NHTSA Complaint #10239180 — 1996 BEAVER PATRIOT

1. ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR FACILITY, THE FRAME FAILURE WAS THE RESULT OF THE FRAME BEING UNDER ENGINEERED. 2. THIS FRAME FAILURE WILL OCCUR ONLY ONCE AND FOLLOWING IS A QUOTE FROM THE SHOP FOREMAN THAT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS: "THIS IS SERIOUS ISSUE. IF THE FRAME HAD FAILED COMPLETELY, ESPECIALLY ON A TURN OR A GRADE, THE AXLE WOULD HAVE COME LOOSE FROM THE FRAME, WITH CATASTROPHIC AND/OR LIFE THREATENING RESULTS. IF YOU HAVE ONE OF THESE RV'S, I RECOMMEND THAT YOU CHECK IT OUT, OR HAVE IT CHECKED OUT." I HAVE A NAME OF ANOTHER PERSON, RICHARD T. AMES, WHO HAD THE SAME FAILURE. THERE ARE OTHER SAFETY ISSUES WITH THIS FRAME AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEND YOU PICTURES AS SUPPORTING EVIDENCE. 3. THE CRACKS IN THE FRAME WERE REPAIRED AND A 3/8" PLATE WAS WELDED BETWEEN THE UPPER AND LOWER FRAME TO REINFORCE THE AREA.*TR