2010 Forest River Wolf Pack 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 2010 Forest River Wolf Pack, 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
- Other / unspecified250.0%
- 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
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
AFTER I PURCHASED THIS TRAILER (USED IN 2014), I NOTICED TIRE WEAR ON THE INSIDES OF BOTH WHEELS ON THIS SINGLE AXLE. FURTHER EXAMINATION LEAD ME TO NOTICE THE AXLE WAS BENT ON ONE SIDE. I GOT ON THIS WEB SITE AND NOTICED ANOTHER COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM DUE TO THE WRONG TYPE OF AXLE USED FOR THIS MODEL. I HAD THE TIRES ALIGNED AND REPLACED THEM WITH NEW GOODYEAR TIRES, BUT THE AXLE IS STILL BENT. WAITING TO SEE IF THE ALIGNMENT CURES THE PROBLEM.
UPON RETURNING HOME FROM A SHORT CAMPING TRIP WITH FRIENDS I NOTICED THAT THE TIRES ON THE "WOLF PUP" TRAVEL TRAILER WERE SHOWING EXTREME WEAR ON ONE SIDE, AND THAT THEY WERE LEANING OUTWARD FROM THE VEHICLE (APPROX. 700 TOTAL MILEAGE ON THE TRAVEL TRAILER) . AFTER RESEARCH ON FORESTRIVERFORUMS.COM, I DISCOVERED THAT A MANY NEW OWNERS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING "BENT AXLE" PROBLEMS. FOREST RIVER AND LIPPERT (THE AXLE MANUFACTURER) HAVE REPLACED AXLES ON THESE WOLF PUPS, BUT OWNERS SAY THAT THEY'VE HAD TO RETURN A NUMBER OF TIMES (3 TO 4 TIMES) TO HAVE THE REPLACEMENT AXLES REPLACED. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT SINCE MY WOLF PUP IS OUT OF WARRANTY, THAT IT IS MY PROBLEM AND NOT FOREST RIVER'S PROBLEM (THE DEALER DID AGREE TO CONTACT LIPPERT TO SEE IF THE AXLE WOULD BE REPLACED) . I CALLED FOREST RIVER CUSTOMER SERVICE TO FIND OUT THEY COULD HELP ME WITH THIS AXLE PROBLEM. I'M PRESENTLY WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM HER. THE NEW 2013 WOLF PUPS HAVE A NEW "LEAF SPRING" AXLE INSTEAD OF THE "TORSION BAR" AXLE THAT'S ON MY WOLF PUP. THIS SEEMS TO PROVE THAT FOREST RIVER KNOWS THAT THERE IS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND THAT THEY HAVE CORRECTED IT. I'VE ALSO TALKED TO A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE FROM FOREST RIVER'S CALIFORNIA DIVISION. THIS DIVISION MANUFACTURES THE "EVO" (A SMALL TRAVEL TRAILER THAT LOOKS VERY SIMILAR TO THE "WOLF PUP"). HE TOLD ME THAT THE "EVO" USES A LEAF SPRING AXLE AND TO HIS KNOWLEDGE HAS NEVER USED A TORSION BAR AXLE SYSTEM. I'M HOPING THAT A RECALL WILL BE ORDERED FOR MY WOLF PUP SO THAT MY PROBLEM CAN BE PROPERLY CORRECTED. *TR
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
AFTER I PURCHASED THIS TRAILER (USED IN 2014), I NOTICED TIRE WEAR ON THE INSIDES OF BOTH WHEELS ON THIS SINGLE AXLE. FURTHER EXAMINATION LEAD ME TO NOTICE THE AXLE WAS BENT ON ONE SIDE. I GOT ON THIS WEB SITE AND NOTICED ANOTHER COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM DUE TO THE WRONG TYPE OF AXLE USED FOR THIS MODEL. I HAD THE TIRES ALIGNED AND REPLACED THEM WITH NEW GOODYEAR TIRES, BUT THE AXLE IS STILL BENT. WAITING TO SEE IF THE ALIGNMENT CURES THE PROBLEM.
UPON RETURNING HOME FROM A SHORT CAMPING TRIP WITH FRIENDS I NOTICED THAT THE TIRES ON THE "WOLF PUP" TRAVEL TRAILER WERE SHOWING EXTREME WEAR ON ONE SIDE, AND THAT THEY WERE LEANING OUTWARD FROM THE VEHICLE (APPROX. 700 TOTAL MILEAGE ON THE TRAVEL TRAILER) . AFTER RESEARCH ON FORESTRIVERFORUMS.COM, I DISCOVERED THAT A MANY NEW OWNERS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING "BENT AXLE" PROBLEMS. FOREST RIVER AND LIPPERT (THE AXLE MANUFACTURER) HAVE REPLACED AXLES ON THESE WOLF PUPS, BUT OWNERS SAY THAT THEY'VE HAD TO RETURN A NUMBER OF TIMES (3 TO 4 TIMES) TO HAVE THE REPLACEMENT AXLES REPLACED. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT SINCE MY WOLF PUP IS OUT OF WARRANTY, THAT IT IS MY PROBLEM AND NOT FOREST RIVER'S PROBLEM (THE DEALER DID AGREE TO CONTACT LIPPERT TO SEE IF THE AXLE WOULD BE REPLACED) . I CALLED FOREST RIVER CUSTOMER SERVICE TO FIND OUT THEY COULD HELP ME WITH THIS AXLE PROBLEM. I'M PRESENTLY WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM HER. THE NEW 2013 WOLF PUPS HAVE A NEW "LEAF SPRING" AXLE INSTEAD OF THE "TORSION BAR" AXLE THAT'S ON MY WOLF PUP. THIS SEEMS TO PROVE THAT FOREST RIVER KNOWS THAT THERE IS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND THAT THEY HAVE CORRECTED IT. I'VE ALSO TALKED TO A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE FROM FOREST RIVER'S CALIFORNIA DIVISION. THIS DIVISION MANUFACTURES THE "EVO" (A SMALL TRAVEL TRAILER THAT LOOKS VERY SIMILAR TO THE "WOLF PUP"). HE TOLD ME THAT THE "EVO" USES A LEAF SPRING AXLE AND TO HIS KNOWLEDGE HAS NEVER USED A TORSION BAR AXLE SYSTEM. I'M HOPING THAT A RECALL WILL BE ORDERED FOR MY WOLF PUP SO THAT MY PROBLEM CAN BE PROPERLY CORRECTED. *TR
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
Data on this page last refreshed .