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2012 Forest River Vlite 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 Oct 13, 2015
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 Sep 15, 2014

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2012 Forest River Vlite. 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 & structureSuspension
Filed Oct 13, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FOREST RIVER VLITE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER MORE THAN SIX TMES, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLOORING WAS BUCKLING ON THE DRIVER SIDE, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE FLOOR ENTRY DOOR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FLOORING WITH FLOORING THAT WAS SHORTER THAN THE ORIGINAL FLOORING. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED THREE TIRES BLOWING OUT DUE TO THE FRAME NOT SUPPORTING THE WHEELS FOR THE TRAILER. THE WHEELS STRUCK THE TOP OF THE FENDER BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH CLEARANCE TO SUPPORT THE TRAVEL TRAILER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE SIDEWALL CRACKS ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SIX TIMES, THE UNDER BODY FRACTURED DUE TO THE BOLTS SHEARING OFF WITHOUT WARNING, A NEW AXLE POD WAS INSTALLED MORE THAN 5 TIMES AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FRAME FAILED TO SUPPORT THE TRAVEL TRAILER AND THE FRAMING WAS 8 INCHES INSTEAD OF 6 INCHES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE FRAMING, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH THE ROOF LEAKING AND WALL CRACKS ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE REPAIR FOR THE TRAVEL TRAILER AND WANTED THE CONTACT TO SIGN A WAIVER TO PICK UP THE TRAVEL TRAILER. THE TRAVEL TRAILER WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10781708
Incident
Jan 10, 2012
Other / unspecifiedSuspensionTires & wheels
Filed Sep 15, 2014

TRAIL EXPRESS TIRE ST 225/75R15 LR C DOT# 1KMM16A 2311 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND LOSS OF AIR RESULTING IN MODERATE VEHICLE DAMAGE. THIS TIRE FAILURE HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES AFTER A PREVIOUS TIRE FAILURE OF SAME BRAND AND DOT#. *TR

NHTSA ID
10633448
Incident
Apr 25, 2014
Mileage
5,264 mi
Other / unspecifiedSuspensionTires & wheels
Filed Sep 15, 2014

TRAIL EXPRESS TIRE ST 225/75R15 LR C DOT# 1KMM16A 2311 HAD A SUDDEN SIDEWALL AT TREAD SEPARATION CAUSING A BLOWOUT. MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED AND VERIFIED AT 50PSI AND NO VISIBLE CRACKS OR DEFORMITIES AT BEGINNING OF TRIP 25 MILES BEFORE.

NHTSA ID
10633446
Incident
Apr 25, 2014
Mileage
5,229 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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