2018 Drv MOBILE SUITE: complaints, problems and recalls

BLOWOUT ON RR. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT KODIAK BRAKE CALIPER FELL OFF AND 3 OF THE FOUR BOLTS HOLDING CALIPER BRACKET TO FLANGE WERE MISSING. BRAKE CALIPER BRACKET BROKEN AND GROUND INTO WHEEL AND TIRE CAUSING BLOWOUT AND RUINING WHEEL. BRAKE LINES AND TEE WERE ALSO DESTROYED. WE WERE TRAVELING STRAIGHT ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH.

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1 JULY 2019 ENTERING BILLINGS MT WE LOST OUR BRAKES ON OUR 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. STOPPED AT RV DEALER WHO ADDED BRAKE FLUID. BRAKES WORKED UNTIL WE ARRIVED IN EUGENE OR 15 JULY 2019. RV DEALER INSPECTED THE BRAKES, ONLY FOUND THE BRAKES PADS TO BE WORN OUT (REPLACED). FOUND OUT LATER THEY HAD TOPPED OFF THE BRAKE FLUID. BRAKES WORKED UNTIL WE ARRIVED IN PORT ORANGE FL 5 OCT 2019. TOOK TO ANOTHER RV DEALER AND FOUND THE BRAKE LINE FROM DRIVER'S SIDE TO PASSENGER SIDE OR 5TH WHEEL HAD SMALL HOLES AND WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. REPLACED BRAKE LIN…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 DRV MOBILE SUITE RV CONNECTED TO A 2011 FORD F-350. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WERE NO BRAKE LINES ON THE RV. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS A CERTIFIED CLASS A MECHANIC AND ORDERED THE PARTS FROM AN UNKNOWN CAMPER DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE.

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FRAME CRACKS ON FRAME FRONT TUBE (CROSS MEMBER), LIPPERT PART # 124022. FRAME CRACKS FOUND DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE OF THE 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. PER LIPPERT (LCI) REPRESENTATIVE, FRAME CRACKS DEVELOPED OVER TIME THAT ALLOWED THE FRONT TRAILER HITCH PIN TO FLEX. COMPLETE BREAKAGE OCCURRING DURING HIGHWAY TRAVEL COULD LEAD TO TRAILER BREAKING FREE FROM TOW VEHICLE AND BECOMING AN OBSTACLE IN THE HIGHWAY THEREBY ENDANGERING THE OCCUPANTS OF THE TOW VEHICLE AND ANY OCCUPANTS OF VEHICLE(S) TRAVELING NEAR THE TRAILER AT THE TIME OF BREAKAGE.

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IOTA ITS-50R TRANSFER SWITCH THAT FAIL AND EXPOSSED THE BUSS BAR IN SIDE OF THE SWITCH IS NOT ADEQUATE RESULTING IN ELEVATED OPERATING TEMERATURES THIS COSE A FIRE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE TO MY UNIT . THERE IS A RECALL BUT NOT FOR MY UNIT RECALL NUMBER IS 12V-515

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OUR LIPPERT (LCI) LEVEL UP FRONT LEVELING LEGS ARE LEAKING DOWN 1" EVERY TWO DAYS. THEY HAVE ALSO STARTED CREEPING DOWN AS WE TRAVEL DOWN THE ROAD (IN MOTION) WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THEY HAVE ALSO DROPPED ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN WHILE THE RV WAS STATIONARY AND HAD ONE OF US BEEN UNDER THE FRONT WE WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED. THERE ARE MANY DRV OWNERS REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR UNITS ON THE DRV FORUM. SEEMS LIPPERT (LCI) IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT REFUSES TO MAKE REPAIRS.*DT*JB

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DRV MOBILE SUITE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD NOT RESET THE BREAKERS ON HIS TRAILER. IN ADDITION, THE TELEVISION AND THE MICROWAVE NO LONGER OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL, BURNING SMELL WOULD EMIT THROUGHOUT THE RV. THE CONTACT THEN CALLED BOTH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND AN ELECTRICIAN WHO BOTH DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE NEUTRAL WIRE IN HIS CAMPER. THE ELECTRICIAN FOUND A JUNCTION BOX AND DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE BOX HAD BEEN BURNED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE IOTA TRANSFER …

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 DRV MOBILE SUITE TRAILER BEING HAULED BY A 2016 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE TRAILER BRAKE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL SPILL COMING FROM A BRAKE LINE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND HAD THE BRAKE LINE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE INITIAL BRAKE LINE FAILED, TWO OTHER BRAKE LINES ALSO FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE TRAILER TO CASTLE COUNTRY RV-HELPER (4732 NORTH, US-6, HELPER, UT 84526, [phone re…

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WHILE DRIVING OUR DRV MOBILE SUITES 5TH WHEEL TRAILER HOME FROM OCEAN CITY MARYLAND WE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT HYDRAULIC LEVELERS WERE LEAKING DOWN. WE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND USED THE CONTROL PAD TO RETRACT THEM BACK UP. WE PROCEEDED DOWN THE ROAD AND AT LEAST 7 OR 8 TIMES DURING OUR 2 HOUR ROAD TRIP WE HAD TO STOP AND RETRACT THE FRONT HYDRAULIC LEVELERS. ON THE LAST THREE TIMES ONE OF THE LEVELERS WAS ALL THE WAY DOWN TOUCHING THE ROAD REALLY SCARING US TO THE POINT WHERE WE CALLED OUR DRV DEALER AND SEE IF IT WAS SAFE TO D…

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The contact owns a 2019 DRV Mobile Suite Fifth Wheel RV, Model Number: 40KSSB4. The contact stated that while disassembling the wheels to perform a recall repair, he noticed that 3 of the 4 outboard brake pads were missing friction materials. The contact replaced the brake pads himself. The contact believed that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V733000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 10,400.

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2016 DRV MOBILE SUITE 40KSSB4. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY CONCERNS WITH THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE SPARE WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED. *JS

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Cracked Frame. On June 13th, 2022 I was made aware through social media to check for a possible cracked frame do to others having similar issues. After investigation I found major cracks in my DRV’s left and right gussets. These were visible both standing on the front landing legs and while attached to the tow vehicle. Safety. Cracked frame could cause the whole front to completely crack and collapse causing the front legs to drag and cause accident & more. Has been confirmed with my last known count to be 25 units plus having same i…

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