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2005 Forest river TRAVEL TRAILER Structure Frame And Members Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	778965
Internal NHTSA #	10321349
Manufacurer	FOREST RIVER, INC.
Brand	FOREST RIVER
Model	TRAVEL TRAILER
Model Year	2005
File date	29/07/09
Component	STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	At about 3:00 pm on the 29th of july, 2009 my wife myself and two grandchildren departed our home in bel aire, ks destined for taylor park, co. We were driving our 2002 ford e-350 van with v-10, towing a work and play trailer made by forest river (frame by lipert components). This trailer contained a honda rincon 4-wheeler loaded directly over the tandem axles and 5000 watt honda generator loaded just behind it. In the very rear was a high chair, garden hose and several lawn chairs. Near the front of the trailer in the closet there were shirts and coats. On the floor near the front there were a few groceries (we always shop for the bulk of our groceries in buena vista, co before crossing the cottonwood pass into taylor park) the fresh water tank was less than one third full. On highway i-135 north of newton, ks, my wife heard a loud scraping noise which lasted about 10 to 20 seconds and ceased. We agreed that we needed to have a look at what might have gone wrong but in the interest of safety continued a few miles to the "moundridge" exit. After stopping safely on the exit ramp, i discovered that the tongue of the trailer had collapsed just in front of the trailer box and allowed the trailer to hit the pavement. The only reason the trailer did not completely drag the ground was the aluminum box on the trailer tongue was in "compression" as if it were an air bag. This force was great enough to tear the aluminum material at the corners but fortunately did not fail completely. This could have easily been a fatal accident. The propane valves were in the open position and the gas pipe feeding the refridgerator drug the ground. Our grandchildren were strapped into their car seats and likely could not have been extricated in time had the trailer caught fire and tanks exploded. This was directly a result of poor design. Wall thickness of the tongue was . 100" to . 110" on my 2005 24' model. The thickness of a 2008 18' model had a wall thickness of . 180 to . 200". *dt
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	1600
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BEL AIRE, KS
VIN pattern	4X4TWPZ2X5KXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	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	65
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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2005 Forest river TRAVEL TRAILER Structure Frame And Members Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Forest river TRAVEL TRAILER Structure Frame And Members Problems, Complaints and Defects

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