPORATION TOW MASTER TIRES, SIZE FT 205/75R15, SERIAL NUMBER: 9DUL2810. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES WENT FLAT DUE TO CRACKS ALONG THE TIRE TREAD. THE REMAINING TIRES ALSO EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE. ALL FIVE TIRES ON THE TRAILER WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ... Read more
FOREST RIVER
SIERRA
(2010) — STRUCTURE:BODY
Oct 21, 2011
Incident date: Oct 7, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FOREST RIVER SIERRA RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTENSION FOR THE KITCHEN COUNTER TOP THAT FOLDED UP AND DOWN WAS A SAFETY HAZARD. THERE WAS A SPRING LOADED FLIP LEVER ON EACH SIDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE SHELF WAS RELEASED, IT DROPPED DOWN HARD AND SEVERED THE TIP OF THE THUMB FROM THE CONTACT'S RIGHT HAND. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE A SAFETY ... Read more
1 injured
FOREST RIVER
GEORGETOWN
(2007) — STEERING
Oct 20, 2011
Incident date: Mar 27, 2008
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FOREST RIVER GEORGETOWN RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 473 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,340.
FOREST RIVER
GEORGETOWN
(2005) — VISIBILITY
Oct 14, 2011
Incident date: Oct 9, 2007
OUR MOTORHOME FRONT CAP MOVES WHEN USING THE LEVELERS. THE RIGHT WINDSHIELD HAS BROKEN TWICE AND THE LEFT BROKE WHILE SITTING IN A STORAGE LOT ON LEVEL GROUND. (LEVELERS NOT EXTENDED)I INFORMED THE FORESTRIVER RETAIL WARRANTY PEOPLE AND THEY ACT AS THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT BY THE SHOP AND THEY WOULD TAKE A LOOK AT IT. ONLY ONE PROBLEM.THEY ARE OVER 2000 MILES A... Read more
FOREST RIVER
SALEM
(2001) — TIRES
Sep 29, 2011
Incident date: Sep 23, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FOREST RIVER SALEM RV LIGHT WITH TOW MASTER ST TIRES SIXE 205 75/14. THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. BOTH TIRES HAD 2,000 MILES ON THEM WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWO TIRES ON THE VEHICLE FAILED ON TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE TIRE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE OTHER THREE TIRES T... Read more
FOREST RIVER
WILDWOOD
(2001) — TIRES
Sep 28, 2011
Incident date: Sep 23, 2011
UPON RETURNING FROM VACATION SEPT 23 TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 40, I HAD A BLOWOUT. ON SEPT 24 TRAVELED TO GALLUP NEW MEXICO AND REPLACED THE TIRE (OF WHICH THEY KEPT). I AM AGAIN ON THE ROAD, BLEW ANOTHER TIRE, STOPPED IN ALBUQUERQUE NM AT WALMART AND REPLACED THE TIRE (THEY ALSO KEPT THE BAD TIRE). LUCKILY I DID NOT HAVE ANY MORE BLOWOUTS FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP. I WENT TO OK TIRE ON SEPT 28... Read more
FOREST RIVER
FLAGSTAFF
(2004) — EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Sep 22, 2011
Incident date: Jul 4, 2011
CPSC#H1180084A. 2004 FLAGSTAFF. CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS SLEEPING IN CAMPER WHEN THE 60X80 BED CAME APART AT THE HINGES. SHE REACTED QUICKLY AND GOT OUT THROUGH THE OPENING INTO THE CAMPER. SAYS IF SHE HAD NOT REACTED QUICKLY SHE COULD HAVE GOTTEN SERIOUSLY HURT. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE, THEN THE BED DROPPED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ALUMINUM WAS NOT WELDED PROPERLY AND THE ... Read more
FOREST RIVER
GEORGETOWN
(2004) — VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
Sep 14, 2011
Incident date: May 2, 2011
THE WINDSHIELD UPPER TOP RIGHT AND LEFT CORNER IS PEELING AWAY FROM THE FRAME. THE WINDSHIELD REPAIR SHOP TELLS ME THAT IT WAS DEFECTIVE INSTALLATION AT THE MANUFACTURER. *KB
FOREST RIVER
SANDPIPER
(2010) — STRUCTURE:BODY
Sep 9, 2011
Incident date: Aug 24, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FOREST RIVER SANDPIPER RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRACKETS THAT HELD THE WATER HOLDING TANK WAS BENT AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200.
FOREST RIVER
FLAGSTAFF
(2012) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Sep 5, 2011
Incident date: Aug 13, 2011
WE PURCHASED THE RV IN MIDDLEBURY, INDIANA AND STARTED HOME WITH IT ON AUG 12, 2011. WE STOPPED FOR THE NIGHT IN ILLINOIS. THE MORNING OF THE 13TH WE DROVE APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES AND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TANDOM TIRE BLEW LEAVING JUST PART OF THE SIDEWALL ATTACHED TO THE WHEEL. AFTER WE MADE IT HOME AND CHECKED THE LOAD LIMIT OF THE TIRES WE DISCOVERED THAT THEY WERE RATED C WITH A LOAD LIMIT... Read more
FOREST RIVER
WILDWOOD
(2011) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Aug 25, 2011
Incident date: Aug 14, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD. THE CONTACT STATED THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM CONTINUED TO SHUT OFF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WHEN THE TELEVISION AND THE FAN WAS TURNED ON. THE CONTACT STATED THE BREAKER BOX WAS EXTREMELY HOT. THE AIR CONDITIONER ALSO DID NOT BLOW COLD AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DE... Read more
FOREST RIVER
CARDINAL
(2005) — STRUCTURE
Aug 16, 2011
Incident date: May 16, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORREST RIVER CARDINAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME HAD CRACKS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE WHEELS. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE FRAME WAS POORLY DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS ADDRESSING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.
FOREST RIVER
SALEM
(2008) — SUSPENSION
Aug 2, 2011
Incident date: Jun 26, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FOREST RIVER SALEM TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH FRONT AND REAR AXLES WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE FOUR LEAF SPRINGS WERE POORLY DESIGNED AND DANGEROUS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
FOREST RIVER
SANDSTORM
(2012) — STRUCTURE
Jul 29, 2011
Incident date: Apr 10, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FOREST RIVER SANDSTORM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE RUBBER SEALING UNDERNEATH A SLIDE-OUT IN THE LIVING ROOM WAS INCOMPLETE, ALLOWING VAPORS FROM OUTSIDE TO ENTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE SEALING WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO A LESSOR DEGREE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150.
FOREST RIVER
WILDCAT
(2010) — STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Jul 28, 2011
Incident date: Jul 2, 2011
LIPPERT COMPONENT INDUSTRIES BUILDS FRAMES FOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, TRAVEL TRAILERS, AND FIFTH WHEELS. THEY DID INSTALL (HAVE SINCE STOPPED INSTALLATION) AXLES WITH SEALED BEARING SYSTEMS AS PART OF THE FRAME BUILD. IN READING NUMEROUS MESSAGE BOARDS (AND THROUGH PERSONAL EXPERIENCE) THESE ARE EXTREMELY PRONE TO FAILURE AND FAILURE WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY COULD CAUSE FIRES, LOSS OF CONT... Read more
FOREST RIVER
CRUSADER
(2011) — POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
Jul 20, 2011
Incident date: Jul 7, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FOREST RIVER FREEDOM EXPRESS TRAVEL TRAILER (NA). WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL SUDDENLY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER PROVIDED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND PERFORMED A TEMPORARY REPAIR WHICH ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO BE DRIVEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE REAR AXLE AND BOTH REAR TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE... Read more
FOREST RIVER
CRUSADER
(2011) — TIRES
Jul 12, 2011
Incident date: Jul 4, 2011
THE TREAD SEPARATED ON A TIRE ON OUR BRAND NEW 2011 FOREST RIVER SALEM CRUISE LITE TRAVEL TRAILER. ANOTHER TIRE'S SIDEWALL IS SEVERELY CRACKED AND WOULD BLOW IF IT WERE TO GO ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN. I HAD THE TIRES REMOVED FROM THE TRAILER, TOOK THEM TO A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY WERE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS HAD PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TIRES AND ARE EVASIVE AND UNWILLING TO ... Read more
FOREST RIVER
WILDCAT
(2010) — TIRES
May 20, 2011
Incident date: May 20, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FOREST RIVER WILDCAT WITH TRAIL EXPRESS POWER TOURING TIRES, SIZE ST225/75/R15 AND DOT 1KMM16A. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THERE WERE CRACKS IN THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE INSPECTION SHOP WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE TIRE TREAD WAS SEPARATING AND THERE WERE CRACKS ON THE SIDE OF THE TREAD. THE TIRE WAS R... Read more
FOREST RIVER
SALEM
(2008) — TIRES
Apr 18, 2011
Incident date: Feb 26, 2011
PURCHASED A 2008 FLAGSTAFF TRAILER MODEL 31FKBBS IN JUNE 2009. HAVE HAD THREE TIRE BLOW OUTS ONE EACH IN OCTOBER 2009, JULY 2010, AND FEB 2011 AND A WHEEL BEARING FAILURE POSSIBLY CAUSED BY LAST BLOW OUT IN FEB 2011. UNABLE TO TOW TRAILER IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH BECAUSE OF TIRE PROBLEM. AFTER LAST TIRE BLOWOUT TIRE DEALER POINTED OUT DATA ON TRAILER STATES TIRES SHOULD BE ST225/75R15 LOAD RANDE D VS... Read more
FOREST RIVER
GEORGETOWN
(2011) — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Apr 12, 2011
Incident date: Apr 8, 2011
VEHICLE IS A NEW GEORGETOWN 300S MOTOR HOME WITH A ROOM SLIDE OUT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. OVER THE SLIDE OUT IS AN AWNING SOMETIMES CALLED A TOPPER THAT IS ROLLED VERY COMPACTLY WITH A TORSION SPRING WHEN TRAVELING. UNDER CERTAIN WIND CONDITIONS (30 MPH WIND FROM LEFT AT 60 MILES PER HOUR FORWARD COACH SPEED) THE TOPPER WILL VIOLENTLY UNROLL, IMPACTING THE MOTOR COACH CABIN, AND RESULTING WITH V... Read more
FOREST RIVER
GEORGETOWN
(2011) — EQUIPMENT
Apr 12, 2011
Incident date: Apr 8, 2011
VEHICLE IS A NEW GEORGETOWN 300S MOTOR HOME WITH A ROOM SLIDE OUT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. OVER THE SLIDE OUT IS AN AWNING SOMETIMES CALLED A TOPPER THAT IS ROLLED VERY COMPACTLY WITH A TORSION SPRING WHEN TRAVELING. UNDER CERTAIN WIND CONDITIONS (30 MPH WIND FROM LEFT AT 60 MILES PER HOUR FORWARD COACH SPEED) THE TOPPER WILL VIOLENTLY UNROLL, IMPACTING THE MOTOR COACH CABIN, AND RESULTING WITH V... Read more
FOREST RIVER
BERKSHIRE
(2011) — VISIBILITY
Apr 4, 2011
Incident date: Apr 3, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FOREST RIVER BERKSHIRE DIESEL RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE WINDOWS HAD SCREENS BUT DID NOT HAVE LOCKS FOR THE SCREENS. A YOUNGER PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO PUSH ON THE SCREEN WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH AND ALMOST FELL FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR THE MANUF... Read more
FOREST RIVER
CEDAR CREEK
(2009) — SUSPENSION
Jan 23, 2011
Incident date: Sep 16, 2010
I HAVE A 2009 FOREST RIVER SANDPIPER 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. I HAVE HAD TIRE PROBLEMS AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE MANUFACTURER UNDERSIZING THE AXLES AND SPRINGS. I HAVE HAD A CATASTROPHIC BLOWOUT WHICH COULD EASILY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT BUT THANKFULLY THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES NEARBY. I HAD ONE OF FOREST RIVER'S OWN DEALERS TELL ME THAT I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE SPRINGS BEING FLAT AND THAT ... Read more
FOREST RIVER
CARDINAL
(2009) — EQUIPMENT
Nov 29, 2010
Incident date: Nov 13, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FOREST RIVER CARDINAL RV EQUIPPED WITH A DOMETIC AWNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE AWNING OPENED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE DEALER TORE THE AWNING FABRIC WHILE THE RV REMAINED IN THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AWNING MOTOR FAILED CAUSING THE ARMS TO RELEASE SINCE THEY WERE NOT LOCKED. THE DEALER REP... Read more
FOREST RIVER
WILDCAT
(2007) — TRAILER HITCHES
Nov 19, 2010
Incident date: Nov 4, 2010
I OWN A 2007 FOREST RIVER 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. IT IS A WILDCAT MODEL 28RKBS. THE MANUFACTURE OF THE FRAME FOR THE 5TH WHEEL TRAILER IS A COMPANY CALLED LIPPERT COMPONENTS, THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE 5TH WHEEL HITCH PIN BOX TO WHERE IT IS WELDED TO THE FRAME CROSS MEMBERS. THERE WAS CRACKS IN BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR CROSS MEMBER THAT SUPPORT THE 5TH WHEEL HITCH, THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER WAS CRACKED B... Read more
FOREST RIVER
CARDINAL
(2009) — TIRES
Oct 16, 2010
Incident date: Sep 10, 2010
GOODYEAR TIRE LESS THAN ONE YEAR OLD BLEW OUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER AND LOSS OF THE TIRE. *TR
FOREST RIVER
WILDCAT
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
Sep 21, 2010
Incident date: Sep 19, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FOREST RIVER WILDCAT TRAILER. WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR AXLE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE MOUNTING. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED CRACKS IN THE AXLE WHERE IT WAS WELDED TO THE TRAILER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 5000. UPDATED 01/11/2011*LJ UPDATED 03/3... Read more
FOREST RIVER
WILDCAT
(2005) — STRUCTURE
Sep 21, 2010
Incident date: Sep 19, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FOREST RIVER WILDCAT TRAILER. WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR AXLE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE MOUNTING. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED CRACKS IN THE AXLE WHERE IT WAS WELDED TO THE TRAILER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 5000. UPDATED 01/11/2011*LJ UPDATED 03/3... Read more
FOREST RIVER
CHEROKEE
(2006) — EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Sep 17, 2010
Incident date: Sep 4, 2010
TRAVEL TRAILER PARKED AT RV CAMPSITE. DURING MORNING HOURS, REFRIGERATOR CAUGHT FIRE BEHIND UNIT DURING NORMAL USE. OCCUPANTS SMELLED SMOKE AND CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT. BEFORE FIRE WAS CONTAINED, ENOUGH DAMAGE WAS DONE TO TOTAL TRAVEL TRAILER. REFRIGERATOR IS LOCATED BY DOOR ON UNIT. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE OCCUPANTS WERE ASLEEP, INJURIES OR DEATH COULD HAVE OCCURRED. WHEN FILING CLAIM WIT... Read more
Fire
FOREST RIVER
GEORGETOWN
(2009) — STEERING
Sep 10, 2010
Incident date: Aug 15, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FOREST RIVER GEORGETOWN RV. HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN MAY 2010. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE, POSSIBLY THE STEERING OR ALIGNMENT. THE CONTACT TOOK A 1600 MILE TRIP AND WHEN HE RETURNED THE FRONT TIRES WERE WORN DOWN SO MUCH THAT THERE WAS NO TREAD LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DEALERS POSSESSION AWAITING WORD FROM FORE... Read more
FOREST RIVER
WILDCAT
(2006) — WHEELS
Sep 4, 2010
Incident date: Jul 23, 2010
ALL 5 TIRE RIMS (INCLUDING SPARE) DEVELOPED LEAKS ON 2006 WILD CAT 5TH WHEEL TRAILER MADE BY FOREST RIVER. I WAS TOLD BY 4 DIFFERENT TIRE REPAIR SHOPS THAT THE RIMS WERE NO GOOD BECAUSE THEY LEAK , IT IS NOT THE TIRE BUT THE RIM, THE RIMS ARE ALL STENCILED WITH: 15X6 J1105 DOT MAX LOAD 2600 CHINA SZ. *TR
FOREST RIVER
SANDPIPER
(2006) — STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Aug 18, 2010
Incident date: Jul 30, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FOREST RIVER SANDPIPER TRAILER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED THAT THE GOOSE NECK OF THE FRAME EXHIBITED SEVERE CRACKING AND STRESS FRACTURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE IN WHICH THEY WOULD NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY... Read more
FOREST RIVER
WORK AND PLAY
(2010) — SUSPENSION:REAR
Aug 18, 2010
Incident date: Aug 4, 2010
CASE #[XXX], SUBMITTED 8-17-2010. 2010 FOREST RIVER INC, CHEROKEE GREY WOLF MODEL 19RR. U BOLTS CAME LOOSE ON BOTH AXLES ALLOWING AXLES TO MOVE OFF OF THEIR LOCATING PIN ON LEAF SPRINGS. THE WHEELS SHIFTED RIGHT ALLOWING BOTH RIGHT TIRES TO RUB ON INNER WHEEL WELL. THE CONDITION WAS DISCOVERED WHEN THE CAMPER WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR UNUSUAL TIRE WEAR AND CRACKING IN THE TIRE THREADS. THE CA... Read more
FOREST RIVER
SIERRA
(2009) — TIRES
Aug 10, 2010
Incident date: Jun 20, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SIERRA FORESTRIVER TRAVEL CAMPER THAT HAD SECURA TIRES, DISTRIBUTED BY GREENBALL CORPORATION, TIRE SIZE ST225-75R15(NA), [ODI NOTE: OWNER SAYS THESE ARE LOAD RANGE "D" IN PHONE CONVERSATION 8-30-10] DOT 1KLN, LINE 25B0807. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE PULLED INTO A SERVICE STATION HE NOTICED THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR TIRE WAS FLAT THE BELT HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. A F... Read more
FOREST RIVER
CARDINAL
(2004) — TIRES
Aug 10, 2010
Incident date: Aug 3, 2010
WE HAVE A 2004 CARDINAL 5TH WHEEL THAT HAD KENDA TIRES LT23585R16 ON A SHORT TRIP WE BLEW A TIRE ON THE WAY TO N.H(7/27/10) AND ONE ON THE WAY BACK TO MA(8/3/10). WE WERE GOING THROUGH A TOLL 10MPH WHEN THE FIRST TIRE BLEW, THERE WAS A HUGE HOLE WITH PIECES OF THE BELT HANGING OUT.IT SEEMS THAT THE INDIVIDUAL PIECES THEY USE TO MAKE THE BELT WERE NOT GLUED TOGETHER PROPERLY OR THEY USED CHEAP PIEC... Read more
FOREST RIVER
WILDWOOD
(2011) — POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
Aug 3, 2010
Incident date: Jul 6, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD RV. THE CONTACT STATED THE WHEELS INDEPENDENTLY LOCKED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT AXLE HAD FRACTURED AND STRUCK THE REAR TIRE. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAD SLID INTO THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE. THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ANCHOR AXLE SPRING, WHICH FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER I... Read more
FOREST RIVER
SALEM LE
(2007) — TIRES
Aug 2, 2010
Incident date: Jul 22, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FOREST RIVER FLAGSTAFF 831FKSS TRAILER (NA) WITH CARLISLE 205-75-R15 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXPLODED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO INSTALL THE SPARE TIRE. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PURCHASE A NEW TIRE AND PROCEEDED WI... Read more
FOREST RIVER
MOTORHOME
(2000) — EQUIPMENT
Jul 19, 2010
Incident date: Jul 12, 2010
AMMONIA GAS LEAKED OUT DUE TO CRACK IN TUBE. SPOKE TO DOMETIC CONCERNING RECALL, AND DUE TO OUT OF WARRANTY (2000), THEY WILL ONLY DO THE RECALL WHEN THE UNIT IS WORKING. THEY SAY THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBE FOR THE LEAKAGE OR REPAIRING THE LEAKAGE THAT WAS CAUSED BY THE TUBE CRACKING. *TR