Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the tires. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tires | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suspension › Front › Springs › Leaf Spring Assembly › Leaf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FOREST RIVER PALOMINI. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO LEAF SPRING FAILURE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE LEAF SPRING ON THE SINGLE AXLE TRAILER BROKE IN TWO PIECES, CAUSING THE COACH OF THE TRAILER TO FALL INTO THE WHEEL/AXLE.
I WAS PULLING MY TRAVEL TRAILER, A 2016 FOREST RIVER VIBE 315BHK, FROM GARNER STATE PARK IN CONCAN, TX TO CONROE, TX. HEADING EASTBOUND ON HIGHWAY 90, I EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT IN THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TRAILER TIRE WHICH IS LABELED AS A CASTLE ROCK ST225/75R15 LOAD RATING D TIRE. I PUT ON THE SPARE WHICH IS THE EXACT SAME CASTLE ROCK TIRE AS THE TIRE THAT HAD JUST BLOWN OUT. IT HAD NEVER BEEN USED BEFORE AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN COVERED. THIS SPARE TIRE BLEW OUT ON I-10 IN TX JUST PAST LULING, TX AT MILE MARKER 649. AT THIS POINT, I HAD NO SPARE SO HAD TO CALL A ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE COMPANY AND PURCHASED 2 NEW TIRES, THUNDERER ST225/75R15 LOAD RATING E, TO REPLACE THE ACTIVE AND SPARE TIRES. THE FAILED TIRES HAVE NEVER EXCEEDED THE SPEED OF 65MPH, THOUGH THEY ARE RATED FOR 75MPH. I ALSO CHECK AND MAINTAIN THE PRESSURE OF 65PSI THAT IS PRINTED ON THE SIDEWALL BEFORE EVERY DEPARTURE. THE BLOWOUTS OF THE 2 TIRES HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE INSIDES OF MY TRAVEL TRAILER WHEEL WELL AND OUTER TRIM OF THE SLIDE.
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
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.