NHTSA Complaint #10514747 — 2004 HOLIDAY RAMBLER NEPTUNE

EMBARKED ON A ROAD TRIP AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 AM AFTER TRAVELING ABOUT 4 MILES THE ENTIRE MOTORHOME WENT INTO A VIOLENT AND SEVERE SWAYING MOTION. I SLOWED THE VEH AND PULLED TO SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, INSPECTED ALL TIRES, NOTHING APPARENT OR OBVIOUS. USED A CREEPER TO INSPECT UNDER VEH SUSPENSION UNABLE TO DETECT A PROBLEM. RESORTED TO INTERNET WITH DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT AND DISCOVERED A POTENTIAL CAUSE. ARMED WITH INFORMATION GARNERED FROM SEVERAL WEB SITES. THE PROBLEM WAS QUICKLY DETECTED. THE LEFT REAR TRAILING ARM WAS CRACKED, COMPLETELY INTO TWO PIECES AT THE U BOLT AREA IN FRONT OF THE AXEL. I HAVE DRIVEN THIS MOTORHOME OVER 24000 MILES AND MAINTAIN IT WELL. OWNING THIS VEHICLE FOR OVER FIVE YEARS I AM SURPRISED THAT I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. MY PRIOR INTERNET INQUIRIES DONE SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE NEVER INDICATED A PROBLEM. APPARENT THIS INFORMATION IS LEFT TO THE OWNER TO FIND OUT ON THEIR OWN AT THE RISK OF PERIL TO ANYONE ON THE HIGHWAY THAT HAPPENED TO BE NEAR AN INCIDENT. *TR