| Issue ID | 1507425 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11142321 |
| Manufacurer | Forest River, Inc. |
| Brand | FOREST RIVER |
| Model | SHASTA |
| Model Year | 2015 |
| File date | 15/09/18 |
| Component | WHEELS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I have a travel trailer with 15' white painted steel spoke wheels, after a year one had a air leak where the rim and spokes are welded together, about 6 months later another wheel had the same thing happen, i ended up putting innertubes in them. In sept. Of this year while traveling at 65mph on highway 80 in iowa, we had a wheel/tire failure since we never felt anything when it happened we didn't pull over right away, i thought the noise i heard was a truck passing us but after it passed the noise was still there. We pulled over to find that one tire and rim was missing only the spokes were left still bolted to the hub. The tires were inflated to 65 psi cold that morning, the lug nuts were checked for tightness also, we had been on the road for around 5 hours. We never heard any noise that i would think was a tire going bad, the flap, flap, flap sound you hear when a truck goes by with a bad tire. There was not any damage to the bottom of the trailer or marks that may have ben made by a tire coming apart, the damage to the trailer was to the plastic fender and metal it was screwed to. I think that maybe there was a problem with the wheel manufacture, that the welds were not as good as they should have been. It was suggested i contact you in case this problem is bigger than just my wheels. I have photos of the aftermath if needed. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 8000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | DORR, MI |
| VIN pattern | 5ZT2SHYB9GEXXXXXX |
| 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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| Vehicle speed | 65 |
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