2005 R-Vision Trail Lite 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 2005 R-Vision Trail Lite, 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 & structure150.0%
- Tires & wheels150.0%
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.
From owner reports, verbatim
CONSUMER RV TIRE BLEW OUT AND COLLECTED WATER WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TIRES WERE INFLATED TOO MUCH SO HE REDUCED THE PRESSURE. *KB THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE RIGHT TIRE HAD BEEN RUBBING ON THE WHEEL WELL AND THAT IT HAD WORN HOLES IN THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL. 3 DAYS LATER, THE FRONT LEFT TIRE WENT FLAT DUE TO THE RUBBING ON THE WHEEL WELL. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 2 INCHES BETWEEN THE WHEEL WELL AND THE TIRES, WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED BY USING A LONGER AXLE. THERE APPEARED TO BE NO MORE THAN AN INCH BETWEEN THE TIRE AND THE WHEEL WELL ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RV AND EVEN LESS ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE WAS AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BY USING WASHERS AND A HIGHER AIR PRESSURE THAN RECOMMENDED.*JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 R-VISION TRAIL-LITE EQUIPPED WITH UNIROYAL LAREDO HD/H TIRES, SIZE: 225/75/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE INNER TIRE BLEW OUT AND DETACHED THE PROPANE TANK LINES. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE TREAD SEPARATED ON THE TIRE AND, AS A RESULT, THE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE PREVIOUS NIGHT, THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE TIRES AND OBSERVED THAT THE TREADS ON ALL FOUR REARS TIRES WERE SEPARATING. THE TWO REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12T019000 (TIRES). THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
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
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