NHTSA Complaint #10252219 — 2004 FOREST RIVER WILDCAT

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2004 WILDCAT, 28? FIFTH WHEEL. DURING A TRIP I NOTICED ONE OF THE TIRES WAS WORN TO THE CORD ON THE INSIDE EDGE, WHILE STILL HAVING TREAD ON THE OUTSIDE. IF THIS HAD NOT BEEN NOTICED, I?M SURE THAT WITHIN THE NEXT 100 MILES I WOULD HAVE BEEN CHANGING A TIRE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH RUBBER FROM THE TIRE EVERYWHERE. THE TIRE WAS CHANGED AND TRIP CONTINUED. UPON RETURN, I DISCUSSED THE ISSUE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE RV DEALER AND HE REFERRED ME TO A SPECIALIST SHOP THAT HAD THE EQUIPMENT TO CHECK THE SUSPENSION. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ?TOE IN? ON BOTH AXLES WERE OUT BY 1/2 INCH AND THE PROBLEMS WERE OUTSIDE THE SPRING HANGERS (SPINDLE TO AXLE ALIGNMENT). PRIOR TO MAKING THE REPAIRS, I CONTACTED AL-KO KOBER BECAUSE THERE HAD BEEN SOME DISCUSSION ON THE INTERNET (RV.NET) ABOUT DEFECTIVE AXLES BEING MANUFACTURED IN THAT TIMEFRAME. THE INFORMATION ON THE AXLE STATED (MODEL T52 3, DATE 25?03, SLR 373MM, 5200 LBS). THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE A RECALL, AXLES WERE OUT OF WARRANTY (2 YEARS) BUT THEY DID REPLACE DEFECTIVE AXLES IF: 1.THE AXLES WERE SHIPPED TO THEM 2.THEY VERIFIED THAT THE AXLES WERE DEFECTIVE 3.THEY WOULD SHIP NEW AXLES. OF COURSE, THIS DID NOT INCLUDE LABOR, TIRES, TRAVEL TIME OF HAULING TRAILER TO DEALER, SUSPENSION SHOP, OR ANY OTHER COMPONENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AXLES. SINCE THE ABOVE RESPONSE WAS VERY ?IFFY? AND TIME CONSUMING AND SINCE I HAD THE TRAILER AT THE SUSPENSION SHOP, I CHOSE TO UPGRADE AXLES TO 6,000# AND THE SPRINGS TO SIX LEAVES VS THE FOUR THAT WAS THE STANDARD EQUIPMENT. WHEN THE ?TOE IN? ON THE NEW AXLES WAS CHECKED, IT WAS WITHIN 1/16?. I HAVE DOCUMENTED THIS UNDER FOREST RIVER BECAUSE THERE IS NO PROVISION TO DOCUMENT AS AN ?AXLE? ISSUE. REFERENCE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS 10199333, 10174036, 10169948,10169990. *TR