| Issue ID | 1303236 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10889265 |
| Manufacurer | Forest River, Inc. |
| Brand | FOREST RIVER |
| Model | DYNAMAX |
| Model Year | 2015 |
| File date | 24/05/16 |
| Component | SUSPENSION |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | While making a sharp 90 degree plus right turn on a city street moving at less than 5 mph the torque caused by the turn caused the curb side rear spring hanger (lippert components inc, lci correct track suspension system) to detach from the rv frame and broke the spring eye completely off. The street side spring hanger bent and was partially removed from the frame. While carefully driving to a repair facility the right side completely detached from the frame. Only the spring shackles attached to the equalizers kept the rear axle from falling off completely. My opinion is that the frame manufacturer (lci) uses a spring hanger that is too light of a grade and thickness and the spring bolt attaches too far from the frame which causes the spring hanger to bend and or detach while being subjected to a sometimes necessary hard turn at low speed. On the forest river forum (web site for forest river owners) i found 3 other trilogy 5th wheel rv's that have experienced similar spring hanger problems. The lci correct track system is being installed on many new travel trailers and 5th wheel rv's on rv frames manufactured by lci. The consumer stated he is not looking for financial compensation from this issue, but wants to be made aware of the modifications in the manufacturing. The consumers' vehicle was repaired. *js |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 9300 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | FORWARDED FROM A CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE |
| City and State | NEW LISBON,, WI |
| VIN pattern | 5ZT3TL3BXFCXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 3 |
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