2008 CEDAR CREEK FIFTH WHEEL — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

AFTER A 1800 MILE TRIP FROM MINNESOTA TO CASA GRANDE ARIZONA ON NOV 19 2011,WE WERE SETTLED IN AND I THEN ATTEMPTED TO PLACE OUR WHEEL COVERS OVER THE WHEELS. WHEN THEY WOULD NOT SLIP OVER THE TIRE I CRAWLED UNDER THE TRAILER TO SEE THAT THE SHOCKS ARE RUBBING INTO THE TIRES AND ARE RIGHT UP TIGHT CAUSING A DEEP GROVE ON EACH PASSENGER SIDE TIRES. AFTER SEARCHING FOR THE CORRECT CONTACT INFORMATION I CONTACTED FOREST RIVER ON MONDAY NOV 22. THEY SEEM TO UNDERSTAND MY SITUATION AND ADMITTED TO RECEIVING OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME THING.. THEY SENT ME 4 NEW TIRES AND RIMS AND EXPLAINED THE SHOCKS AND BRACKETS SHOULD BE REMOVED AS THEY ARE JUST IN THE WAY. LIPPERT CORP, WHO MAKE THE FRAMES FOR THE 5TH WHEEL SITS ON IS TO BLAME. I HAVE HAD MY SLIDE OUT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE RUB A GROVE ON THE OUTSIDE WALL WHEN IN THE CLOSED POSITION. WITH THIS HAPPENING I BELIEVE THE FRAME IS TWISTED AND THE EYE BEAM IS BOWING. AFTER GETTING ON THE ROOF ,THE RUBBER IS SEPARATING AND THE SEAMS ON THE CURVE ARE COMING APART. THIS BEING THE PROBLEM COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY ON THE HIGHWAY TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. THIS UNIT SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE HIGHWAYS AND PUT IN THE JUNK YARD. IF I HAD NOT TRIED TO PLACE THE WHEEL COVERS ON THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A ROAD ACCIDENT AND PEOPLE KILLED. THE OWNERS OF THESE UNDER GAUGED FRAMES SHOULD BE WARNED. THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT FIND OUT BY READING ISSUES ON THE INTERNET. *TR UPDATED 04/25/12 *BF

I HAVE A 2008 36FT CEDAR CREEK TRAILER MADE BY FORREST RIVER. THE TRAILER CAME WITH 5 ELECTRA (IRONMAN) TIRES. THEY ARE SET TO RUN AT 80PSI. ON 9/7/2009 I HAD A SOFTBALL SIZE BUBBLE APPEAR ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE. AFTER MANY PHONE CALLS THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A CARLISLE TIRE NO CHARGE. ON 9/6/2010 I HAD A COMPLETE BLOWOUT AND TIRE SHREDDED. BREAKING MY FENDER SKIRT ALSO. FORREST RIVER SAID THEY WOULD SELL ME A NEW FENDER SKIRT AT COST BUT COULD NOT HELP WITH THE TIRES. AND THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY WAS OVER AND THERE WAS NO HELP. I BOUGHT A CARLISLE TIRE TO REPLACE THE BAD ONE. $200. THEN WHEN IT WAS TIME TO LEAVE 10/14/2010 I NOTICE THAT ONE OF THE OTHER ELECTRA TIRES HAD A LARGE BUBBLE ON THE OUTSIDE ALSO. I USED MY SPARE AND WENT HOME WITHOUT A SPARE. 385 MILES...WHEN I BACKED THE UNIT INTO ITS STORAGE SPACE ONE OF THE OTHER ELECTRA TIRES WENT FLAT. TODAY I HAVE 2 CARLISLE TIRES MOUNTED ON MY UNIT AND 2 ELECTRA TIRES. WHICH ONE IS FLAT. AND MY SPARE IS FLAT. THE TROUBLE I HAVE INCURRED WITH THESE 5 TIRES SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED. *LN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CEDAR CREEK RLSA RV. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE SUPPORT HANGERS WITH SECURE SPRINGS HAD BENT CAUSING THE SHOCKS TO RUB AGAINST THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICAIN WELDED EACH SUPPORT HANGER. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE SAFETY ISSUE REGARDING THE SUPPORT BEAMS THAT WERE IMPROPERLY DESIGNED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAIALBLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FOREST RIVER CEDAR CREEK RV. THE VEHICLE HAS HIGH RUN (NA) TIRES, MODEL BCGJB43 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT A TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE DOT NUMBER, VIN, AND TIRE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,400.