2013 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

MY REAR AXLE BENT WEARING THE TIRES DOWN TO THE BELT. THE AXLES ARE RATED FOR 3500 POUNDS EACH OR 7000 MAXIMUM FOR BOTH. THE WEIGHT OF THE UNIT EMPTY IS 6575 WITH A MAXIMUM CARGO OF 1107 POUNDS, FOR A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 7682. THE MANUFACTURER IS ESSENTIALLY TELLING ME TO OVERLOAD IT BY THEIR SAFETY PLACARDS. UPON CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER THE USUAL RUN AROUND TELLING ME IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY ETC, AND I MUST HAVE OVERLOADED IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE A BROKEN AXLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WOULD BE DISASTROUS. I BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE THE UNDERSIZED AXLES, TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I WAS NOT TOWING WHEN THIS HAPPENED I NOTICED THE TIRES AND BENT AXLE IN MY YARD THANKFULLY. *TT *TR

TRAVEL TRAILER FRAME CRACKED ABOVE THE REAR SPRING HANGER BOTH SIDES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL OF THE CAMPER SUDDENLY FAILED. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE AXLE WAS BENT AND CAUSED EXCESSIVE WEAR TO BOTH TIRES. THE TRAILER WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A WEIGHT OVERLOAD ISSUE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT ALLOWED WAS 3,500 POUNDS, BUT THE TRAILER ALONE WEIGHED 3,150 WITHOUT ANYONE INSIDE THE CAMPER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

I PURCHASE A 2013 WILDWOOD X-LITE 195BH, MADE BY FORESTRIVER FROM BOAT N RV IN RIDGELAND SC ON 9-26-2012,I LIVE 45 MILES FROM THERE STORE,I HAD PLANNED ON USEING THE CAMPER IN OCT. 2012,BUT MY WIFE HAD GOTTEN SICK (CANCER). WE WAITED UNTIL SHE WAS BETTER AND WAS GOING TO USE IT LABOR DAY 2013,THE CAMPER CAME WITH 1 (ONE) SET OF JACKS ON THE REAR,I BOUGHT ANOTHER SET FOR THE FRONT,AS I WAS PUTTING ON THE RIGHT SIDE JACK ON THE FRONT OF THE FRAME,I NOTICED THERE WAS A CREASE ON THE FRAME WITH RUST SHOWING,I INSTALLED THE JACK AND WENT TO THE LEFT SIDE TO INSTALL THE OTHER ONE,TO MY SURPRISE,THE FRAME WAS BROKEN,I CALL BOAT N RV AND WENT DOWN THERE THE NEXT DAY,I GAVE THEM PICTURE'S OF IT AND ALSO SENT THEM SEVERAL EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS,NO ONE WILL TALK TO ME OR RETURN THE CALLS,I ALSO SENT THEM A REG. LETTER,NOTHING,I CALL JIM WEISS THE MGR. AND HE WANT TALK TO ME,I THEN CONTACTED THE BBB AND THEY SENT BOAT N RV SEVERAL MESSAGES AND CALL THEM ALSO,,THEY REFUSE TO TALK TO THEM ALSO,I CALL FORESTRIVER AND TALK TO JIM BIGLER,,HE HAS TRIED ALSO TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THEM,,THEY WANT EVEN TALK TO HIM.I AM NOT THE FIRST PERSON TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THIS COMPANY,BUT ITS A DISGRACE FOR THEM TO DO PEOPLE THE WAY THEY DO,,THANKS FOR ANY HELP,,,

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD 27RLS5 RV. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT THE FRONT TIRE HAD EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHERE THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH THE SPARE TIRE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FRONT AND REAR AXLE WERE BOTH FAULTY WHICH RESULTED IN THE TIRE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.