Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed Jul 19, 2021IL
ST225/75R15 Tire delaminated on interstate. Belt separated from tire causing damage to vehicle. This was the second tire to fail on vehicle.
2018 Forest River Freedom Express
Routine
Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tires › Tread/Belt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suspension | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Air › Antilock › Interconnecting Assembly(wiring) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsService Brakes, Air › Antilock › Interconnecting Assembly(wiring)
Filed Jun 7, 20211,000 milesWA
The contact owns a 2018 Forest River Freedom Express RV. The contact stated while the RV was parked, her husband inspected underneath the vehicle and noticed that there were no brake line connections for the front driver’s or passenger’s side. The contact notified the local dealer however, the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact was concerned about an accident in the event the RV was driven. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 1,000.
Suspension
Filed Aug 26, 20202,000 milesVA
TIRES ON THE STBD SIDE OF THE TRAILER ARE RUBBING AGAINST THE BOTTOM OF THE TRAILER. THE LEAF SPRINGS LOOKED FLAT. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER FOREST RIVER "COACHMAN FREEDOM EXPRESS" MODELS WITH THE SAME ISSUE.THE TIRES RUB WHEN IN MOTION DAMAGING THE BOTTOM OF THE TRAILER AND WILL POTENTIALLY LEAD TO A BLOWN TIRE.
3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.