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2015 Forest river WILDCAT Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1265362
Internal NHTSA #	10839154
Manufacurer	Forest River, Inc.
Brand	FOREST RIVER
Model	WILDCAT
Model Year	2015
File date	08/12/15
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Forest river wildcat maxx year 2015 ; brake front driver side locked up going 30-35 mph entering xpress way outsider sacramento calif. And started smoking responding to fire extinguisher. On road worker fixed by disconnecting brake. Started again and 3 remaining brakes locked. He again disconnected them and we traveled 700 plus miles to mesa arizona. When arrived in trailer park, noted in parking 5thwheel that front driver wheel hub was circumferentially torn out. Vehicle parked and repaired for over $2300. 00. I believe from what has been reported on safercar. Gov that the axel may not able to hold the weight of the vehicle and became bent resulting in tearing out the wheel hub and almost causing an accident. Luckily we stopped driving it for the last 2 months. We need a new axle that can handle the weight of the wildcat maxx as a recall by forest river. Can help us? [xxx]. [xxx]. Thank you information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).
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Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	RICHLAND, MI
VIN pattern	4X4WCB25FT0XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
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	35
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What is Recall?
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.
What is Failure?
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.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2015 Forest river WILDCAT Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2015 Forest river WILDCAT Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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