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1995 Foretravel Grand Villa Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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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 Nov 5, 2009
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1995 Foretravel Grand Villa, 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

  • Body & structure1100.0%

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

Body & structure

Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.

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From owner reports, verbatim

FORETRAVEL MOTOR COACHES FROM THE EARLY 90'S HAVE A DESIGN FLAW THAT THE STRUCTURAL ASSEMBLY OF THE CHASSIS THAT CONNECTS THE FRONT AND REAR FRAME TO THE CENTER CHASSIS ARE SEPARATING. THIS IS KNOW AS "BULKHEAD SEPARATION" THE BOLTS USED ARE A SELF TAPPING BOLT AND THEY ARE CORRODING AND BREAKING. ESPECIALLY WHERE THE ON BOARD WATERTANK OVERFLOW CASCADES DOWN INTO THE BOLTED ASSEMBLY OPEN SEAM CAUSING INTERNAL CORROSION. THE FACTORY DRILLS AND PUTS A BOLT AND NUT ASSEMBLY IN PLACE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. AFTER RE-ALIGNING THE SUB ASSEMBLIES IF NEEDED. THE COACH COULD COMPLETELY BREAK IN HALF AS THE ORIGINAL BOLTS CORRODE AND BREAK. THE FACTORY DOES NOT DO THE FIX FREELY AND CONSIDERS IT AN "OPTIONAL" SAFETY ISSUE. MANY OWNERS HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE WORK DONE TO PREVENT FURTHER CRACKING OF THE SUPERSTRUCTURE AND TO MAINTAIN A SAFE VEHICLE. AS THESE ARE RV'S (MOTORHOME) MOST HAVE VERY FEW MILES ON THEM, JUST AGE. WILL IT TAKE A MAJOR INCIDENT COSTING LIVES TO GET THIS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITION CORRECTED. THE FACTORY DOES THE REPAIR, BUT HAVE NOT SHARED A FIX THAT CAN BE USED AT OTHER FACILITIES. THE YAHOO NEWS GROUP "FORETRAVEL" IS LOADED WITH THE DESCRIBED ISSUE. IF THESE WERE DOT INSPECTED COMMERCIAL VEHICLES, I BELIEVE THE FACTORY WOULD HAVE HAD TO REPAIR THIS DESIGN ISSUE LONG AGO. *TR

NHTSA ID 10291069 · filed Nov 5, 2009

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.

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Data sources

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