2013 LACROSSE TOWABLE 318BHS Wheels Problems
1 NHTSA complaint on file
Wheels Issues in the 2013 LACROSSE TOWABLE 318BHS
1 wheels complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2013 LACROSSE TOWABLE 318BHS. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 1 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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All Wheels Complaints
WE HAD A NEW TRAVEL TRAILER THAT WE HAD FOR LESS THAN 4 MONTHS, WE TOOK IT TO MYRTLE BEACH, SC. ON THE WAY HOME, WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN ASHEVILLE, NC, SEVERAL SURROUNDING VEHICLES NOTIFIED US THAT THE TRAVEL TRAILER HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE WHEEL, TIRE AND RESPECTIVE BRAKES AND BEARINGS WERE COMPLETELY BURNED UP ALONG WITH AXLE DAMAGE AND FIRE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT WHEEL AND TIRE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED, AND WE WERE STRANDED FOR NEARLY A WEEK. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE AXLE AND BEARINGS AND BRAKES WERE UNDERSIZED. FOREST RIVER MADE ARRANGEMENTS FOR LIPPERT COMPONENTS, THE MANUFACTURER OF THE AXLE AND ASSOCIATED PARTS, TO PROVIDE REPLACEMENTS, AND AFTER ABOUT A WEEK OF BEING STRANDED, WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE TRAVEL TRAILER REPAIRED WELL ENOUGH IN ASHEVILLE TO GET IT BACK TO INDIANA. WE HAD TO TAKE IT STRAIGHT...