| Issue ID | 988559 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10520434 |
| Manufacurer | Forest River, Inc. |
| Brand | FOREST RIVER |
| Model | WOLF PACK |
| Model Year | 2010 |
| File date | 16/06/13 |
| Component | SUSPENSION |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | upon returning home from a short camping trip with friends i noticed that the tires on the "wolf pup" travel trailer were showing extreme wear on one side, and that they were leaning outward from the vehicle (approx. 700 total mileage on the travel trailer) . After research on forestriverforums. Com, i discovered that a many new owners have been experiencing "bent axle" problems. Forest river and lippert (the axle manufacturer) have replaced axles on these wolf pups, but owners say that they've had to return a number of times (3 to 4 times) to have the replacement axles replaced. The dealer told me that since my wolf pup is out of warranty, that it is my problem and not forest river's problem (the dealer did agree to contact lippert to see if the axle would be replaced) . I called forest river customer service to find out they could help me with this axle problem. I'm presently waiting to hear back from her. The new 2013 wolf pups have a new "leaf spring" axle instead of the "torsion bar" axle that's on my wolf pup. This seems to prove that forest river knows that there is a design problem and that they have corrected it. I've also talked to a customer service representative from forest river's california division. This division manufactures the "evo" (a small travel trailer that looks very similar to the "wolf pup"). He told me that the "evo" uses a leaf spring axle and to his knowledge has never used a torsion bar axle system. I'm hoping that a recall will be ordered for my wolf pup so that my problem can be properly corrected. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 700 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | WINFIELD, PA |
| VIN pattern | 4X4TCK719AYXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| 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 |
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