FOREST RIVER Complaints

THE OFF DOOR SLIDE (KITCHEN SLIDE) BRACKET IS CRACKED. IF THIS WOULD BREAK, THE SLIDE WILL NOT BE HELD CLOSED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FOREST RIVER SHASTA RECREATIONAL TRAILER. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR MARATHON ST TIRES, SIZE ST235/80R16. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON A ROAD TRIP, ONE TIRE BLEW OUT IN FLORIDA AND ANOTHER TIRE BLEW OUT IN OHIO. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE RV MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

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

I HAVE A SHASTA AIRFLYTE REISSUE AND WHEN RECEIVING IT FROM THE DEALER AND TOWING IT HOME, I FOUND THAT THE TIRES HAD RUBBED THE WHEEL WELL. THERE WAS ONLY ABOUT AN INCH OF CLEARANCE AT THE TOP AND ONLY ABOUT 1/2 INCH ON THE INSIDE WALL OF THE WHEEL WELL. THE DRIVER SIDE, OR ROAD SIDE IS CLOSER THAN THE PASSENGER SIDE?? SHASTA, THRU THE DEALER, PUT A BANANA SHACKLE ON TO RAISE THE CLEARANCE. I STILL ONLY HAVE 1 3/4" ON DRIVER SIDE, AND 2 1/4" ON PASSENGER SIDE, AND ABOUT 1" ON THE INSIDE WALL. THE PROBLEM SEEMS THAT THE SPRINGS ARE CHEAP, FROM CHINA, AND FLAT. ADDING A SHACKLE DOESN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM, JUST MAKES MORE SWAY. THE WHEELS ARE OFFSET MAKING THE TIRES COME CLOSER TO THE INSIDE WALL, AND THE TIRES AND WHEELS ARE FOR PASSENGER CARS, WHICH ARE NOT SAFE EITHER.

I HAVE A SHASTA AIRFLYTE REISSUE. THE MANUFACTURE PUT PASSENGER TIRES ON IT P225/75R15. THEY ARE TO HAVE 35 PSI. THE STICKER SAYS GVW IS 3635 LBS. EACH TIRE SAYS MAX LOAD 1874 LBS. THE WHEELS SAY MAX LOAD EACH 1820 LBS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IT IS NOT SAFE TO RUN PASSENGER TIRES ON AN ENCLOSED TRAILER, CAMPER. A TRAILER NEEDS TIRES WITH A STRONGER SIDE WALL AND BE ABLE TO INFLATE TO 65 PSI. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THE TIRES AND WHEELS SHOULD BE RATED AT 20% MORE THAN GVW. THE WHEELS ARE ALSO OFFSET TO WHERE THE INSIDE CLEARANCE IN THE WHEEL WELL IS ONLY ABOUT 1". A TRAILER WHEEL SHOULD BE CENTERED ON THE HUB, NOT OFFSET. THE WHEELS SHOULD BE ABLE TO ACCOMADATE A TRAILER TIRE AND 65 PSI.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FOREST RIVER SHASTA AIR FLIGHT. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOW. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS LESS THAN ONE INCH FROM BOTH OF THE SIDE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER REACHED OUT TO THE FOR MANUFACTURER FOR GUIDANCE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE SOLUTION FOR THIS FAILURE WAS TO PLACE BANANA SHAPED SHACKLES TO ADD CLEARANCE SPACE FROM THE TIRES AND WHEEL WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE REMEDY PROPOSED BY THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT SUFFICE TO DETER THE ISSUE. AFTER THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE VEHICLE BACK, SHE TEST DROVE IT FOR FOUR HOURS AND NOTICED THAT THE TIRES STILL SCRAPED ALONG THE WHEEL WELLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTED THAT THE CAMPER WAS ONLY EQUIPPED WITH ONE AXLE AND THE MANUFACTURER FACTORY EQUIPPED PASSENGER TIRES ON THE VEHICLE AND NOT THE STANDARD TRAILER TIRES. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTED THAT THE LEAF SPRING WAS FLAT AND ALREADY SHOWED SIGNS OF CORROSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FOREST RIVER SHASTA AIR FLYTE. WHILE PULLING THE TRAILER AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE TRAILER SWAYED LEFT, RIGHT, AND BOUNCED UP AND DOWN. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE TRAILER WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

SHASTA MODEL 2015 AIRFLYTE 16 RE-ISSUE - WHILE ADDRESSING ISSUE OF IMPROPER SUSPENSION (REPLACING SPRINGS) IT WAS NOTED THAT SHASTA AS THE MANUFACTURER SUPPLIED OEM TIRES NOT RATED FOR TRAILER APPLICATION (BUT INSTEAD STANDARD AUTOMOBILE TIRES).