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2003 FOREST RIVER ROCKWOOD in St. Charles, MO
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2004 FOREST RIVER TRAVEL TRAILER in Gladstone, MI
Noticed unusual worn tires, brought into dealer for inspection, dealer said the axles were defective. causing excess ware on the mounting hardware and tires. if i had not taken the trailer into the dealer, the axles could have broken loose ...
2004 FOREST RIVER WILDCAT in Great Falls, MT
Tire blew on 2004 forest river wildcat 28bh fifth wheel. 2nd of 3 tires in 2 months. destroyed under carriage of fifth wheel above wheel which is where the water heater is located and water pipes going too it. as usual dealer again said ...
2001 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD in Woonsocket, RI
On 3 different occasions the carlisle trailer tires (st205 75r15) blew out on the highway. they totally shredded and the steel belts were protruding . these tires were on a 2001 5th wheel trailer and had a minimal number of miles on them, a...
2004 FOREST RIVER GEORGETOWN in Shingle Springs, CA
Dt*: the contact stated on two separate occasions, the windshield cracked without any impact. the dealer replaced the windshield and identified the frame of the windshield as defective, causing the cracks. updated 8/16/2006 - the cons...
2004 FOREST RIVER TRAVEL TRAILER in Glendale, AZ
While traveling home from a camping trip, one of the tires blew on our travel trailer, causing significant damage to the trailer. after replacing the tire with a spare, we continued on and went approximately 30 miles, the second tire blew o...
2004 FOREST RIVER TRAVEL TRAILER in Great Falls, MT
The tire was on a 2003 wildcat fifth wheel purchased in mar 2004. the tire has 15 trips of roughly 3000 miles on them. the tire was on the driver side front of the fifth wheel, all tires were checked prior to leaving. we were traveling o...
2004 FOREST RIVER GEORGETOWN in West Covina, CA
We bought a new motorhome in 2/06 and it has just shut down in traffic on us in 5/06 (in a ford repair shop for a week) & 6/06. we lost ability to steer and to brake, so it's huge safety hazard. it's in a ford repair shop again, today is th...
2005 FOREST RIVER FLAGSTAFF in Albuquerque, NM
The incident was a tread separation on a fifth wheel camping trailer. i had been traveling on a highway and the felt a bump. i stopped to investigate and found that the tread separated on one of 4 tires on the trailer. the tires had about...
2004 FOREST RIVER TRAVEL TRAILER in San Diego, CA
I have had two failures of carlisle tires, model radial trail, size st225/75r15/d. neither tire blew, but the first had the tread peel away. diagnosed by the tire shop as an internal separation. shop noted that the tire was properly inf...
2002 FOREST RIVER WILDCAT in North Augusta, SC
Dt*: the contact stated three tires blew out on the travel trailer. upon inspecting of the vehicle the weld was noticed to be broken where the rear spring connects to the frame. the contact stated that the broken weld may be the reason f...
2002 FOREST RIVER WILDCAT in North Augusta, SC
Dt*: the contact stated three tires blew out on the travel trailer. upon inspecting of the vehicle the weld was noticed to be broken where the rear spring connects to the frame. the contact stated that the broken weld may be the reason f...
2005 FOREST RIVER TRAVEL TRAILER in Colorado Springs, CO
This failure is of a recreational vehicle. a 5th wheel trailer. while this vehicle was being repaired as a result of another failure, the repair facility discovered the trailer axles were bent/out of alignment. this condition required the m...
2005 FOREST RIVER TRAVEL TRAILER in Colorado Springs, CO
Dt*: the contact stated while parked in a rest area the fifth wheel collapsed around the pin box into the bed of the truck. the dealer went to the location and determined the pin box had four cracks and will weld the cracks when the vehic...
2003 FOREST RIVER SALEM in Wilmington, MA
Drove over two or three rough bridges. leaf springs on left side of trailer flattened & lost their support, causing the tires to rub on underside of trailer with a breaking action to that side, causing travel trailer to go out of control. ...
1998 FOREST RIVER GEORGETOWN in Linwood, MI
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 70 mph on the highway, the vehicle had three blowouts. the first tire was the rear inside duel on the passenger side. the vehicle was able to get off the road and the tire was changed. the second an...
2005 FOREST RIVER TRAVEL TRAILER in Chesnee, SC
Dt*: the contact stated over 30 areas of separation was noticed on all four tires. the manufacturer was alerted.
2006 FOREST RIVER SUNSEEKER in Cotulla, TX
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 60 mph the inside rear tire on the driver's side had a sidewall blowout. an independent mechanic, who changed the tire, determined the tire was eight years old based on the dot number. the dealer has...
2005 FOREST RIVER TRAVEL TRAILER in Maineville, OH
1. i was towing a 2005 wildwood travel trailer on the interstate highway. there was no warning of the impending failure. 2 the failure occurred in the axle suspension. the spring equalizer that links the tandem axle leaf springs togethe...
2000 FOREST RIVER REFLECTION in Beavercreek, OH
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 60 mph the front driver tire blew out. the vehicle was moved off the highway where a 14 inch tear was found in the sidewall. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was determined the wrong air ...
2003 FOREST RIVER ROCKWOOD in Robertsville, MO
Carlisle tire on 2003 rockwood travel trailer had a blowout while traveling down highway. rubber came off of tire and struck side of trailer leaving black marks. tire was properly inflated. carlisle will not replace as we are not the or...
2003 FOREST RIVER FLAGSTAFF 425D in San Anselmo, CA
Vin # 4x4fcaj253g081087 forest river 5th 2003 wheel developed 5 cracks in the frame.
1998 FOREST RIVER CARDINAL in Friendship, WI
Pin box broke loose from vehicle. upon arriving from a vacation the contact unloaded the 5th wheel trailer and found an 1 inch to 11/2 inch gap in the right top corner, big enough to stick hand right outside. on the left hand side dis...
2004 FOREST RIVER TRAVEL TRAILER in Rochester, MN
While making a 200 mile trip to iowa we thought that we had just blown a tire. while taking shelter inside the camper from the busy hwy we discovered that the axel was broken and the whole camper could've tipped over with us(including a 6 m...
2005 FOREST RIVER TRAVEL TRAILER in North Fort Myers, FL
From purchase creaking under trailer, belly pan fell off on the road twice, then found 5-6 lengthwise cracks in the frame ( welded by lippert's manufacturer of the frame) twice. trailer now dog tracks. tires have been replaced from rubbing ...
2005 FOREST RIVER TRAVEL TRAILER in North Fort Myers, FL
From purchase creaking under trailer, belly pan fell off on the road twice, then found 5-6 lengthwise cracks in the frame ( welded by lippert's manufacturer of the frame) twice. trailer now dog tracks. tires have been replaced from rubbing ...
2004 FOREST RIVER TRAVEL TRAILER in Dewey, AZ
Dt*: the contact stated while pulling the 5th wheel trailer 20 mph, the pin box sheered. as a result the trailer collapsed onto the truck and caused a separation between the trailer and the truck. both the trailer and truck sustained sig...
2003 FOREST RIVER SALEM in Clermont, FL
Dt*: the contact owns a 2003 forest river salem travel trailer. when the trailer was towed the left tires rubbed against the frame supports. although the dealership and manufacturer were alerted no repairs have been made. updated 3/28/2...
2004 FOREST RIVER GEORGETOWN in Stockton, CA
Purchased 2005 forest river georgetown (which turned out to be 2004 model) and took delivery in april 2005. have had numerous problems with this rv and it has been in dealers shop 3 times for windshield replacement/repair. windshield was ...
2000 FOREST RIVER SUNSEEKER in Rosemond, CA
Dt: the contact states there is a nhtsa recall campaign id 05v121000 concerning the wheels, lugs: nuts: bolts. this vehicle has the same problems as indicated in the recall, but it is not included in the recall due to vin. the contact r...
2003 FOREST RIVER FLAGSTAFF 425D in Kernersville, NC
2003 forest river shamrock travel trailer with fold out beds. the bed broke on both sides due to defective manufacturer.
2001 FOREST RIVER WINDSONG in Independence, MO
On july 29. 2005 our family were headed north on i-29 out of kansas city to go to omaha for the weekend and about the iowa state line i saw an rv swaying back and forth as our trailer parts exploded across the highway. as i stopped i saw t...
2005 FOREST RIVER SANDPIPER in Sun City, CA
Dt: the contact owns a 2005 sandpiper t235 manufactured by horse river. the contact states that she is having problems with the trailer such as trailer hitch/the queen size bed/zipper in the back, stable check levers/the water heater, whi...
2005 FOREST RIVER SANDPIPER in Sun City, CA
Dt: the contact owns a 2005 sandpiper t235 manufactured by horse river. the contact states that she is having problems with the trailer such as trailer hitch/the queen size bed/zipper in the back, stable check levers/the water heater, whi...
2005 FOREST RIVER SANDPIPER in Sun City, CA
Dt: the contact owns a 2005 sandpiper t235 manufactured by horse river. the contact states that she is having problems with the trailer such as trailer hitch/the queen size bed/zipper in the back, stable check levers/the water heater, whi...
2001 FOREST RIVER MOTORHOME in Markesan, WI
Dt: contact stated the brake pads completely loosened from the backing pads on the rear of 2002 motor home, manufacturer sunseeker. the chassis was a 2001 size e-450. this occurred on 8-24-2005. the contact was traveling on fairly dec...
2003 FOREST RIVER ROCKWOOD in Modesta, CA
Dt: the consumer stated that 5th wheel trailers carlisle tires blew out. tire size 20575/15 c- rated 6 ply. the consumer had two incidents with defective tires. the first tire had a blister and was separating. the tire only had 1,000 ...
2003 FOREST RIVER ROCKWOOD in Castro Valley, CA
Dt: the contact stated there were 4 blow outs on the trailer. the contact felt that the trailer manufacturer put tires on the trailer that were not sufficient enough th hold the weight of the trailer, and that there should be a bigger s...
2002 FOREST RIVER GEORGETOWN in Bloomington, IN
Blew two carlisle tires (st225/75r15) within 100 miles!! 2002 forest river sierra 5th wheel. tires/pressures/trailer load checked before departure. tires not +or- inflated, & trailer was loaded light for trip: indiana to daytona, florida. 5...
2003 FOREST RIVER WINDSONG in Reston, VA
2003 cargo mate cargo trailer manufactured by forest river. model gacm718ta2, gcvw 7,000 lbs., double axle with electric brakes. serial # cmu202722 vin 4x4tsex213u202722. manufactured 03/2003 electric wiring for brakes only goes to l...
2000 FOREST RIVER SANDPIPER in Tacoma, WA
A couple of months after i bought my forest river sandpiper 5th wheel rv trailer i had found that the door frame to the entrance door was cracking. i took the rv back to the dealer, family fun rv, for inspection and warranty repair. i was...
2005 FOREST RIVER FLAGSTAFF in Chester, VA
Dt: 2005 forest river flag staff 831bhss. the wiring caught on fire, causing the electrical brakes to lock. the trailer and the vehicle 2004 gmc, yukon flipped over. the brake wires were exposed because there was no protective coverin...
2005 FOREST RIVER TRAVEL TRAILER in Sheradon, WY
Dt: 2005, forrest river work and play 5th wheel. consumer had problems with four tires. three blew out both on the tread and sidewall. on the fourth tire the tread came off. carlisle tires, st235/85r16. they blew out at different loc...
2005 FOREST RIVER SANDPIPER in Surprise, AZ
(2) tires failed within 50 miles of my home, causing considerable damage to my rv.
2002 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD in Mandan, ND
We took our vacation this year and went to canada. when i set up our camper, i noticed we had a tire with a bulge in the side wall. we did find a dealer in canada that handede these tires and got it replaced. the dealer told us that carl...
2004 FOREST RIVER TRAVEL TRAILER in Fresno, CA
I purchased a 2004 forest river, flagstaff 26dl travel trailer in july 2003. it came equipped with 5 carlisle st205/75r14 load range c tires. i have properly maintained tire pressure and have never exceeded the trailer's listed gvw. from...
1999 FOREST RIVER FOREST RIVER in New Phiiladelphia, OH
Dt: the vehicle is bowing because the mso is 7575 and the gvw is 16110. manufacturer says that the trailer is within the legal constraints, and they wont repair it. dealer requested calculations, but the manufacturer won't give them up. ma...
2003 FOREST RIVER WINDSONG in San Antonio, TX
Dt: contact states was going approximately 60 mph and tire blew out on the right rear, causing considerable damage to the sheet metal structure around the tire area. the second tire blew out on the left rear while going approx.imately 60...
2002 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD in Columbia, PA
Returning home from new hampshire vacation and was traveling approx. 60 mph when we heard a loud thud and looked in the side mirror and saw that the right front tire cap blew off the tire and ripped off our forest river 36ckss 5th wheel tr...
2004 FOREST RIVER TRAVEL TRAILER in Pasadena, MD
We purchased a rockwood roo in feb 2004. it had carlisle tires on it. last year we travelled about 5000 miles. first time out this year in one trip, we had 3 blowouts. we purchased two tires on the first session, where we blew 2 tires a...
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