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2016 Forest River Flagstaff Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Mar 6, 2017
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2016 Forest River Flagstaff, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Other / unspecified1100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Other / unspecified

Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.

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From owner reports, verbatim

I PURCHASED A 2016 FLAGSTAFF V-LITE WRLIKS30 IN OCT, 2015. IT CAME WITH 5 CASTLE ROCK ST225/75R15 LOAD RANGE D TIRES--4 INSTALLED ON TWO AXLES AND ONE SPARE. THE TIRES CAME INFLATED WITH NITROGEN; I REGULARLY CHECKED AND REFILLED THEM WITH NITROGEN AT CRAWFORD TIRE IN OCOEE, FL. WHILE DRIVING WESTBOUND ON INTERSTATE 10 ON OCT 17, 2016 WITH THE TRAILER LIGHTLY LOADED AND AT A SPEED OF 62 MPH, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE ON THE TRAILER SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC TREAD SEPARATION. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE TRAILER AND COME TO A SAFE STOP, BUT THE TRAILER WAS DAMAGED (REPAIRS TOTALED APPROXIMATELY $800). THE TIRE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY FROM LIONS HEAD SPECIALTY TIRE AND WHEEL, 827 E. LINCOLN AVENUE, GOSHEN, IN 46528 AND I MADE A CLAIM. THEY SENT ME A NEW TIRE IDENTICAL TO THE ORIGINALS, $30 FOR MOUNTING, AND PAID FOR DAMAGE REPAIRS. ON FEB 3, 2017, I RETRIEVED THE TRAILER FROM GIANT OUTDOOR RECREATION AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE AND DROVE IT APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES TO ANOTHER SERVICE FACILITY. ON FEB 9, I WAS INFORMED BY THAT FACILITY'S MANAGER THAT A TREAD SEPARATION HAD OCCURRED ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. THE TIRE, THOUGH STILL INFLATED, SHOWED SEVERE WARPING AND DISTORTION OF THE TREAD AND AT LEAST ONE STEEL THREAD PENETRATING THE SIDEWALL. THIS CERTAINLY HAPPENED ON THE 15 MILE DRIVE TO THE FACILITY BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE INSPECTED AT GIANT RECREATION WORLD. I SPOKE WITH JAKE CARTER AT FLAGSTAFF CUSTOMER SERVICE. HE OFFERED ME A NEW, IDENTICAL TIRE OR $75. I TOLD HIM THAT WITH TWO OF FOUR TIRES HAVING CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED, I COULD NO LONGER CONTINUE TO DRIVE ON THIS TYPE OF TIRE. HE TOLD ME THEY WERE FINE TIRES WITH A FAILURE RATE LESS THAN 2%, I HAD JUST HAD "BAD LUCK," AND DENIED MY REQUEST FOR ALTERNATIVE TIRES. THESE TIRES ARE CLEARLY A SAFETY HAZARD. FLAGSTAFF AND LIONS HEAD SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE ALL OF THEM WITH TIRES THAT ARE PROVEN SAFE!

NHTSA ID 10958966 · filed Mar 6, 2017

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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