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2011 Forest River Xlr 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 Jan 26, 2016
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 Nov 1, 2013

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2011 Forest River Xlr. 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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Filed Jan 26, 2016

WE WERE ON A ROAD TRIP TO LAS VEGAS, AND THEN ONTO CONGRESS, AZ FOR A TRIP OVER CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS. ON DEC 21ST, IN CEDAR CITY, MY HUSBAND LOOKED BACK TO SEE THE FRAME ON THE FRONT OF THE FIFTH WHEEL SEPARATING. WE MADE IT TO LAS VEGAS AND FILED A CLAIM WITH GOOD SAM'S INS. COMPANY. WE THEN WENT ONTO CONGRESS, AZ. IT TOOK OUR INSURANCE COMPANY THREE WEEKS TO COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO COVER THE DAMAGE. GOOD SAM'S INSURANCE STATED THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURERS DETECT IN THEIR DENIAL. SINCE THEN, I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE INSURANCE DIVISION IN COLORADO. WE THEN CONTACTED FOREST RIVER, TIM HEATH OF THE WARRANTY DEPT. FOREST RIVER STATED THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY GO BACK TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY. WE THEN CONTACTED LIPPERT FRAMES, WHOM FOREST RIVER CONTRACTS WITH FOR THEIR FRAMES. . I HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE LIPPERT FRAMES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.THE APPRAISER FROM THE INSURANCE CO. DID STATE THAT IS WAS UNSAFE TO MOVE IT FROM THIS LOCATION IN ARIZONA. WE THEN OPENED UP THE FRONT CAP TO LOOK INSIDE AT THE WELDS ON THE V NOSE OF THE FIFTH WHEEL. IT HAS SIX BROKEN WELDS WITHOUT BEING COMPLETELY OPENED UP. THERE COULD BE MORE.

NHTSA ID
10822298
Incident
Dec 21, 2015
Suspension
Filed Nov 1, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FOREST RIVER XLR RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE WEARING PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE MIDDLE AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

NHTSA ID
10550455
Incident
Oct 10, 2012
Mileage
10,000 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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