2011 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

FLOOR IS ROTTED, AND PEOPLE CAN BE INJURED DURING NORMAL USE, BY FALLING THROUGH THE FLOOR. MANUFACTURING DEFECT: RELATED TO FAILURE BY MANUFACTURER TO INSULATE THE FLOOR/WOOD FROM OUTSIDE ELEMENTS. HERE IS A WEBSITE WHERE OTHERS HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUE: HTTP://WWW.EVERYTHING-ABOUT-RVING.COM/WILDWOOD-ULTRA-LITE-TRAVEL-TRAILER-FLOOR-IS-SAGGING1.HTML MANUFACTURER IS NOT RETURNING CALLS FOR ISSUE.

I HAVE A 2011 FOREST RIVER BLUE RIDGE RV (3025 CABIN EDITION). THIS RV IS EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR MARATHON ST235/80R16 TIRES. I PURCHASED THIS RV IN NOV. 6, 2010. DURING OUT RECENT RETURN TRIP FROM MAINE WE HAD A BLOW OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT OF THE RV. I HAD CHECKED THE PRESSURES THROUGHOUT THIS TRIP. DURING EVER STOP I CHECKED THE TIRES FOR HEATING (LASER THERMO GUN). DURING THIS TRIP I HAD NO INDICATIONS OF OVERHEATING OR LOW PRESSURES. (ALL PRESSURE CHECKS WERE TAKEN WHILE THE TIRES WERE COLD DURING THE STAYS AT THE DIFFERENT KOA'S. ON AUG 2, 2012 WHILE TRAVELING ON I-81 IN VIRGINIA WE HAD THIS BLOW OUT. I HAD JUST CHECKED THE TIRES FOR TEMP CHANGES AT THE REST AREA. I CALLED GOOD SAMS TO GET ASSISTANCE IN THE TIRE CHANGE. I THEN MOVED FROM THE I-81 TO A GOODYEAR DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD THE TIRES REPLACED WITH THE SAME GOODYEAR TIRE. ($213.64 FOR NEW TIRE) WE COMPLETED THE TRIP HOME WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENTS. I FILED A CLAIM WITH STATE FARM, THE RV WAS DELIVERED TO A REPAIR CENTER WHERE THE COST OF THE REPAIRS WERE $3 663.04 (3 WEEKS IN THE SHOP) BEFORE WE DEPARTED ON OUT NEXT TRIP, WEDNESDAY OCT. 17,2012 I HAD CHECKED ALL OF THE TIRES FOR THE CORRECT PRESSURES, AGAIN COLD, AND ALL TIRES WERE SET TO 80 PSI. ( MY WIFE HAD ME CHECK THESE TIRES AGAIN LATER ON THE 17TH.) WE DEPARTED FOR OUR TRIP OVER TO CANTON, TX. ON THURSDAY OCT. 18, 2012. WE HAD THE 2ND BLOW OUT. THIS TIME ON THE DRIVE SIDE OF THE RV THE REAR TIRE. AT THE LAST REST AREA I HAD CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURES AND FOR HEATING, ALL LOOKED GOOD. WE WERE AT EXIT 528 ON I-20 JUST 7 MILES FROM OUR DESTINATION. I AGAIN CALLED GOOD SAMS, THE TIRE WAS CHANGED THEN WE PROCEEDED TO THE RV CENTER WHERE WE FOUND 4 OTHER RV'S THAT HAD BEEN CHECKED IN WITH THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME TIRES?? THIS DAMAGE WILL BE ABOUT THE SAME TO REPAIR! NOW IF I FILE THIS ON INSURANCE MY COVERAGE WILL GO UP. GOODYEAR SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGES AS NOW THESE TIRES ARE NO LONGER MADE IN CHINA! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD. THE CONTACT STATED THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM CONTINUED TO SHUT OFF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WHEN THE TELEVISION AND THE FAN WAS TURNED ON. THE CONTACT STATED THE BREAKER BOX WAS EXTREMELY HOT. THE AIR CONDITIONER ALSO DID NOT BLOW COLD AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN HELPFUL. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO LIVE IN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD RV. THE CONTACT STATED THE WHEELS INDEPENDENTLY LOCKED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT AXLE HAD FRACTURED AND STRUCK THE REAR TIRE. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAD SLID INTO THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE. THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ANCHOR AXLE SPRING, WHICH FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER INSTALLED TWO NEW ANCHOR AXLE SPRINGS TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 250 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN.