2007 Puma Trailer

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the equipment › recreational vehicle/trailer. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Tires › Sidewall	1		0	0	0
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer	1		0	0	1

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer07V249000

Filed Jun 7, 2007287 vehiclesForest River, Inc.

Defect. ON CERTAIN FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH HICKORY SPRINGS "BIG EASY TRIPLE STEPS," AN IMPROPER ENGAGEMENT OF THE BOTTOM STEP PIVOT ARM WITH THE FORMED STOP EDGE OF THE MIDDLE STEP SUPPORT BRACKET CAN RESULT IN THE BOTTOM STEP ROTATING TO AN UNSAFE DOWNWARD ANGLE.

Risk. A PERSON COULD BE INJURED SHOULD THE STEP GIVE WAY WHILE BEING USED TO ENTER OR EXIT THE TRAILER.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TRAILERS FOR THE MANUFACTURING DATE STICKER TO VERIFY THE DATE OF PRODUCTION OF THE STEP AND, IF NECESSARY, WILL WELD STOCK TO EACH SIDE OF THE LOWER (TRIPLE) STEP STOP EDGES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CEDAR CREEK, PUMA, OR SABRE AT 1-574-389-4600.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Tires › Sidewall

Filed Mar 28, 2008FL

MY NEW 2007 LARK CARHAULER ENCLOSED TRAILER CAME WITH 4 TOWMASTER ST205/75D15, DOT# 1NVT-5106, KT-7709-06 TIRES INSTALLED. AFTER APPROX. 1500 HWY MILES, ALL THE TIRES FORMED LARGE BUBBLES THROUGHOUT THE SIDE WALLS. THE COMPANY RIDGELINE PERFORMANCE IN DOUGLAS GA. REPLACED THE TIRES IN GOOD FAITH WITH THE SAME TIRE. AFTER APPROX. ANOTHER 1500 HWY SPEED MILES, THE TIRES DID THE SAME THING. THIS TIME THE COMPANY REFUSED TO REPLACE THEM STATING I MUST HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS TIRE HAS SERIOUS DEFECTS THAT WILL OR HAS CAUSED SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. THE TRAILER IS RATED 7000GVW. I WAS HAULING A 69 JAGUAR XKE. TIRE PRESSURE WAS 50 PSI. RUNNING 70 TO 75 MPH, TIRE TEMP WAS TAKEN WITH A LASER READER AND FOUND TO BE RUNNING AT 195 DEGREES ON A 89 DEGREE DAY. *TR

Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer1 injured

Filed Nov 5, 2007WV

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FOREST RIVER PUMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COLD WATER SIDE OF THE FAUCET IN THE SINK AND THE SHOWER TURNED COUNTER-CLOCKWISE INSTEAD OF CLOCKWISE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAUCETS WERE DESIGNED IN THAT MANNER. THE CONTACT'S SON SUSTAINED A SLIGHT BURN TO HIS CHEST WHILE SHOWERING. HE THOUGHT HE TURNED THE COLD WATER ON; HOWEVER, HE ACTUALLY TURNED IT OFF. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF

2 of 2 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.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Jun 7, 2007. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.