2013 Forest River Freedom Express Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2013 Forest River Freedom Express, 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
- Body & structure250.0%
- Suspension250.0%
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
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
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.
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
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
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
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
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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