WE HAVE A 2010 SILVERBACK 30WRE 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. THIS WAS ONLY OUR SECOND OUTING - HAVING A MAXIMUM OF 300 MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, SOMEONE NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH OUR TIRE - - -WHAT REALLY HAPPENED WAS THAT THE NUT HOLDING THE WHEEL BEARINGS ON CAME LOOSE ON BOTH AXLES ON THE DRIVERS SIDE - BACK AXLE TIRE ALMOST CAME ALL THE WAY OFF - WE LOST IN TRANSIT BOTH BEARINGS, RACES, AND BRAKES WERE GONE, THE RIM AND SHAFT ARE BOTH TORN OFF. WE WERE LUCKY WE HADN'T GOTTEN TO THE HIGHWAY YET! I HATE TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AT RUSH HOUR IN DENVER, CO TRAFFIC. NYLON LOCKNUTS NEARLY MELTED OFF AND CLEARLY CAN'T HOLD THE WEIGHT- - WHY DON'T THEY USE CASTLE NUTS AND COTTER PINS? CHEAP STUFF COULD HAVE COST SOMEONE THEIR LIVES ON THE HIGHWAY. TRAILER HAS NOT BEEN PULLED WITH FULL TANKS - 1/4 TANK FULL. WE WERE WELL BELOW RECOMMENDED WEIGHT LIMITS. WE ALSO QUESTION PROPER TITLING OF OUR VEHICLE SINCE TITLE SAYS ITS A 2010. FLOOR PLAN, DESIGN, ETC. MATCH 2009. PLEASE HELP. *TR
2009 Forest River G2 Silverback
Routine
Owners filed 1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsSuspension
Filed Jun 14, 2010300 milesCO
1 of 1 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.