FOREST RIVER Complaints

THE BRACKETS TO THE AWNING ON OUR 2021 CHEROKEE ALPHA WOLF TRAILER IS SCREWED IN TO THE WALL ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TRAILER USING 1-INCH SCREWS. IT CAME OUT AND BENT THE BRACKET ATTACHED TO THE SIDE WALL OF THE TRAILER AFTER THE FIRST RAIN. HAVE ONLY OWNED IT 30 DAYS!! DEALER WILL NOT FIX IT, SAYS AWNING SHOULD NOT BE OPEN DURING A RAIN, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE NEVER HAD ISSUES WITH ANY OTHER CAMPER AWNING WE HAVE EVER OWNED. OTHER TRAILERS IN THE CAMPGROUND HAD NO ISSUES WITH THEIR AWNING.

IT'S A FIFTH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILER. TOOK IT TO A AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR WARRANTY WORK ON ONE AIR CONDITIONER, THE SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME THE NEXT DAY ABOUT MY AIR CONDITIONER PROBLEM BUT STATED THAT THE TRAILER WAS STRUCTURALLY UNSAFE TO TO DUE TO A FRAME PROBLEM CAUSING THE HITCH PIN TO HAVE EXCESSIVE UPWARD MOVEMENT INTO THE BODY AND FLOOR OF THE TRAILER I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THE MANUFACTURE OF THE TRAILER AND THE FRAME MANUFACTURE. STILL WAITING FOR ANSWERS. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THIS TRAILER FROM EARLY ON THE FRAME ISSUE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE TRAILER STILL SMELLS LIKE NEW. IT HAS ONLY BEEN USED A FEW TIMES AND HAS NOT BEEN TOWED VERY MUCH. UNABLE TO DETERMINE HAW LONG IT HAS BEEN LIKE THIS I DIDN'T FEEL ANYTHING WHILE TOWING IT AND WAS INFORMED WHILE IT WAS AT A DEALER FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER AND OTHER WARRANTY ITEMS I DO HAVE A VIDEO OF THE MOVEMENT.

DRIVING HOME FROM A SHORT CAMPING TRIP, ONLY 50 MILES AND LEFT SIDE FRONT AXLE TIRE BLEW. TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE, SPUN AROUND WITH THE TIRE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE FLYING OUT THE SIDE INTO THE ONCOMING LANE. WHILE IT SPUN AROUND IT RIPPED OUT AND SEVERED THE PROPANE GAS LINES, THE UNDERBELLY MATERIAL AND ALL THE INSULATION. LUCKILY IT JUST MISSED THE GASOLINE SUPPLY LINE FOR THE GENERATOR. WE WERE FORTUNATE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL AND GET STOPPED QUICKLY TO REMOVED DEBRIS FROM THE ROAD AND AVOID DAMAGE TO OTHER VEHICLES. MY WIFE WAS FOLLOWING IN OUR CAR AND WAS ABLE TO AVOID THE FLYING DEBRIS AS WELL. WE WERE ON A SMOOTH ROAD DOING 55MPH AND DID NOT HAVE A TIRE IMPACT OF ANY KIND. THE RV IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD WITH APPROXIMATELY 6000 MILES ON THESE TIRE. THEY WERE ALL CHECKED PRE TRIP AND SET AT THE RECOMMENDED PRESSURE OF 80PSI. AFTER THE TIRE SEPARATION IT STILL HAD 75 PSI IN IT. *DT*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 FOREST RIVER CARDINAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT ANCHOR LEGS ATTACHED TO THE FRONT END OF THE RV INDEPENDENTLY LOWERED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH RATES OF SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS A DEALER ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO FINDLAY RV (4530 BOULDER HWY, LAS VEGAS, NV 89121) WHERE THEY HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER EACH VISIT. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200. *DT*JB*DT*JB*DT*DT*AS

THE VEHICLE HAS JUST UNDER 19,000 MILES ON IT AND THE FRONT, DRIVER COMPARTMENT SUPPORT STRUCTURE IS FAILING. THIS IS CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD TO MOVE SEPARATELY FROM THE SUPPORT FRAMING STRUCTURE CAUSING A LOUD SQUEAKING. THE MOVEMENT HAS ALREADY BROKEN THE WEATHER STRIPPING SURROUNDING THE WINDSHIELD BOTH INSIDE AND OUT. CONTINUING TO OPERATE THIS VEHICLE UNDER THIS CONDITION WILL EVENTUALLY RESULT IN WINDSHIELD BEING EJECTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THEREFORE REPRESENTS A CLEAR AND PRESENT SAFETY ISSUE. THIS CONDITION EXISTS UNDER THE MAIN DASHBOARD OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAVERSES UP THE LEFT PILLAR. THE DIAGNOSIS IS THAT THE STRUCTURAL SUPPORT WELDS ON THE DRIVER SIDE THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE FRONT COMPARTMENT HAVE FAILED.

I PURCHASED A FOREST RIVER WOLF PUP TRAVEL TRAILER JULY 2019. IT WAS DOCUMENTED TO HAVE A 30 GAL FRESH WATER TANK. AFTER PURCHASE I FIND OUT IT HAS 20 GAL FRESH TANK. THE TRAILER WEIGHT LABEL FIXED TO TRAILER STATES WEIGHT INCLUDES WEIGHT OF 30 GAL FRESH WATER CAPACITY. BASED ON THE INCORRECT WEIGHT LISTED, I DO NOT KNOW ACTUAL WEIGHT OF TRAILER MAKING ACCURATE LOADING IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. CONTACTED MANUFACTURE AND THEY ADMIT CHANGE IN TANK SIZE BUT DID NOT NOTIFY PURCHASER AT TIME OF SALE. THEY STATE CHANGE MADE MID 2019. SO, EVERY WOLF PUP TRAILER SOLD AFTER MID 2019 MAY HAVE INACCURATE WEIGHT LABELS. TO ME, IT LOOKS LIKE THEY LABEL TRAILER WITHOUT IN FACT WEIGHING AS STATED? I HAVE TOWED TRAILER SEVERAL TIMES HOWEVER I NOW DON'T FEEL SAFE TOWING UNTIL I FIND OUT ACTUAL WEIGHT. THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO WEIGH EACH TRAILER AND UPDATE WEIGHT PLACARD AT THEIR EXPENSE!*DT*JB*DT*AS*DT*JB*DT*JB

I EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOWOUT WITH TWO DIFFERENT TIRES WITHIN A FOUR DAY SPAN. THE TIRES APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE AND I REGULARLY INSPECTED THEM. THEY HAD PROPER AIR PRESSURE PRIOR TO MY TRIP. I KEEP THEM COVERED WHENEVER THE CAMPER IS NOT IN USE. THE TIRE BRAND IS CASTLE ROCK AND I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL EXAMPLES OF SIMILAR EVENTS HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE.*DT CONSUMER STATED HE ONLY HAD 3300 MILES ON THE FIRST TIRE AND 4000 MILES ON THE SECOND. MANUFACTURER STATED TIRES ONLY HAD ONE YEAR WARRANTY.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FOREST RIVER SALEM LITE RV, EQUIPPED WITH FOUR CASTLE ROCK ST BRAND TIRES N/A. TIRE LINE: UNKNOWN - DOT NUMBER: JUMR2MT, SIZE: 23580/R16. THE HE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW AND A COUPLE OF MILES LATER THE RIGHT REAR TIRE ALSO BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT PULLED TO A SAFE PLACE AND CALLED A ROAD SAFETY COMPANY. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILED TIRES WERE DUE TREAD SEPARATION. HE ALSO STATED THAT TWO FRONT TIRES WERE SWOLLEN AND WOULD BLOW OUT ANY TIME. THE CONTACT CALLED THE AYNOR TIRE MART DEALER, LOCATED AT 605 M STREET, AYNOR, SC 29511, (843-358-6837), PURCHASED AND REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE LINE WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 FOR THE RV AND THE TIRES.

CASTLE ROCK ST205/75R14 TIRE BLOW OUT. PRESSURE CHECKED 65 PSI COLD BEFORE TRIP. ESTIMATE 5000-6000 MILES. DRIVING 65 MPH ON I95. DID FEEL CYCLING VIBRATION PRIOR TO FAILURE SUSPECT STEEL BELT FAILURE BUT WAS LESS THAN 20 MILES FROM HOME AND DID NOT THINK I COULD ISOLATE TIRE. DUE TO SO MANY FACEBOOK COMPLAINTS I WAS CONCERNED.

THE BOLT AND BUSHING CAME OUT OF THE LEFT REAR SPRING CONNECTING TO THE FRAME. ON MY WAY HOME, THE RIGHT SIDE APPEARS TO HAVE SHEARED THE GREASE ZERT AND THE REMAINDER OF THE BOLT IS STILL PARTIALLY ATTACHED ON ONE SIDE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE IN MOTION FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. THE FIRST BOLT HAPPENED ON JANUARY 2, 2020. *TR