NHTSA Complaint #11045580 — 2014 FOREST RIVER FREEDOM EXPRESS SUSPENSION

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11045580
Vehicle	2014 FOREST RIVER FREEDOM EXPRESS
Component	SUSPENSION
Date of Incident	October 6, 2017
Date Filed	November 13, 2017
Mileage	10,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TX

Consumer Description

PASSENGER SIDE SPRING HANGAR ON REAR AXLE BROKE WHILE BEING TOWED ALLOWING LEAF SPRING TO SHIFT TOWARDS THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND ALLOWING PASSENGER REAR TIRE TO CONTACT THE BODY AND FRAME. TIRE RUBBED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE AND THE TIRE BLEW OUT AND ALLOWED THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE TO PIVOT UP INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE BODY. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON LEVEL, PAVED US HIGHWAY. WHEN THE HANGAR BROKE IT ALLOWED BOTH AXLES TO TWIST UNDER THE TRAILER AND PIVOT TOWARDS THE DRIVER'S SIDE. ALL 5 OF THE REMAINING SPRING HANGARS ARE TWISTED AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. THE AXLES, SPRINGS, EQUALIZERS AND SHACKLES WERE STRESSED TO THE POINT THEY WERE TWISTED UNDER THE TRAILER AND WILL NEED REPLACEMENT BEFORE THE TRAILER IS ROAD WORTHY AGAIN. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE AS NHTSA 14E052000 14V689000 THIS FAILURE MAY ALSO BE RELATED TO NHTSA 17V611000

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