NHTSA Complaint #11286944 — 2018 FOREST RIVER VIBE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FOREST RIVER VIBE. WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT AND HER HUSBAND WERE ALERTED BY ANOTHER MOTORIST THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THEIR VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND PULLED THE TRAILER OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL AXLE WAS IN FLAMES. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH WATER. HOWEVER, AS THEY BEGAN TO PULL OFF THE EXIT, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LINKED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V624000 (SUSPENSION) WITH THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED TO CALL FOREST RIVER. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *DT*JB *JS