Forest River - Fined
http://rvdailyreport.com/industry/forest-river-facing-600000-in-fines-for-safety-violations/ Following an investigation it opened Sept. 30, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found...
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wing_zealot wrote:minnow wrote:The case has nothing at all to do with shoddy manufacturing methods. Not even remotely relevant.
Pocket change for Warren Buffet. I'd like to see NHTSA take a good hard look at all of the RV manufacturers. Maybe that's would finally start to shine a bright light onto the shoddy manufacturing methods and shortcuts this industry is known for within our little RV'ing community.
Actually very relevant! Ever see how they built some of the 5th wheel pin boxes and frames! Not the best manuf method! How about some models with undersized axles and/or tires? Not to mention some that had poor brakes from the manuf., mine was one of those. Needed to replace the brake magnets because they were faulty from the beginning!
All these issues were brought to the manuf. attention, but for some reason nothing ever came from these potentially dangerous problems! I think though that we now found out why!
