FOREST RIVER Complaints

DOT 1KMM16A 1710 TIRES WERE ON THIS 2011 FOREST RIVER FIFTH WHEEL PURCHASED JULY 19TH 2011. IN THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA A STATE INSPECTION IS REQUIRED. IT PASSED THE FIRST INSPECTION WHEN TRAILER WAS REGISTERED IN AUGUST OF 2011. WHEN INSPECTED IN AUGUST OF 2012, THE INSPECTION FAILED DUE TO TIRES HAVING DRY ROT, A POTENTIAL HAZARD OF BLOWING OR SEPARATING . I KEEP THE TRAILER ON A CONCRETE PAD WITH TIRE COVERS. CONCERN IS I WAS LUCKY THAT I REQUIRE A STATE INSPECTION ANNUALLY, IF NOT I WOULD NEVER GUESS THAT THE TIRES WERE BAD. THEY LOOK FINE TO ME WITH LOTS OF TREAD AND NO APPARENT CRACKS OR SEPARATION. IF NOT FOR A PROFESSIONAL LOOKING AT TIRES I WOULD HAVE KEPT RUNNING THEM TILL THE 5 YEAR MARK OF HAVING THEM THEN INSPECTED OR REPLACED. THUS THE TIRE COULD HAVE FAILED BEFORE THEN AND CAUSING A POTENTIAL HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FOREST RIVER GEORGETOWN RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE SLIDE-OUT OPENED UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE HIGH DRAWING WAS LEAKING OIL. THE RV WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS THE HIGH DRAWING LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,500. UPDATED 08/29/12*LJ UPDATED 11/14/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THEIR BEDROOM SLIDEOUT EXTENDED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 65MPH. THE CUSTOMER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS OR ILLUMINATED LIGHTS WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TESTED AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE EXTENDED HOSE WAS REMOVED FROM THE PUMP THEN RECONNECTED AFTER REALIZING THE WRONG HOSE WAS REPLACED. THIS INTRODUCED AIR INTO THE SYSTEM WHICH IS BELIEVED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE ROOM EXTENDING DURING TEST. UPDATED 11/15/2012 *JS

RIGHT FRONT TIRE ON OUR CEDAR CREEK SILVERBACK 5TH WHEEL BLEW WHILE TRAVELING. LARGE HOLE WAS MADE IN TIRE AND TREAD SEPERATED FROM TIRE AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO SIDE OF THE 5TH WHEEL.VEHICLE WAS NOT OVERLOADED AND SPEED WAS APROX 55 MPH. *TR

VOMA TRAIL EXPRESS TIRES DOT #1KMM16A1410 (2) AND 1KMM161310 ((2)ST235/80R/16 TIRES WHILE TRAVELING WITH 5TH WHEEL SILVERBACK BY CEDAR CREEK (FOREST RIVER)L WE HAD BOTH EQUALIZER REPLACED WHICH WAS CRACKED AND MECHANIC NOTICED 3 OF 4 TIRES HAD BUBBLES ON INSIDE TIRES WHEN THEY REMOVED TO REPLACE EQUALIZERS.. THEY INDICATED A MFG DEFECT AND WE WERE LUCKY THAT IT DIDN'T HAPPENED DOWN THE ROAD. WE HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE ON TIRES BUT THE WARRANTY COMPANY SAID IF WAS FOR ROAD HAZARDS. THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE 6/12/12 AND THE WARRANTY CO JUST GOT BACK TO US NOT HONORING THE CLAIM. THE MECHANIC MENTIONED THAT THE MFG PUTS THE BARE MINIMUM ON TRAILERS/FIFTH WHEELS BUT THE EQUALIZERS AND TIRES FOR CLOSED TO 14000LB FIFTH WHEEL SHOULD HAVE BEEN GREATER. THE EQUALIZER WE HAVE TAKEN CARE OF BUT THE TIRES WE HAVE NOT. WE DON'T KNOW WHO TO CONTACT. THE NEW TIRES ARE DURO SPECIAL TR4AILER 235/856R16 12 PLY WITH A F LOAD RATING. *TR

ON APRIL 6, 2012 I WAS ON MY WAY TO A CAMP GROUND WHEN ONE OF THE TIRES ON MY CAMPER BLOW OUT. THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS TO THE TIRE. ON JULY 18, 2012 I AGAIN WAS ON MY WAY TO A CAMP GROUND AND THE SECOND TIRE CAME A PART. THIS TIME THE TIRE DAMAGED THE CAMPER. THE FOLLOWING IS TIRE INFORMATION: HERITAGE TRAIL TRAC AP LT235/85R16E DOT OJ OR4JOV 5207 PRESSURE 80 LBS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FOREST RIVER GEORGETOWN 33TS RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM RETURN HOSES WERE FAULTY AND HE FEARED THEY COULD CAUSE A FIRE AS THEY WERE BULGING. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION HE ALSO NOTICED BUBBLES IN THE HOSES AND A LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE HOSES WOULD NOT FRACTURE WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE.THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 2,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FOREST RIVER SIERRA. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR SHACKLES HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE FAILURE HIMSELF WITHOUT USING THE ACTUAL PARTS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

AFTER ROUTINE INSPECTION I NOTICED BULGES IN THE HYDRAULIC HOSES WHICH CONTROL THE LEVELING JACKS AND SLIDE OUTS IN LATE 2011. HOSES WERE DETERMINED TO BE DEFECTIVE DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION ABOUT THE SAFETY IMPLICATIONS OF JACKS OR SLIDES DEPLOYING DUE TO LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WHILE IN MOTION, FOREST RIVER REPLACED THE HOSES AT NO CHARGE. THE REPLACEMENT HOSES WERE OF A DIFFERENT BRAND THAT THE ORIGINALS. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER REPORTS ABOUT THIS BY OTHER FOREST RIVER GEORGETOWN OWNERS. *TR

IOTA TRANSFER SWITCH ITS-50R OVERHEATED AND NEARLY CAUGHT FIRE, SEEMS TO HAVE DAMAGED THE REFRIGERATOR(IT NO LONGER WORKS AND OVERHEATED) AT LEAST ONE OF MY ROOF AIR CONDITIONER UNITS, POSSIBLY BOTH. THIS UNIT HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED BY NAVISTAR WHO INSTALLED IT ON HOLIDAY RAMBLER UNITS AND AT LEAST ONE OTHER COACH, NHTSA #12V060000. AS FAR AS I CAN TELL FOREST RIVER HAS NOT RECALLED THE UNITS(USING YOUR WEB SITE) I EXPLAINED THIS TO MY DEALER AND HE SAID THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT WHEN THEY GET AN OPENING, WHICH IS AUG. 6TH. THIS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE INIT CLEARLY GOT VERY WARM, BEFORE IT FAILED, WIRES BURNT, ETC. *TR

TRAIL EXPRESS TIRES DEVELOPING SIDEWALL BUBBLES BETWEEN RUBBER AND BELTS THEN BLOWING OUT IN SOME CASES. CAMPER UNIT IS MFG BY FOREST RIVER, BRAND IS SIERRA, NOT CRUSADER AS YOUR SITE LISTS, TIRES ARE DIST. BY LIONSHEAD IN INDIANA. IF YOU DO A SEARCH ON TRAIL EXPRESS YOU WILL FIND A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS, ISSUES ON THE FORUMS FROM CAMPERS HAVING THESE TIRES FAIL AS I DID AS WELL. ALSO YOU DID NOT HAVE THE MFG LISTED ON YOUR SITE IT IS, DOUBLESTAR DONGFENG TYRE CO., LTD. *TR