3 st235/80r16 tomax 10 ply tires blew out with less than 10,000 miles and 8/32 tread depth. We had 3 separate blowouts in the course of a 14 day period. All involved belt separation
The worst 2015 Forest River Dynamax problems
Ranked by number of owner complaints. Mileage and cost come from what owners wrote.
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- Tires1
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Recalls 3
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer
- What is wrong
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2013-2017 Dynamax and Coachmen Pursuit recreational vehicles and 2016-2017 Freelander and Orion recreational vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with shower curtains that may not adequately resist catching fire in the presence of an ignition source. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 302, "Flammability of Interior Materials."
- Risk
- A flammable shower curtain may further fuel a fire, increasing the risk of injury.
- Remedy
- Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the shower curtains with curtains made with fire retardant, free of charge. The recall began on September 12, 2016. Owners may contact Dynamax customer service at 1‑574‑262‑3474, Pursuit customer service at 1‑574‑825‑8305 (east of the Mississippi) or 1‑574‑825‑8317 (west of the Mississippi) and Freelander or Orion customer service at 1‑574‑825‑8602. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-07152016-0225.
Recall number 16V552000 · Recall details
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: lpg systems: water heater
- What is wrong
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2012-2016 Berkshire, Charleston, Legacy, Dynamax, XLR, Continental Cargo, Work & Play, Shockwave, and Coachmen Brookstone recreational vehicles and toy haulers, equipped with Atwood on demand water heaters, models OD45, OD50, and OD50CW, manufactured January 2, 2012, to August 13, 2015. The affected water heaters have a water and gas valve that may cause the water heater to overheat the water in the hot water supply tap.
- Risk
- The overheating of the water may result in the release of steam, possibly causing the operator is to scald themselves and increasing the risk of injury.
- Remedy
- Forest River will notify owners of a field remedy as provided by Atwood to the Dealerships and O.E.M. A. Inspection and installation instructions for the remedy, to be used and applied only by qualified service center personnel. B. Installation of a water flow adjustment STOP KEY that prevents the adjustment of the water flow down below .5gal/min. C. The addition of a star or lock washer to secure the adjustment screw that prevents unintended adjustment or and adjustment drift from vibration as you travel down the road. D. Securement of the remedy with the application of a warning and tamper proof label applied over the stop key and adjustment screw. The recall began on December 17, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1‑800‑348‑7440, or Atwood customer service at 1‑574‑264‑2131. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-11092015-0107.
Recall number 15V771000 · Recall details
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer
- What is wrong
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Dynamax, 2014 Cardinal trailers, and 2015 Cedar Creek, Sierra and Sandpiper trailers. In the affected vehicles, a rivet for the quad entry steps may shear and fail, causing the steps to give when being used.
- Risk
- If the rivet shears causing the quad step to fail, the step user may fall, increasing the risk of personal injury.
- Remedy
- Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will remove the rivets and the step sections will be bolted together, free of charge. The recall began on June 11, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1‑574‑389‑4600. Forest River's number for this recall is 15-05062015-0034.
Recall number 15V273000 · Recall details
Technical service bulletins for the 2015 Forest River Dynamax 3
Bulletins tell dealers how to fix known problems. A warranty extension means the manufacturer pays for that repair for longer.
- The flanged wheel lug nuts on your vehicle may have been over-torqued during service to an incorrect...
- The add on component separates the tail light signal from an actual brake signal so the customers no...
- Per notice from Cummins, the engine may be releasing air pollutants, which exceed California and Federal...
What 2015 Forest River Dynamax owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
While making a sharp 90 degree plus right turn on a city street moving at less than 5 MPH the torque caused by the turn caused the curb side rear spring hanger (lippert components inc, lci correct track suspension system) to detach from the rv frame and broke the spring eye completely off. The street side spring hanger bent and was partially removed from the frame. While carefully driving to a repair facility the right side completely detached from the frame. Only the spring shackles attached to the equalizers kept the rear axle from falling off completely. My opinion is that the frame manufacturer (lci) uses a spring hanger that is too light of a grade and thickness and the spring bolt attaches too far from the frame which causes the spring hanger to bend and or detach while being subjected to a sometimes necessary hard turn at low speed. On the forest river forum (web site for forest river owners) I found 3 other trilogy 5th wheel rv's that have experienced similar spring hanger problems. The lci correct track system is being installed on many new travel trailers and 5th wheel rv's on rv frames manufactured by lci. The consumer stated he is not looking for financial compensation from this issue, but wants to be made aware of the modifications in the manufacturing. The consumers' vehicle was repaired.
Rivets in the camper stairs were replaced with bolts as specified in the active recall. I inspected unit before picking back up from the selling dealership. The lower step in the staircase make a loud pop when you step on it while either ascending or descending the staircase. I have called the customer service rep ([xxx]) at forest river dynamax and also sent an e-mail to him about the recall repair not making satisfactory repairs to the steps on my new camper. I am scared that my wife will lose her balance and fall due to the excessive amount that these steps give when weight is placed on the bottom step, but I am not getting any response from the manufacturer and the selling dealer about this issue. I documented the problem with the service advisor at tom johnson camping world dealership before I picked up the unit for a planned week vacation. The unit had been at their facility for a month trying to get the parts to accomplish the recall that had already been issued for these dangerous steps. Please assist in any way possible, because the manufacturer representative has already tuned me out, and it is obvious that they do not intend to make proper repairs to these steps. Thank you, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
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Is the 2015 Forest River Dynamax reliable?
Owners have filed 3 complaints about the 2015 Forest River Dynamax, 3.0 times a typical Dynamax model year.
What is the most common problem with the 2015 Forest River Dynamax?
Body and structure, with 1 complaint. Next is suspension (1).
How many recalls does the 2015 Forest River Dynamax have?
3 recalls, covering equipment.
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