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2014 Forest river COLUMBUS Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1038728
Internal NHTSA #	10563621
Manufacurer	Forest River, Inc.
Brand	FOREST RIVER
Model	COLUMBUS
Model Year	2014
File date	06/09/13
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I purchased a 2014 forrest river/palomino/columbus 320rs in april of 2013. On a camping trip in september i received a message on the dash of my truck to check the trailer brakes. When i got to the campsite i found the emergency brake cable had been pulled out, activating the brakes. Problem was, i didn't feel the brakes. When i got home i removed the r/f wheel of the 5th wheel. It was covered in grease. I then checked the other wheels and found all four to have failed grease seals, three of the four shoe assemblies covered in grease, and one wheel, the l/r the brake wires were severed. After taking it to an incompetent recommend service facility, i ended up replacing all four brake assemblies myself. After 5-6 short, and one very long trip with this unit, it is a miracle that there was not an accident. There are apparently many of these columbus 5th wheels with this issue. Shame on forrest river for using lippert industries for the axles of these campers. I know with my unit it is a workmanship issue as all four seals were damaged on installation.
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Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	RISING SUN, MD
VIN pattern	4X4FCMH27E6XXXXXX
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
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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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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2014 Forest river COLUMBUS Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2014 Forest river COLUMBUS Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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