| Issue ID | 938937 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10473617 |
| Manufacurer | FOREST RIVER, INC. |
| Brand | FOREST RIVER |
| Model | WILDCAT |
| Model Year | 2011 |
| File date | 22/08/12 |
| Component | TIRES |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Dot 1kmm16a 1710 tires were on this 2011 forest river fifth wheel purchased july 19th 2011. In the state of pennsylvania a state inspection is required. It passed the first inspection when trailer was registered in august of 2011. When inspected in august of 2012, the inspection failed due to tires having dry rot, a potential hazard of blowing or separating . I keep the trailer on a concrete pad with tire covers. Concern is i was lucky that i require a state inspection annually, if not i would never guess that the tires were bad. They look fine to me with lots of tread and no apparent cracks or separation. If not for a professional looking at tires i would have kept running them till the 5 year mark of having them then inspected or replaced. Thus the tire could have failed before then and causing a potential hazard. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 6600 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | OREFIELD, PA |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | |
| Drive train type | |
| Transmission type | |
| Vehicle speed | 0 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | |
| Dealer's state code | |
| Dealer's ZIP code |