2007 FOREST RIVER WILDCAT Problems & Recalls

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FOREST RIVER WILDCAT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE MOVED UP AND DOWN VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CROSSMEMBER WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF...

WE WHERE OUT CAMPING WHEN MY DAUGHTER TOLD ME THE CAMPER WAS ALMOST ON MY BED RAILS WE PULLED OVER AND FOUND THE STEP DECK BOX AND KING PIN BOX METAL HAD RIPPED AND MAKING IT NOT TOWABLE. WE WHERE AROUND 300 MILES FROM HOME WHEN IT HAPPEN AFTER GETTING IT TO A REPAIR SHOP THE METAL RIPPED IN FOUR DI...

WE HAD A 2007 FOREST RIVER WILDCAT 5TH WHEEL 28 FT. WE WERE COMPLETING OUR CROSS COUNTRY TRIP THAT WE STARTED IN FLORIDA. WE WERE IN CALIFORNIA AND AS WE WERE COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY, WE HEARD A STRANGE CLANGING SOUND. THERE HAPPENED TO BE A CAMPING WORLD NEAR WHERE WE WERE AND SO WE PULLED IN. WHEN ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FOREST RIVER WILDCAT TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MAIN BEAM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I OWN A 2007 FOREST RIVER 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. IT IS A WILDCAT MODEL 28RKBS. THE MANUFACTURE OF THE FRAME FOR THE 5TH WHEEL TRAILER IS A COMPANY CALLED LIPPERT COMPONENTS, THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE 5TH WHEEL HITCH PIN BOX TO WHERE IT IS WELDED TO THE FRAME CROSS MEMBERS. THERE WAS CRACKS IN BOTH THE...

Mileage: 15,000

ON MY 2007 WILDCAT 5TH WHEEL TRAILER WE HAD A DOUBLE BLOW OUT ON I95 IN FLORIDA,THE TIRES CAME APART FROM THE INSIDE OUT WITH ONLY ABOUT 5 TO 7K MILES ON THEM. ALSO THE TIRES WERE ONLY ABOUT 3 YEARS OLD. INSPECTION OF ANOTHER TIRE SHOULD IT WAS CLOSE TO BLOWING OUT SO ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED....

Mileage: 6,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FOREST RIVER WILDCAT 27RLS FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER. THE VEHICLE HAS POWER KING TOWMAX TIRES, SIZE P225/75/15 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRES HAD 4,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TREAD SEPARATED AND CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TH...

Mileage: 4,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FOREST RIVER WILDCAT TRAILER. WHILE THE TRAILER WAS PARKED, THE METAL-WELDED TUBING FAILED THAT WAS LOCATED ON THE FRONT END. THERE WAS INDICATION OF INEFFECTIVE WELDING PERFORMED ON THE TRAILER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. ...

I HAD THE TREAD SEPARATE FROM THE SIDEWALL ON MY TRAILER TIRE. POWERKING TOWMAX S/T225/75R15 (BPR LRD) DOT CODE ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRE IS OHMC 2206. TIRES WERE ALWAYS MAINTAINED AT 65 PSI. LUCKILY FOR ME, THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AT VERY LOW SPEED (LESS THAN 5 MPH) AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE T...

Mileage: 8,600

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FOREST RIVER WILDCAT 32QBBS. AS THE CONTACT WAS CHECKING THE TIRE PRESSURE ON HIS VEHICLE THE VALVE STEM ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAD BROKEN OFF OF THE RIM. THE TIRES WHERE TAKEN TO A LOCAL TIRE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VALVE STEMS WERE REPLACED. AS OF JULY 31, 2008, ...