2015 PRIME TIME CRUSADER Wheels Problems
2 NHTSA complaints on file
Wheels Issues in the 2015 PRIME TIME CRUSADER
2 wheels complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2015 PRIME TIME CRUSADER. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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All Wheels Complaints
5TH WHEEL TRAILER TIRE SPEC CALLS FOR ST235/80R16/E TIRES @ 80 PSI FOR A RATING OF 3520LBS/TIRE. TRAILER DELIVERED WITH ST225/75R15/D @ 80PSI FOR A RATING OF 2480 LBS/TIRE. IN ADDITION, ALUMINUM WHEELS SUPPLIED WITH WHEEL RATING OF ONLY 2150 LBS/EA. TRAILER GVWR 10121LBS. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER TO RESOLVE ISSUE. DOUBLE CHECKED FRAME AND TRAILER VIN NUMBERS FOR MISMATCH. TOOK PICTURES OF VIN NUMBERS, WHEEL/TIRES ON TRAILER AND SENT TO MANUFACTURER. TOOK COMPLAINT UP TO MANAGEMENT LEVEL ONLY TO RECEIVE RESPONSE OF "WE RESPECTFULLY DECLINE ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THIS CONCERN". THEY STATED TRAILER HAD CORRECT WHEELS AND TIRES WHEN IT LEFT THE FACTORY ACCORDING TO THEIR RECORDS TIRES SUPPLIED WITH TRAILER DO NOT MEET FACTORY SPECS, WHEELS SUPPLIED DO NOT EVEN MEET WEIGHT/INFLATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TIRES. I FEEL THIS SITUATION IS A DANGEROUS COMBINATION AND CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE VEHICLE UNTIL WHEELS AND TIRES ARE REPLACED. IF MANUFACTURER DID SUPPLY CORRECT...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 (NA) PRIME TIME 3210 (NA) FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRES WERE WORN OUT AT 12,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AXLES WERE OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND THE WHEELS WERE NOT PARALLEL TO THE FRAME AND NEEDED TO BE REALIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. UPDATED 11/08/16*LJ