NHTSA Complaint #10423456 — 2011 CROSSROADS ZINGER

2011 CROSSROADS ZINGER. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT CONCERNING SEVERAL ISSUES WITH TRAILER *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE NOTICED A FEW MINOR COSMETIC PROBLEMS WITH THE CAMPER; THE ALUMINUM WAS DENTED WHERE THE WINDOW WAS PULLED IN TOO MUCH, THERE WERE STAPLES STICKING OUT OF THE WRAP AROUND THE BATHROOM, AND THE WOOD WAS BULGING ON THE WRAP AROUND THE BATHROOM. THE FIRST WEEK OF OWNING THE CAMPER, THE HYDRAULIC LIFT RIPPED OUT OF THE OUTSIDE KITCHEN DOOR, THE DINING ROOM LIGHT HESITATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN IT ON. THE GAS PART OF THE HOT WATER TANK DIDN'T LIGHT UNTIL THE SECOND OR THIRD TIME. THE SCREEN DOOR DID NOT CLOSE PROPERLY, WATER ACCUMULATED IN THE OUTSIDE KITCHEN. THE CONSUMERS HUSBAND NOTICED THE BACK TIRE LOOKED CROOKED. HE JACKED UP THE CAMPER, AND TIGHTENED THE LUG NUTS. A MAINTENANCE TECH INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE PROBLEM WAS THE BEARING, EVEN THOUGH ONLY ONE BALL BEARING WAS MISSING FROM THE RING. THE MAINTENANCE TECH ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE WHEEL BEARING IN, BUT COULDN'T GET THE RACE TO FIT. HE SOON DISCOVERED THE CAST IRON HUB WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO BE TOGETHER WAS CLEARLY SPLIT BETWEEN THE DRUM AND THE HUB. *JB