FOREST RIVER Complaints

WE ARE A DEALER AND HAVE SEEN 5 UNITS WITH THIS ISSUE, SHASTA HAS COVERED REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY BUT HAS NOT NOTIFIED OWNERS/DEALERS OF THE ISSUE OR ISSUED A RECALL. THE WIRING FOR THE MARKER AND BRAKE LIGHTS PASSES THROUGH THE FRAME UNPROTECTED NEAR THE REAR OF THE UNIT AND RUBS. AFTER APROX 500-1500 MILES THE WIRE WEARS THROUGH CAUSING A SHORT. TWO UNITS HAVE HAD THE WIRES MELTED TOGETHER CAUSING A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. THE MARKER AND BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL WITH THE POTENTIAL OF A FOLLOWING VEHICLE NOT KNOWING THE UNIT IS STOPPING AND CAUSING A REAR ENDING COLLISION OR CAUSING THE TRAILER TO NOT BE SEEN AT NIGHT CAUSING A COLLISION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FOREST RIVER ROCKWOOD. WHILE DRIVING AND THEN STOPPING AT A FUEL STATION TO CHECK THE TIRES DUE TO A NOISE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRES WERE RUBBING ON THE BOTTOM OF THE CAMPER. IN ADDITION, THE TORQUE FLEX AXLE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN RV DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

WHILE TRAVELING HOME THE RIGHT REAR TIRE OF OUR 3 MONTH OLD CAMPER FAILED. APPEARS THE TREAD CAME OFF CAUSING THE TIRE TO FAIL. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAMPER. BEFORE LEAVING THE CAMP GROUND I VISUALLY INSPECTED ALL SIX TIRES AS WELL AS CHECK THE AIR PRESSURE. ALL 6 TIRES APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION AND WERE AT THE MANUFACTURES RECOMMENDATION OF 80 PSI.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FOREST RIVER BERKSHIRE. WHILE DRIVING WITH THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED, THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE BRIGHT ENOUGH TO SEE THE ROAD. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FOREST RIVER GEORGETOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BOLT FRACTURED ON THE RETRACTABLE TRIPLE STEP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRACKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR THE ELECTRIC STEP ENTRY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V798000 (EQUIPMENT). THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,833.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NEXUS VIPER (NA) EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN MS2 (NA) TIRES, SIZE: 225/75/16. WHILE PULLING INTO A FUEL STATION, THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE TWO FRONT TIRES WERE WOBBLING. THE CONTACT WAS LOSING CHUNKS OUT OF THE CENTER TREAD OF THE FRONT TIRES. THERE WERE ALSO SMALL HOLES IN THE OUTER TREAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TIRES WERE DETERIORATING WITH CHUNKS OF THE TIRE MISSING. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

TIRE: GOODYEAR MARATHON ST235/80R16 LOAD RANGE E DOT 2VUN1LHR 1512 2013 FOREST RIVER BLUE RIDGE 5TH WHEEL TRAILER VIN: 4X4FBLG20DG0988669 TWO TIRE BLOWOUTS, 1ST BLOWOUT AT 62 MPH ON VIRGINIA I95 TRAVELING NORTH AT MILE MARKER 90. 2ND BLOWOUT AT 56 MPH ON VIRGINIA I 95 TRAVELING NORTH AT MILE MARKER 113 ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER THE FIRST BLOWOUT. TIRES HAD NO DRY ROT OR CRACKING AND APPROXIMATELY 2400 MILES ON THE TREAD. AIR PRESSURE IN EACH TIRE WAS CHECKED PRIOR TO TRAVEL WHILE COLD AND CONTAINED 80 LBS OF PRESSURE. ALL LUG NUTS ON TRAILER WERE TORQUED. BOTH TIRE FAILURES WERE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRAILER. 1ST BLOWOUT ON THE FRONT AXLE & 2ND BLOWOUT ON BACK AXLE. THERE WERE NO ROAD HAZARDS, HOLES IN PAVEMENT, OR CRACKS IN PAVEMENT. WEATHER WAS SUNNY, AIR TEMPERATURE WAS 85 DEGREES F WITH LITTLE OR NO WIND. EVENTS OCCURRED BETWEEN 2;30PM AND 4:00PM 21 SEPTEMBER 2016

FAILURE OF TIRE. SIDEWALL SEPARATION. TIRES WERE OEM ON A 2015 MODEL. SECOND FAILURE. FIRST OCCURRED ON 05/26/2016, SAME TIRES / BRAND. TIRE CONDITIONS; I.E. PRESSURE, SIDE WALL AND TREAD WEAR CONDITIONS WERE CHECKED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.

FAILURE OF TIRE. TREAD SEPARATION. DAMAGE TO RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. TIRES WERE OEM ON A 2015 MODEL. SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED ON 09/05/2016, SAME TIRES / BRAND. TIRE CONDITIONS; I.E. PRESSURE, SIDE WALL AND TREAD WEAR CONDITIONS WERE CHECKED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.

TRAILER AXLE (TORSION AXLE MANUFACTURED BY LIPPERT) APPARENTLY MANUFACTURED WITH EXCESS NEGATIVE CAMBER. THIS LEADS TO ABNORMAL WEAR TO THE INSIDE TREAD OF BOTH TIRES. TIRES MAY WEAR TO BELTING WITHIN ABOUT 5000 MILES. LIPPERT WARRANTS THESE AXLES FOR 5 YEARS, BUT ONLY FOR THE ORIGINAL OWNERS. WE ARE NOT ORIGINAL OWNERS. WE DO NOT OVERLOAD THIS AXLE.