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2013 Forest River Freedom Express Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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 Nov 9, 2020
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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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since May 16, 2017

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2013 Forest River Freedom Express. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

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

Complaints, most recent first

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Body & structure
Filed Nov 9, 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FOREST RIVER FREEDOM EXPRESS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, ONE OF THE TIRES BECAME DEFLATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NOT TOO LONG AFTER, ANOTHER TIRE BECAME DEFLATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REPAIRING ONE OF THE TIRES, HE NOTICED THAT THE DOORS WERE NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO D & H RV & TRAILER REPAIR (7610 W PLANK RD, PEORIA, IL 61604; (309) 633-1011) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SUBFRAME FAILED AND CAUSED THE INSIDE OF THE TIRES TO RUB DUE TO THE AXLES NOT BEING ALIGNED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE MISALIGNMENT OF THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

NHTSA ID
11373801
Incident
Sep 1, 2020
Mileage
35,000 mi
Body & structureSuspension
Filed Aug 22, 2020

THE RV SAGS AT THE MID POINT HALF WAY BETWEEN THE SPRING MOUNTS. IT IS VERY EVIDENT AS A CREASE IN THE FLOOR OF THE RV WHEN WALKING BY ALL APPEARANCES THE FRAME BENT. I HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO UNDERSTAND THAT THESE RV CLASS IS PRONE TO THIS DUE TO BRACES MISSING FROM THE FRAMES

NHTSA ID
11350791
Incident
Aug 15, 2020
Suspension
Filed May 16, 2017

ON 9-3-15 THE FRONT AXLE PERCHS/SHACKLE BRACKETS BROKE WHILE DRIVING, COSTING $421.42 IN REPAIRS. ON 5-5-17 THE REAR AXLE PERCHS/SHACKLE BRACKETS BROKE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, CAUSING THE AXLE TO FALL ONTO THE GROUND AND RUPTURING THE PROPANE LINE. THE SHACKLE REPAIR COST $158.00 IN REPAIRS. THE PROPANE LINE IS SCHEDULED TO BE FIXED ON 6-5-17. THE CAUSE IS OBVIOUSLY POOR/FAULTY WELDING AND/OR FRAME DESIGN BY THE COACHMAN TRAILER COMPANY. SORRY I DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO UPLOAD MY RECEIPTS BUT I CAN MAIL THEM TO YOU

NHTSA ID
10985912
Incident
May 5, 2017
Mileage
400 mi

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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