FOREST RIVER Complaints

FLOOR IS ROTTED, AND PEOPLE CAN BE INJURED DURING NORMAL USE, BY FALLING THROUGH THE FLOOR. MANUFACTURING DEFECT: RELATED TO FAILURE BY MANUFACTURER TO INSULATE THE FLOOR/WOOD FROM OUTSIDE ELEMENTS. HERE IS A WEBSITE WHERE OTHERS HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUE: HTTP://WWW.EVERYTHING-ABOUT-RVING.COM/WILDWOOD-ULTRA-LITE-TRAVEL-TRAILER-FLOOR-IS-SAGGING1.HTML MANUFACTURER IS NOT RETURNING CALLS FOR ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FOREST RIVER SHASTA EQUIPPED WITH TOWMASTER TIRES, SIZE: 225/75R15 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER AND THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES BLEW OUT. THE TIRES WERE ORIGINAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500. UPDATED 09/09/15*LJ UPDATED 11/22/2017*CN

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 2013 FOREST RIVER FLAGSTAFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STABILIZING JACK FAILED AND ONLY CLOSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. MA 10/16/15

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FOREST RIVER XLR BEING HAULED BY A 2013 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES ON THE TRAILER WERE RUBBING THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL WELLS, CAUSING THE TIRES TO PREMATURELY BE WORN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE REAR AXLES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHANGED THE TIRE POUNDS FROM 3,500 TO 4,500 POUNDS AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION WAS NOT ABLE TO SUPPORT THE 6 INCH I BEAM AND IT CAUSED SEVERAL CRACKS IN THE FRAME ON THE TRAILER. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE COMPANY THAT MADE THE FRAMING. THE COMPANY INDICATED THAT THE I BEAM SHOULD BE 8 INCHES AS THE NEWLY DESIGNED MODELS TO REMEDY THE FAILURE AND NOT 6 INCHES. THE CONTACT HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES ON THE TRAILER. THE CONTACT ALSO TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE FRAMING COMPANY FAILED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT NOT TO HAUL THE TRAILER MORE THAN 150 TO 200 MILES. THE TRAILER WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

SAFETY STRAP FOR TV WAS NOT INSTALLED WHEN UNIT MANUFACTURED. DURING TRAVEL, TV MOUNT FAILED, ALLOWING TV TO FALL TO FLOOR. TV WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR, AND CABLES FROM OTHER COMPONENTS WERE DAMAGED. SAFETY STRAPS ARE NECESSARY TO SECURE TV TO WALL WHEN RV IS MOVING.

CPSC:H1550028A. FOREST RIVER RV. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BUNK BEDS IN THE RV HAVE A FALL SAFETY ISSUE. *LN THE RV DID NOT COME EQUIPPED WITH GUARD RAILS. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FOREST RIVER XLR EQUIPPED WITH A LIPPERT CHASSIS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT A FAILURE WAS PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED WITH THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC REQUIRED A CHANGE OF AXLE SIZE FROM 3,500 TO 4,000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHASSIS BECAME FRACTURED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. ..UPDATED 09/29/30 *BF UPDATED 10/23/2017*CN

PER OTHER COMPLAINTS I ALSO HAVE VAIL SPORT ST LH 99 TIRES ON MY 40 FT 10,0000 LB 5TH WHEEL CAMPER AND THE MANUFACTURE IS REPLACING THE ONE TIRE SHOWING SIDEWALL CRACKS AS HAVE ALL OTHER COMPLAINTS BUT REFUSES TO REPLACE THE REMAING 3 THAT HAVE THE SAME DOT DATE CODE AS THE ONE THEY ARE REPLACING SINCE THEY SHOW NO ISSUES. ITS A MATTER OF DISTANCE AND TIME BEFORE THEY FAIL AND THE MANUFACTURE IS PLAYING WITH MY FAMILIES SAFETY. I'M AM CONCERNED AS A CONSUMER THAT SINCE THESE TIRES ALL WENT ON TOGETHER THE REMAINING 3 TIRES PRESENT A BIG SAFETY ISSUE TO ME.

THE CURRENT STEPS THAT ARE BEING USED ARE FASTENED TOGETHER WITH ALUMINUM POP RIVETS. THESE RIVETS WILL NOT SUPPORT A PERSONS NORMAL WEIGHT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THEM SHEAR OFF AND THE STEP FALL ALONG WITH PERSON THAT IS ON IT. THIS IS A STEP SAFETY HAZARD. I CALLED THE COMPANY DEMCO THAT MAKES THE STEPS AND THEY DO HAVE A RETRO KIT BUT IS ONLY REPAIRED WHEN YOU CALL. MOST CAMPERS DO NOT KNOW TO CALL.