Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension › rear › springs › leaf spring assembly › shackle. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension › Rear › Springs › Leaf Spring Assembly › Shackle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Exterior Lighting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 WEEKEND WARRIOR FS2300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING; HOWEVER, IT CANNOT BE HONORED BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000. UPDATED 11/19/08. *LJ RECALL 05V444000. UPDATED 11/19/08. *JB
I HAVE AN 05 WEEKEND WARRIOR FS2600 TRAVEL TRAILER. WITH THE OWNERS PACKET IN THE TRAILER WAS A MANUAL FOR THE ALKO BRAND AXLES WHICH WERE INSTALLED ON THE TRAILER. ON PG 30 OF THE MANUAL IT CLEARLY STATES THAT THE SUSPENSION POINTS DO NOT NEED TO HAVE PERIOD LUBRICATION, BUT LUBRICATION MAY BE DONE IF DESIRED. DURING A PRE-TRIP INSPECTION I FOUND A PROBLEM. THE SHACKLES WHICH ATTACH THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SPRING TO THE EQUALIZER HAD FAILED LEAVING THE SUSPENSION INTEGRITY COMPROMISED IS A PIC OF THE FAILED PARTS. HTTP://WWW.PUTFILE.COM/PIC.PHP?IMG=4442971..YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT THE REAR SPRINGS IS NOW DETACHED AT IT'S FRONT POINT. HERE IS ANOTHER PIC SHOWING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE EQUALIZER PIVOT HTTP://WWW.PUTFILE.COM/PIC.PHP?IMG=4453413 ..I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT THE FAILURE AND WEAR COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED OR SERIOUSLY REDUCED IF THE MFG. RECOMMENDED A PERIOD LUBE OF THESE PARTS. THIS FAILURE DID NOT RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY, BUT I SEE A REAL HAZARD. I HAVE POSTED THIS PROBLEM ON RV.NET AND FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THE ALKO COMPANY SHOULD AMEND THERE OWNERS MANUAL TO STATE THAT LUBRICATION OF THE SUSPENSION POINTS ON A REGULAR BASIS IS NECESSARY TO HELP AVOID THESE FAILURES AND EXCESSIVE WEAR. I HAVE REPLACED THESE PARTS AT MY OWN EXPENSE TO REPAIR THE TRAILER. AS I REMOVED THE OLD PARTS I WAS ALARMED AT THE WEAR ON ALL OF THE FRICTION SURFACES OF THE SUSPENSION. I HAVE REPLACED THE SUSPENSION EQUALIZERS, SHACKLES, AND THE
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.