2020 Forest River Rockwood

I bought this trailer last year at Albany RV ONE in Latham NY I saw several posts online about the bolts not being secured to the frame from the body. Upon inspection I found ours were not only loose, but some were not installed at all. This should have been caught at the factory or at the dealership when inspected for sale They did give us a current State inspection sticker on the trailer. We then expected that it was inspected at the dealer. I paid over 400.00 to the dealer for the needed repairs (installing bolts) This should have been found during inspection at the factory or during the NYS inspection when sold to us. RV ONE takes no reasonability for either and claims it's not under warranty so we have to pay which I did to get my camper back. Could you please look into this for us? Cheers [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

The Rockwood 2608BS I was towing with my 3/4 ton pickup began to sway and I was unable to recover from the sway. In a matter of 4-5 seconds, the trailer lay on its side and i was at a complete stop on the highway. No one was hurt, and there were no other vehicles involved in this incident. Earlier in the day I filled the 60 gallon fresh water tank on this trailer, which is the first time I have filled this tank prior to a road trip. The tank is located at the rear of the trailer and the weight of the full tank along with a side gust of wind we experienced, in my opinion, were major contributors to the sway, I want to emphasize that the location of the fresh water tank poses a weight distribution problem when the tank is full. I purchased this RV in September 2019 and this trailer has always been prone to sway. I've had the proper safety equipment on it such as a weight distribution hitch and anti-sway bar. I submitted an on-line report to the NHTSA in early 2020 citing the problem with sway and reported I felt the axles were a bit too far forward on this unit. After our accident, I searched online and began reading the "Rockwood 2608BS Forum," searched for "Sway" and learned others who have towed this make and model of RV have experienced problems with sway and submitted their review to the forum. Sway and loss of control of this make and model of RV due to design is a safety hazard to the operator and passengers of the tow vehicle, and to occupants of nearby traffic.

I'VE HAD THE PROBLEM OF FISHTAILING WITH MY FOREST RIVER 2020 ROCKWOOD ULTRA LITE, MODEL 2608BS TRAILER, WHEN TOWING ON THE HIGHWAY. I BELIEVE THE AXLES ARE MOUNTED TOO FAR FORWARD CAUSING A SWAY PROBLEM WHEN WEIGHT IS PLACED AT THE BACK END OF THIS MODEL. SAFETY AND ENGINEERED DESIGN OF THIS MODEL SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THE FRESH WATER TANK HOLDS 60 GALLONS AND IS DEFINITELY AT THE REAR BEHIND THE AXLES. I DO FILL THE 60 GALLON FRESH WATER TANK @ 8.345 LBS. PER GALLON WHICH MEANS I CARRY A MINIMUM OF 500 LBS. OF FLUID. THE BLACK WATER TANK HOLDS 45 GALLONS AND ONE OF THE GRAY WATER TANKS (WHICH I ESTIMATE) HOLDS 45 GALLONS ARE BOTH BEHIND THE AXLES. SO, THESE TWO TANKS COMBINED WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE FRESH WATER TANK MEANS AT LEAST 150 GALLONS COULD BE HELD NEAR THE REAR WHICH EQUATE TO 1250 LBS. OF WEIGHT IF ALL WERE FULL. THE LARGEST STORAGE AREA IS AT THE REAR OF THIS TRAILER AND ACCESSED THROUGH AN EXTERIOR COMPARTMENT DOOR. HEAVY TOOLS, COOKING GRILLS, ELECTRIC CORDS, WATER HOSES, ETC CAN BE CARRIED IN THIS COMPARTMENT. THE BEDROOM IS AT THE BACK OF THIS TRAILER; PERSONAL ITEMS, CLOTHING, ETC ADD WEIGHT BEHIND THE AXLES. A HITCH-MOUNTED CARGO CARRIER AT THE REAR LOADED WITH EQUIPMENT COULD CAUSE MORE SWAY. MY VEHICLE HAS SUFFICIENT TOWING CAPACITY AND IS PROPERLY SET UP INCLUDING AN ANTI-SWAY BAR YET THERE IS TOO MUCH SWAY. I AM AWARE OF VARIABLES THAT CAN CAUSE SWAY WHEN TOWING, I.E. WIND GUSTS, TRACTOR TRAILERS PASSING; THESE ARE TO BE EXPECTED. I ATTRIBUTE MUCH OF THE SWAY TO THE AXLES BEING TOO FAR FORWARD WHICH HAS BEEN ONGOING WHEN I TOW THE TRAILER WHICH BEGAN OCTOBER 18, 2019. I AM THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER OF THIS FOREST RIVER 2020 ROCKWOOD ULTRA LITE TRAVEL TRAILER, MODEL 2608BS. IT WAS NEWLY DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED FOR THE 2020 MODEL YEAR. I PURCHASED IT IN SEPTEMBER 2019 FROM ALOHA RV NORTH IN BERNALILLO NM.*DT*JB