2018 Forest River Cherokee

On June 12, 2022 my husband and I were towing our 5th wheel on 99W in Salem/KeizerOregon about 4pm when a car on our left waved us down saying that we had a wobbly tire on the passenger side of the 5th wheel. We got off onto Cherry Lane and pulled over to inspect and could not readily determine the problem. We went to our final destination for the night Keizer Elks which was a mile down the road. It appeared the core of the rim had separated from the rest of the rim. We had Les Schwab a local tire service come over to our 5th wheel the next morning and the repair tech had never seen this before. Tire was replaced and put on a new rim. The original rim is not welded all the way around. Just spot welded. If this had broke when we were traveling at normal highway speed this would of been far more dangerous than a blowout. This needs be reported.

TWO TIRE TRAILERS BLEW UP GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE FROM A CAMPING TRIP. FIRST TIRE BLEW APART AFTER LEAVING THE CAMP SITE AROUND 15 MINS DOWN THE ROAD. 2ND TIRE BLEW WHEN WE WERE STANDING STILL REPLACING THE OTHER TIRE. THIS IS A SINGLE AXLE TRAILER WITH TWO TIRES. 205-75-R14 CASTLE ROCK WITH 65PSI AND LESS THAN 2,000 MILES. TIRES WERE ON TRAILER FOR JUST OVER 2 YEARS.

HAD CASTLE ROCK TIRE ST225/75R15, THIS PAST WEEKEND 7/17/20, WHILE DRIVING ON I40, THE FIRST 5 MILE THE FIRST TIRE EXPLODED, 38 MILE FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD ANOTHER TIRE EXPLODED. THEN WHEN PARKED AT THE HOME THE SPARE TIRE EXPLODED AND IT WAS JUST LAYING IN THE BED OF MY TRUCK. I HAVE REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL FOR OF THE TIRE FROM MY RV. I DIDN'T KEEP THE OTHER TWO TIRE AS PROOF.*DT*JB

I WAS USING MY TRUCK TO PULL THE TRAILER ALONG ON A 70 MPH HIGHWAY, STRAIGHT ROAD, GOING ABOUT 70-71 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON WHEN I HEARD A TIRE POP. WHEN I PULLED OVER, I SAW 3 TIRES IN TOTAL HAD FAILED. THE VIN WAS INVALID *DT*TP 1 TIRE FELL APART AND I'M UNABLE TO FIND THE FAILURE BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF TIRE REMAINING. 1 TIRE HAD THE TREAD POP, LOST AIR, AND EXPOSED THE STEEL BELTS. 1 TIRE HAD THE INTERNAL BELTS BREAK, THE TIRE SAT LOPSIDED, BUT STILL HELD AIR LONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO GET SAFELY OFF THE ROAD. THE TIRE THAT FELL APART CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRAILER AND RIPPED THE TRAILER BRAKE CABLES OFF. I WAS UNABLE TO USE THE TRAILER BRAKES AND ONLY ABLE TO STOP USING MY TRUCK'S BRAKES. *TR

BOUGHT THIS UNIT IN NOVEMBER 2017. BY FEBRUARY IT WAS HARD TO DRIVE, FISHTAILING AND SWAYING. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, SAID EVERYTHING (INCLUDING AXLE) WAS FINE. DROVE TO WYOMING IN APRIL, SWAYED A LOT. MOVED AS MUCH WEIGHT FORWARD AS POSSIBLE. PARKED IT FOR A FEW MONTHS. DROVE AGAIN IN JULY AND NEARLY FLIPPED ON I90. DROPPED IT AT AN ALIGNMENT SHOP IN MT WHERE THEY TOLD US THE FRAME WAS TOTALLY BENT, MESSED UP AND THE AXLE WAS WAY TOO SMALL FOR THE RIG. ENDED UP ALSO HAVING A FLAT LEAF SPRING AND A BROKEN SUPPORT MEMBER. FOREST RIVER AND LIPPERT HAVE SPENT THE LAST 8 WEEKS PASSING BLAME AND STALLING. IF YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS ON THE STICKER, THE DRY WEIGHT SHOULD BE 9614 POUNDS (WE WEIGHED IT, IT IS 11,000 NEARLY EMPTY), THE GROSS WEIGHT IS 11,680, THE AXLES ARE RATED FOR A TOTAL OF 10,160 AND THE WHEELS FOR A TOTAL OF 10,000. WE ARE TOLD BY FR THAT THE HITCH IS SUPPOSE TO BEAR 10% OF THE WEIGHT. IF THAT IS TRUE AND WE LOOK AT THE MAX WEIGHT MINUS 10% WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT 10,528 POUNDS ON THE AXLES AND WHEELS NOT RATED FOR THAT MUCH WEIGHT. FR REFUSES TO UPGRADE OUR AXLES AND TIRES AND HAS ONLY AUTHORIZED LIPPERT TO REPAIR THE BROKEN MEMBER AND FLAT LEAF SPRING, ALSO LEAVING US WITH A WARPED FRAME AND DOORS THAT WON'T LATCH. *DT *DT *DT CARFAX CANNOT PROCESS THIS REQUEST. *JB CONSUMER HAS STATED UNIT HAS BEEN REPAIRED.*JB

THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES COMPLETE TIRE FAILURE ON A DUAL AXLE TRAVEL TRAILER (CAMPER) (FOREST RIVER, CHEROKEE 19RR, VEHICLE ID NO. [XXX]; LENGTH WITH HITCH, 23 FEET 11 INCHES, WIDTH 8 FEET) UNLOADED VEHICLE WEIGHT: 4,180 LBS. GVWR: 7,574 LBS. MANUFACTURED DATE 3/30/2017. THE TIRE INVOLVED WAS A REAR, DRIVER?S SIDE AXLE, CASTLE ROCK BRAND ST205/75R14; DOT JUJT YMT 4716; MAX LOAD 800KG (1760 LBS) @ 50 PSI COLD; TREAD 2 NYLON + 2 STEEL SIDEWALL PLY 2 NYLON; SPEED RATING ?L?; MADE IN CHINA MLR06. I HAD PULLED OFF OF THE ROAD IN SAINT CLAIR, PA FOR GAS AND COFFEE AND WHEN STOPPED SAW PRIMARILY A RIM EXPOSED. THE TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY 980 MILES ON IT, HAVING PICKED UP THE TRAILER NEW, IN WOLCOTT, IOWA ON MAY 17, 2017 AND THIS FAILURE OCCURRED ON MAY 20TH, 2017. DUE TO VERY HIGH WINDS EXPERIENCED THE FIRST TWO DAYS, WE SELDOM REACHED 65 MILES AN HOUR AND, EVEN ON THE THIRD DAY NEVER EXCEEDED 70 MILES AN HOUR. TOTAL LOADED WEIGHT WAS LESS THAN 1,000 LBS. ALL FOUR (4) TIRES ON THE VEHICLE ARE IDENTICAL AND WERE SAID TO BE INFLATED WITH NITROGEN AND, EQUIPPED WITH TIRE PRESSURE MONITORS. EACH TIME, BEFORE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, I INSPECTED EACH WHEEL PRESSURE MONITOR TO ENSURE THEY REMAINED GREEN (50 LBS OF PRESSURE INDICATED AND INITIALLY CONFIRMED WITH A RELIABLE TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE) AND AFTER DRIVING FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME FELT EACH OF THE FOUR SIDE WALLS WITH THE BACK OF MY HAND AND NEVER FELT AS THOUGH THEY WERE HOT. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE FAILED TIRE/WHEEL ON THE TRAILER AND HAVE RETAINED THE WHEEL (LOWER SECTIONS OF BOTH SIDEWALLS REMAIN INTACT, ON THE WHEEL.) I AM CONCERNED THAT THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AND I AM UNCOMFORTABLE CONTINUING TO USE THE THREE THAT REMAIN ON THE TRAILER. PLEASE LET ME KNOW AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE IF THESE TIRES ARE SAFE AND IF THEY HAVE BEEN RECALLED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR