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2013 LACROSSE TOWABLE 318BHS — SERVICE BRAKES

fire · 946945 · 2012-10-28

Vehicle

Make
LACROSSE TOWABLE
Model
318BHS
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
1,600
Speed
60 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WE HAD A NEW TRAVEL TRAILER THAT WE HAD FOR LESS THAN 4 MONTHS, WE TOOK IT TO MYRTLE BEACH, SC. ON THE WAY HOME, WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN ASHEVILLE, NC, SEVERAL SURROUNDING VEHICLES NOTIFIED US THAT THE TRAVEL TRAILER HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE WHEEL, TIRE AND RESPECTIVE BRAKES AND BEARINGS WERE COMPLETELY BURNED UP ALONG WITH AXLE DAMAGE AND FIRE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT WHEEL AND TIRE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED, AND WE WERE STRANDED FOR NEARLY A WEEK. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE AXLE AND BEARINGS AND BRAKES WERE UNDERSIZED. FOREST RIVER MADE ARRANGEMENTS FOR LIPPERT COMPONENTS, THE MANUFACTURER OF THE AXLE AND ASSOCIATED PARTS, TO PROVIDE REPLACEMENTS, AND AFTER ABOUT A WEEK OF BEING STRANDED, WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE TRAVEL TRAILER REPAIRED WELL ENOUGH IN ASHEVILLE TO GET IT BACK TO INDIANA. WE HAD TO TAKE IT STRAIGHT TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER WHERE IT TOOK SEVERAL MORE WEEKS TO FINISH REPAIRS. WE PUT IT INTO STORAGE FOR THE WINTER. WE TOOK IT BACK OUT AGAIN IN THE SPRING FOR A SPRING BREAK TRIP AND HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD ABOUT 4 OR 5 HOURS WHEN THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE AXLE, WHEEL, TIRE, BRAKES AND BEARINGS CAUGHT ON FIRE ON THE INTERSTATE. WE HAD REPAIRS MADE IN KENTUCKY WHICH IS WHERE WE WERE STRANDED THE SECOND TIME. UPON RETURN TO INDIANA, WE DETERMINED TO GET A VEHICLE WEIGHT AND AN INDEPENDENT OPINION. WE OBTAINED A WEIGHT ON A CERTIFIED TRUCK SCALE WIT

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10482509
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