Still mostly the manufacturers fault. Even if Lippert is supplying the trailer frames.
Lippert makes some frames to a manufacturers specs. If Lippert is doing this, and the frames are not strong enough, then that's not Lippert's fault, especially if Lippert believes the frame is not strong enough.
If a manufacturer is buying Lippert frames off the shelf, the manufacturer needs to make sure that frame is strong enough for the trailer they plan to build. And if a particular frame is giving problems, then that is on the manufacturer if the continue to use that frame. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
Ralph Cramden wrote:
Heartland-Smeartland lol. The facts are that 90% of what's out there is going to be on a frame made by Lippert and that's where the problems originate. Thin steel, fugly welds, questionable engineering. Sure the RV manufacturers use them, and spec them, and continue to use them, despite known issues going back years, that seem to ebb and flow like the tide. It's all about bottom line. When your foundation is junk from the get go, good luck. Nothing is changing anytime soon, hardly none are immune, so roll the dice.
