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2013 Forest River Rance

Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data

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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 Sep 14, 2016
Safety recallsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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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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Overview

Our database contains 8 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2013 Forest River Rance, most frequently naming the tires & wheels category.

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

What owners report

Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded

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

Safety recalls

No recalls in our database for this model year

That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.

Recent owner complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words

Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 14, 2016

TIRE: GOODYEAR MARATHON ST235/80R16 LOAD RANGE E DOT 2VUN1LHR 1512 2013 FOREST RIVER BLUE RIDGE 5TH WHEEL TRAILER VIN: 4X4FBLG20DG0988669 TWO TIRE BLOWOUTS, 1ST BLOWOUT AT 62 MPH ON VIRGINIA I95 TRAVELING NORTH AT MILE MARKER 90. 2ND BLOWOUT AT 56 MPH ON VIRGINIA I 95 TRAVELING NORTH AT MILE MARKER 113 ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER THE FIRST BLOWOUT. TIRES HAD NO DRY ROT OR CRACKING AND APPROXIMATELY 2400 MILES ON THE TREAD. AIR PRESSURE IN EACH TIRE WAS CHECKED PRIOR TO TRAVEL WHILE COLD AND CONTAINED 80 LBS OF PRESSURE. ALL LUG NUTS ON TRAILER WERE TORQUED. BOTH TIRE FAILURES WERE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRAILER. 1ST BLOWOUT ON THE FRONT AXLE & 2ND BLOWOUT ON BACK AXLE. THERE WERE NO ROAD HAZARDS, HOLES IN PAVEMENT, OR CRACKS IN PAVEMENT. WEATHER WAS SUNNY, AIR TEMPERATURE WAS 85 DEGREES F WITH LITTLE OR NO WIND. EVENTS OCCURRED BETWEEN 2;30PM AND 4:00PM 21 SEPTEMBER 2016

NHTSA ID
10906337
Incident
Sep 14, 2016
Mileage
2,400 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Jul 27, 2015

UPON PRE-TRAVEL INSPECTION OF MY FOREST RIVER 25RR TRAVEL TRAILER TIRES ALL 4 VAIL SPORT ST205/75D14 HAVE SIGNIFICANT SIDEWALL CRACKING, WITH ONE HAVING A BULGE. THERE IS APPROXIMATELY 5000 MILES ON THE TT, AND IT IS A 2013 MODEL. I DECIDED TO REPLACE THE TIRES AS I DID NOT SEE THEM AS SAFE FOR USE.

NHTSA ID
10743824
Incident
Jul 22, 2015
Tires & wheels
Filed Jan 18, 2015

TIRE SEPARATING, LARGE SIDE WALL CRACKS. TIRES IN SERVICE 18 MONTHS ABOUT 2 YEARS FROM DATE OF MANUFACTURE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10676350
Incident
Oct 1, 2014
Mileage
1,800 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 21, 2014

WE HAD A TIRE BLOWOUT ON OUR TRAVEL TRAILER WHILE TRAVELING 60 MILES PER HOUR ON THE FREEWAY. THE TIRES WERE AT PROPER INFLATION AND WERE NOT OVERLOADED. THE TIRES WERE LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD. *TR

NHTSA ID
10649025
Incident
Oct 9, 2014
Mileage
2,500 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 29, 2014

TOWING MY 2013 PRIMETIME CRUSADER 35' 5TH WHEEL, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING ON I-15 IN UTAH GOING 55-60 MPH AND LESS THAN 15 MILES FROM HOME. DAMAGED SIDE OF TRAILER AND UNDERBELLY OF WHEEL WELL. STOPPED IN NEXT TOWN TO REPLACE TIRE. ALL TIRES AT 80 PSI (COLD). 2 DAYS LATER DRIVING ON I-15 AND 90 MORE MILES, DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE EXPLODED. UPON INSPECTION OF REMAINING TOWMAX TIRES, WE OBSERVED STEEL BELT FIBERS PROTRUDING OUT FROM SIDEWALLS AND TREAD SEPARATING (BULGING). TIRES HAVE LESS THAN 3000 MILES ON THEM, AND NO CRACKS OR TREAD WEAR. REPLACED ALL 5 TIRES WITH LT TIRES FOR $1250+. THESE TIRES SHOULD BE RECALLED! DANGEROUS EXPERIENCE FOR US AND COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. CHANGING TIRES ON FREEWAY WAS VERY UNNERVING.

NHTSA ID
10629499
Incident
Aug 15, 2014
Mileage
2,800 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 1, 2014

WHILE DRIVING ON IH-10 IN LOUISIANA I COULD SEE A TIRE ON MY 5TH WHEEL HOPPING. AFTER PULLING OVER I FOUND THAT TWO OF THE TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND. I WENT TO A BFG TIRE DEALER AND HE FOUND THAT THE TIRES HAD INTERNAL BROKEN BELTS AND WERE ABOUT TO FAIL. HE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM OF THE BROKEN BELTS AND SAID THEY WERE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. AFTER GETTING HOME, I CONTACT BFG BUT THEY DENIED WARRANTY ON THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY WERE ON A TRAILER. TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED AT 7:00 A.M. ON THE MORNING OF THE FAILURE. SPEED WAS 62 MPH. TEMPERATURE 78 DEG. F. MILEAGE TRAVELED THAT DAY PRIOR TO FAILURE WAS 85 MILES. TIRES HAD APPROX. 10,000 MILES ON THEM. NO EVIDENCE OF CRACKS, WEATHERING, CHECK MARKS OR CRAZING. RESEARCHING THIS TIRE ON VARIOUS FORUMS AND WEB SITES I FOUND THAT A NUMBER OF OWNERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE TIRES IN QUESTION ARE BFGOODRICH COMMERCIAL T/A'S IN SIZE 225/75R16" LT TIRES. DOT CODE IS BE1LJD11 4310. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED A COMPLETE FAILURE OF ANOTHER TIRE OF THE SAME SIZE AND DOT WITH THE TIRE EXPLODING AND THROWING THE ENTIRE BELT ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES 2 TIRES. *TR

NHTSA ID
10618251
Incident
May 15, 2014
Mileage
10,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Jul 28, 2014

ONE TIRE EXPLODED. 20 MILES LATER ANOTHER TIRE BLEW OUT. TIRES WERE MADE LATE 2012 AND WERE NEW WHEN WE BOUGHT OUR BRAND NEW2013 FOREST RIVER STEALTH TOY HAULER. HAD PUT LESS THAN 2500 MILES ON THEM SINCE OUR PURCHASE IN AUGUST 2013. SIDE OF TRAILER SCRATCHED AND DENTED FORM EXPLOSION. REPLACING ALL TOWMASTER TRAILER RADIAL TIRES!!! *JS

NHTSA ID
10616853
Incident
Jul 25, 2014
Mileage
2,400 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Jul 26, 2014

THE SPARE TIRE MOUNTED ON THE REAR OF THE TRAILER EXPLODED. ZERO MILES ON THE TIRE, AND IS ONLY EXPOSED TO SUNLIGHT APPROXIMATELY FOUR HOURS IN THE EVENING. THE TIRE IS TWO YEARS OLD, HOWEVER WE HAVE ONLY OWNED THE TRAILER FOR 14 MONTHS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10616543
Incident
Jul 18, 2014

Compare model years

Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model

Forest River Rance by model year
YearComplaintsRecallsInvestigationsIssue Index
2014100—
2013Viewing800—
2011010—

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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.