2001 NATIONAL RV PALISADES Problems & Recalls

I WAS PULLING A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER, WEIGHING AROUND 13,000LBS. DRIVING ON I-25 AT 65 MPH, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE GENERAL TIRE, MODEL AMERI*550AS ON THE TIRE. THE TIRE DID NOT BLOW OUT. I DID NOT REALIZE THE PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED AND WAS DRIVING ON THE BELT OF THE TIRE FOR SEVERAL MILES. HAD THE ...

Mileage: 8,000

VEHICLE HAS REAR SLIDES WHICH WILL NOT RETRACT. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO FOUND THE 5TH WHEELER HAD AN IMPROPER SIZE WIRE RUNNING FROM THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT TO THE REAR SLIDE-OUT, RESULTING IN INSUFFICIENT AMP TO THE MOTOR, CAUSING THE PROBLEM WITH THE RETRACTION. *JG

THE BOTTOM COVER OF THE UNIT HAD BEEN CUT OPEN TO ALLOW WORK TO BE DONE ON THE SLIDEOUT MOTOR WHILE IT WAS STILL ON THE FOR SALE LOT. THE VINYL CARPETING HAD BEEN REMOVED. THE ICE MAKER HAS NEVER WORKED. *JG

CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE SAFETY RECALL REPAIR PROCEDURES FROM NATIONAL RV ON THE FIFTH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILER PIN BOX STEEL STRUCTURE, RECALL # 01V-285. ALSO, BOTTOM COVER HAD BEEN CUT OPEN TO WORK ON THE SLIDE OUT MOTOR WHILE IT WAS AT GIANT RV?S AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *YD