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1997 King Of The Road Royalite

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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2Owner complaints

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1Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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What owners reported most

Tires
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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

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What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Tires. 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

Tires complaints

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6,000 miles · Jul 26, 2005
Tires

DT: WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH THE TREAD ON THE TIRES PEELED OFF. THIS OCCURRED ON RIGHT CURB SIDE OF A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. THE TIRE TREAD SLAPPED THE FENDER AREA OF THE TRAILER WHICH RESULTED IN $3,000 DAMAGE TO THAT TRAILER. THE TIRE CARCASS REMAINED INFLATED TO 80 PSI EVEN THOUGH THE TREAD SEPARATED. CONSUMER N…

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DT: WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH THE TREAD ON THE TIRES PEELED OFF. THIS OCCURRED ON RIGHT CURB SIDE OF A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. THE TIRE TREAD SLAPPED THE FENDER AREA OF THE TRAILER WHICH RESULTED IN $3,000 DAMAGE TO THAT TRAILER. THE TIRE CARCASS REMAINED INFLATED TO 80 PSI EVEN THOUGH THE TREAD SEPARATED. CONSUMER NOTICED THIS IMMEDIATELY , THEREFORE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE OR AN ACCIDENT DID NOT RESULT. TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALER, WHO WOULD NOT REPAIR OR REPLACE TIRE, REQUIRING THE CONSUMER TO DEAL WITH FIRESTONE. TIRE AND TREAD WAS SENT TO FIRESTONE, AND THEY REFUSED THE CLAIM BECAUSE THEY FELT THE TIRE WAS UNDER INFLATED. CONSUMER HAD SEVERAL CORRESPONDENCES WITH FIRESTONE, WHO REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE ANY CLAIMS. CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRES. CONSUMER FEEL THE TIRES WERE NOT SUITABLE FOR THE TRAILER APPLICATION. FIRESTONE, MODEL STEELTEX R4S, LT 265/75R16E. *AK UPDATED 11/02/05. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10130125

Mileage unknown · Apr 28, 2005
Tires

1997 ROYALITE 5TH WHEEL RV DRIVER REAR LEFT TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH. *MR THE FOLLOWING DAY, ANOTHER TIRE ON THE SAME SIDE HAD BLOWN OUT AS WELL. BOTH TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION. *SC *JB

NHTSA ODI #10119312

Official recalls

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11V085000 · Equipment

Feb 2, 2011

KING OF THE ROAD IS RECALLING CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 1200-SERIES NORCOLD REFRIGERATORS. THE POPULATION OF REFRIGERATORS BEING ADDRESSED CONTAINS EITHER A SENSING ALGORITHM OR THERMAL SWITCH TO SHUT OFF POWER TO THE REFRIGERATOR WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE DETECTED IN ORDER TO PREVENT A POTENTIAL FIRE. THE RESPONSE TIMES OF THE SENSOR ALGORITHM AND THERMAL SWITCH DEVICES TO STOP POWER ARE NOT SUFFICIENT.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THE SENSING ALGORITHM OR THERMAL SWITCH INSTALLED TO SHUT OFF POWER TO THE REFRIGERATOR WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE DETECTED DUE TO A POSSIBLE HYDROGEN GAS LEAK MAY NOT SHUT OFF IN SUFFICIENT TIME TO PREVENT A FIRE.

Remedy: KING OF THE ROAD IS WORKING WITH NORCOLD TO IDENTIFY AND NOTIFY ANY AFFECTED OWNERS. OWNERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT NORCOLD DEALERS TO RECEIVE THE REMEDY FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE NORCOLD'S DEFECT REPORT 10E-049 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 14, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NORCOLD AT 1-800-767-9101.

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NHTSA investigations

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