| Issue ID | 1332616 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10924681 |
| Manufacurer | Forest River, Inc. |
| Brand | FOREST RIVER |
| Model | SALEM |
| Model Year | 2015 |
| File date | 20/06/16 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I bought an rv 2015 for major rv in hesperia california forest river salem two weeks after i bought it the pain started pulling off the front then trailer brakes kept shorting in and out and then quit working altogether took it back to major rv told him about the paint and trailer brakes they told me they put a switch in that from wherever made the switch put a wire in the wrong place but they were contact in the factory to do the paint i told him suspension is hitting the bottom of the trailer capacity is 1300 and 50 pounds what's the track 400 pounds from freshwater all that's great nothing much in the trailer at all butt it took a whole year i sat around the corner from the forest river factory for 6 months in the trailer park waiting for them to call me to fix my trailer a few weeks before the warranty expired they asked me to bring the trailer and i have a newborn daughter which was no problem by that time we went through the whole pregnancy with not even an email back to us i took the trailer and they replace the suspension the freshwater tank all the drains in the trailer went through the electrical system i had to rent a room for a week $700 when i got there the trailer was not even ready they had put back on a destroyed tire when i had a brand new spare on the back which i replace on my way to colorado i noticed the tires started wobbling again the trailer was becoming very unstable and uncontrollable |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | WELLINGTON, CO |
| VIN pattern | 4X4TSMC2FCOXXXXXX |
| 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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