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2019 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 May 3, 2022
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 Jun 19, 2020

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2019 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.

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Tires & wheels
Filed May 3, 2022

The contact owns a 2019 Forest River Freedom Express equipped with Castle Rock ST Tires, Tire Line: Radial ST226, Tire Size: 205/75/R14, DOT Number: JUJTYMT0918. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 MPH, the front passenger’s side tire had a blowout and the tire disintegrated. The contact stated that the tread separated from the tire leaving the sidewalls on the rim. The contact replaced the tire with a spare and proceeded driving on the highway. The contact stated that the rear passenger’s side tire also had a blowout, with a large hole on the sidewall. The contact had not notified the manufacturer. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 5,000.

NHTSA ID
11463201
Incident
May 1, 2022
Mileage
5,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Jul 30, 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FOREST RIVER FREEDOM EXPRESS EQUIPPED WITH LIONS HEAD TIRES, TIRE LINE: CASTLE ROCK, TIRE SIZE: ST225/75/R15, DOT NUMBER: 3418. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BOTTOM SLIDE OUT, THE FENDER FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE DUAL TIRES, AND THE UNDERCARRIAGE WERE DAMAGED DUE TO THE FAILURE. ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED AND REPLACED THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WITH THE SPARE TIRE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE A BLOWOUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GENERAL RV CENTER (13396 E, US-92, DOVER, FL 33527) WHERE THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN THEIR POSSESSION. THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE FOR THE RV AND TIRES WERE 1,500.

NHTSA ID
11342379
Incident
Jul 24, 2020
Mileage
1,500 mi
Other / unspecifiedTires & wheels
Filed Jun 19, 2020

CASTLE ROCK ST205/75R14 TIRE BLOW OUT. PRESSURE CHECKED 65 PSI COLD BEFORE TRIP. ESTIMATE 5000-6000 MILES. DRIVING 65 MPH ON I95. DID FEEL CYCLING VIBRATION PRIOR TO FAILURE SUSPECT STEEL BELT FAILURE BUT WAS LESS THAN 20 MILES FROM HOME AND DID NOT THINK I COULD ISOLATE TIRE. DUE TO SO MANY FACEBOOK COMPLAINTS I WAS CONCERNED.

NHTSA ID
11329784
Incident
Jun 18, 2020
Mileage
6,000 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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