NHTSA Complaint #11549603 — 2023 FOREST RIVER CEDAR CREEK

The contact owns a 2023 Forest River XLR Toy Hauler RV. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH and hauling the RV he heard an abnormal exploding sound and realized that the passenger side rear tire on the RV blew out. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact had weighed the RV and it was approximately 1,400 lbs. The contact pulled over to change the tire on the RV and noticed that the leaf-spring on the passenger was collapsing. The contact checked and observed that all the leaf-springs on the RV were collapsing, and he noticed that the passenger side front tire was wearing at an extremely accelerated rate at only 700 miles since the purchase. The contact drove the vehicle to a tire dealer and had four new tires installed on the RV. The contact stated that the tire dealer found that the tire pressure monitoring sensor banding had detached from the rim of the tire and was cutting the tire. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer, where it had not yet been diagnosed and had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately on the RV was 700 and on the vehicle approximately 7,600.