2015 FOREST RIVER SHASTA Complaints

THE DAY BEFORE WE WERE TO LEAVE AND GO CAMPING I WAS LOADING CAMPING STUFF INTO THE CAMPER AND THE DOOR BECAME STUCK AND WOULD NOT OPEN IT WAS VERY HOT THAT DAY LUCKILY I WASN'T TRAPPED IN THE TRAILER BECAUSE I WAS HOME ALONE AND MY CELL PHONE WAS IN THE HOUSE! I NOW TRY TO MAKE SURE THE PHONE IS ON ME IF I'M TO BE IN THE CAMPER INCASE THAT EVER HAPPENS WHILE I'M INSIDE. SO INSTEAD OF LEAVING TO THE CAMPGROUND ON TIME WE HAD TO GO 45 MILES IN THE WRONG DIRECTION FOR THEM TO OPEN THE DOOR SO WE COULD USE THIS CAMPER. WE ARRIVED 9:30 AM AND IT TOOK TILL 5:30PM FOR THEM TO FIX IT.

WHEN I TOOK MY CAMPER BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT LEAKED THE DAY I BOUGHT IT, THE BACK WINDOW POPPED OPEN AND WAS FLAPPING ON THE WAY TO DEALERSHIP. IF IT WOULD HAVE BUSTED OR CAME LOOSE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSE A BAD ACCIDENT... RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED..

I BOUGHT MY SHASTA AIRFLYTE 16 IT HAD 0 MILES AND CAMPING WORLD IS 40-45 MILES TO MY HOUSE. WE HAD TO PULL OVER 2-3 TIMES BECAUSE WE THOUGHT THE CAMPER WAS COMING UNCOUPLED BECAUSE OF THE BOUNCING OF THE CAMPER AND THE SHAKING OF THE VIBRATIONS OF THE STEERING WHEEL, BUT WHEN WE GOT OUT EVERYTHING WAS FINE WE SMELLED BREAKS AND THEY WERE FINE.. SO WE GOT HOME AND 5HRS AFTER IT BEING HOME MY CAMPER WAS LEAKING THAT CAUSED US TO LOOK OVER THE WHOLE CAMPER CLOSE AND I SEEN DAYLIGHT IN A VENT WHEN SITTING ON THE GAUCHO. I FOUND OUR WHEEL WELLS WHERE BUSTED LOOSE AND GAPED OPEN AND TIRE SKID MARKS IN THE WELLS AND ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE WELLS ON THE FRAME RUB MARKS FROM THE SIDE WALLS. I COULDN'T FIT MY HANDS BETWEEN THE WELL AND THE TREAD OF MY TIRES AND I COULDN'T GET A FINGER BEHIND THE TIRE AND THE FRAME AND MEASUREMENTS IS ABOUT 1/4" SIDEWALL TO CAMPER ON ONE SIDE AND THE OTHER I CAN GET A FINGER BACK THERE BUT IT'S A TIGHT FIT IT MEASURES ABOUT 3/4" SIDE WALL TO CAMPER .. MY CAMPER WENT BACK TO THE FACTORY TO BE FIXED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FOREST RIVER SHASTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S TIRE PRESSURE WAS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE MANUFACTURER REQUIREMENTS. IN ADDITION, THE WHEEL WELL WAS SPLIT OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

A CO2 ALARM INDICATOR WENT OFF. THE HEAT WAS ON AND APPARENTLY HAVING ITEMS IN FRONT OF VENTS ON THE FLOOR DOES NOT ALLOW FOR ENOUGH VENTILATION. IF THE CO2 DETECTOR WOULD OF NOT GONE OFF WE COULD OF BEEN POISONED. THERE IS NOT A STICKER INDICATING NOT TO PLACE ITEMS NEAR THE VENT THAT DISTRIBUTES THE HEAT. SEEMS LIKE A LOGICAL CONSUMER WARNING. ALSO WE WERE SURPRISED THAT THIS WOULD MAKE CO2 BUILD UP. ....UPDATED 09/03/15 *BF *CN

THIS IS FOR A 2015 FOREST RIVER SHASTA AIRFLYTE REISSUE 19 FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER, PRODUCTION # 1301. I BELIEVE THE OEM LEAF SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND PASSENGER TIRES ARE UNSAFE AND WILL LEAD TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, INJURY, OR DEATH. THE WHEEL WELL CLEARANCE IS NOT SUFFICIENT FOR THE OEM TIRES AND LEAF SUSPENSION SYSTEM ON THE TRAILER. ALSO, THE OEM TIRES ARE COKER WHITEWALL PASSENGER VEHICLE TIRES. I BELIEVE TRAVEL TRAILERS MUST BE MANUFACTURED WITH OEM TRAILER/CARGO TIRES WHICH HAVE STIFFER SIDEWALLS. I WAS UNAWARE OF THESE CONCERNS UNTIL AN ONLINE FORUM RECOMMENDED I CHECK MY TRAILER. I HAD RECENTLY COMPLETED AN APPROXIMATELY 1,000 MILE ROUND TRIP AND WHEN I CHECKED MY TRAILER UPON RETURN, I FOUND THE TIRES HAD BEEN RUBBING THE WHEEL WELLS BOTH ON TOP OF THE TIRES AND ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRES. THE LEFT TIRE HAS ALREADY EXHIBITED TROUBLING SIDEWALL WEAR ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE.. THERE IS LESS THAN 2 INCHES OF CLEARANCE BETWEEN TOP OF TIRES AND WHEEL WELL AND LESS THAN 1 INCH CLEARANCE BETWEEN INSIDE OF TIRES AND WHEEL WELL. FOREST RIVER SHASTA HAS A WARRANTY REPAIR WHICH REPLACES THE REAR LEAF SPRING SHACKLES WITH ONES THAT ARE LONGER BUT THIS ONLY INCREASES THE ABOVE TIRE CLEARANCE BY ANOTHER INCH. THIS DOES NOTHING TO ADDRESS THE INSIDE CLEARANCE OF THE TIRE TO THE WHEEL WELL. WITH THE OEM SUSPENSION SYSTEM, THE TRAILER EXHIBITS EXCESSIVE SWAY EVEN WITH AN AFTERMARKET PROFESSIONALLY INSTALLED CURT ANTI-SWAY KIT. I FEAR THE WARRANTY INSTALLED LONGER LEAF SPRING SHACKLES COUPLED WITH THE COKER PASSENGER TIRES WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE THE EXCESSIVE SWAY ISSUE. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, FOREST RIVER SHASTA HAS NOT ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS CONDITION.

INSPECTION REVEALED TIRES IMPACTING INSIDE FENDER WELLS ON THIS TRAVEL TRAILER. UNDER RATED SPRINGS ALLOW TIRES TO RUB INSIDE FENDERS CREATING SAFETY HAZARD. UPDATED 10/06/15*LJ THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S UPDATED 12/21/2015*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FOREST RIVER SHASTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE RV WAS BOUNCING WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE WHEEL WELL WAS FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROOF OF THE RV WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOW OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WHEEL WELL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37. *BF

TIRE COMPLAINT. 2015 FOREST RIVER SHASTA AIRFLYTE REISSUE WAS SOLD TO ME WITH PASSENGER TIRES. MULTIPLE ENGINEERS HAVE NOTIFIED ME THAT THESE TIRES ARE DANGEROUS AND SHOULD NOT BE USED. THE TRAILER SHOULD HAVE BEEN EQUIPPED WITH TRAILER TIRES, NOT PASSENGER TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS BY AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER. THEY'VE NOT ACCEPTED ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUBSTITUTING THE APPROPRIATE TIRES. THE COACH HAS BEEN DESIGNATED UNSAFE FOR USE BY MULTIPLE ENGINEERS WHO SPECIALIZE IN ROAD SAFETY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FOREST RIVER SHASTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CAMPER WAS EQUIPPED WITH PASSENGER TIRES INSTEAD OF TRAILER TIRES. THE WEIGHT OF THE EQUIPMENT PLACED ON THE CAMPER BROUGHT THE CAMPER VERY CLOSE TO THE TIRES, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE TRAILER WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT APPLICABLE...UPDATED 07/08/15*BF UPDATED 10/17/2017*CN