IllustrationWAS PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY LEFT REAR WHEEL FELL OVER AND REAR SUSPENTION SHACKEL RIPPED OUT OF FRAME HAD TO HAVE SOMEONE TEMP WELD IT TO GET IT OUT OF ROAD
2014 Forest River Freedom Express
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Limited comparison data
There is not enough comparable history to draw a useful model-year comparison.
Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.
About this comparison →2Owner complaints
Model-year median: 2.5
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0InvestigationsView investigation details →
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Inspection summary
2014 Forest River Freedom Express
NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 2 owner complaints · 0 recall campaigns · 0 investigations.
Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.
Top reported categories (up to 5)
- Suspension: 2 reports
- Unknown Or Other: 1 reports
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Recall links
No recall campaigns in this snapshot.
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How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 1 of 2 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Suspension. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
Suspension complaints
2 reportsPASSENGER SIDE SPRING HANGAR ON REAR AXLE BROKE WHILE BEING TOWED ALLOWING LEAF SPRING TO SHIFT TOWARDS THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND ALLOWING PASSENGER REAR TIRE TO CONTACT THE BODY AND FRAME. TIRE RUBBED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE AND THE TIRE BLEW OUT AND ALLOWED THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE TO PIVOT UP INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE BODY. THIS F…
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PASSENGER SIDE SPRING HANGAR ON REAR AXLE BROKE WHILE BEING TOWED ALLOWING LEAF SPRING TO SHIFT TOWARDS THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND ALLOWING PASSENGER REAR TIRE TO CONTACT THE BODY AND FRAME. TIRE RUBBED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE AND THE TIRE BLEW OUT AND ALLOWED THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE TO PIVOT UP INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE BODY. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON LEVEL, PAVED US HIGHWAY. WHEN THE HANGAR BROKE IT ALLOWED BOTH AXLES TO TWIST UNDER THE TRAILER AND PIVOT TOWARDS THE DRIVER'S SIDE. ALL 5 OF THE REMAINING SPRING HANGARS ARE TWISTED AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. THE AXLES, SPRINGS, EQUALIZERS AND SHACKLES WERE STRESSED TO THE POINT THEY WERE TWISTED UNDER THE TRAILER AND WILL NEED REPLACEMENT BEFORE THE TRAILER IS ROAD WORTHY AGAIN. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE AS NHTSA 14E052000 14V689000 THIS FAILURE MAY ALSO BE RELATED TO NHTSA 17V611000
Recall campaigns
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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Defect investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.
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