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2013 Palomino 365RL Columbus Fifth Whee 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 Oct 21, 2013
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 2013 Palomino 365RL Columbus Fifth Whee, 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

  • Tires & wheels2100.0%

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

Tires & wheels

Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

NOTE!!! THIS IS ON A COLUMBUS PALOMINO 365RL 5TH WHEEL CAMPER TRAILER BY FOREST RIVER THAT IS NOT LISTED IN THE TRAILER LISTING SO I LISTED AS A COLEMAN AS THEY LISTED A TRAVEL TRAILER. BELT SEPARATION FAILURE OF AN AKURET H188 TIRE WHILE TRAVELING FROM MASSACHUSETTS TO GEORGIA. WHILE DOING A PRE-TRIP INSPECTION I NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT SIDE REAR AXLE TIRE WAS MIS-SHAPEN AND HAD AN OBVIOUS BELT FAILURE. I AM VERY CONSCIENTIOUS ABOUT TIRE PRESSURE AND LOAD AND CHECK PRESSURES ALONG WITH A CDL TYPE INSPECTION OF BOTH TRAILER AND TRUCK BEFORE EACH TRIP. PRESSURES FOR ALL FOUR TIRES ON THE TRAILERS WERE BETWEEN 78 AND 80 PSI COLD. I HAD PREVIOUSLY SCALED MY VEHICLE AS A RESULT OF ANOTHER TIRE FAILURE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE CAMPER AND WEIGHT WAS APPROXIMATELY 1300 POUNDS UNDER THE MAX ALLOWABLE. IF THE SECOND TIRE HAD BLOWN ON THE SAME SIDE DUE TO ADDED STRESS OF LACK OF WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION THE CAMPER WOULD HAVE BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE. THIS IS SERIOUS. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE FAILURE IF NEEDED. *TR

NHTSA ID 10548812 · filed Oct 21, 2013

NOTE!!! THIS IS ON A COLUMBUS PALOMINO 365RL 5TH WHEEL CAMPER TRAILER BY FOREST RIVER THAT IS NOT LISTED IN THE TRAILER LISTING SO I LISTED AS A COLEMAN AS THEY LISTED A TRAVEL TRAILER. CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF AN AKURET H188 TIRE WHILE TRAVELING FROM MAINE TO GEORGIA. WE WERE WAVED OVER BY A PASSING TRUCK AND FOUND THE LEFT REAR TIRE ON OUR 5TH WHEEL CAMPER SHREDDED WITH DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND FENDER. WE CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AS WE WERE ON I295 IN MASSACHUSETTS AND I DID NOT WANT TO ENDANGER MYSELF WITH THE HEAVY TRAFFIC. WE SUBSEQUENTLY WENT TO A MAJOR MASS TIRE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD ONE TIRE OF THAT BRAND AND SIZE IN THEIR SYSTEM AND COULD GET IT THE NEXT DAY. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $130. AT THAT TIME I WENT TO THE CAMPER MANUFACTURER'S OWNERS FORUM AND FOUND A VERY ACTIVE THREAD ON THIS PARTICULAR BRAND AND SIZE OF TIRE. I AM VERY CONSCIENTIOUS ABOUT TIRE PRESSURE AND LOAD AND CHECK PRESSURES ALONG WITH A CDL TYPE INSPECTION OF BOTH TRAILER AND TRUCK BEFORE EACH TRIP. PRESSURES FOR ALL FOUR TIRES ON THE TRAILERS WERE BETWEEN 78 AND 80 PSI COLD. AFTER THE FAILURE I WANTED TO BE SURE OF WEIGHT AND WENT THROUGH A TRUCK SCALE AND WAS APPROXIMATELY 1300 POUNDS UNDER THE MAX ALLOWABLE. IF THE SECOND TIRE HAD BLOWN ON THE SAME SIDE DUE TO ADDED STRESS OF LACK OF WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION THE CAMPER WOULD HAVE BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE. THIS IS SERIOUS. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE FAILURE IF NEEDED. *TR

NHTSA ID 10548811 · filed Oct 21, 2013

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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