I have been having an issue with a shimmy/vibration in the front end of my new coach since day 1 when I picked it up at the dealer 10 months ago. I had gone to several places to have it looked at and told Steve of the Freightliner help desk that I was going to the FROG Rally in Goshen. I asked if there was a Freightliner dealer that could take a look at my coach and he made arrangements for me to go to Hill Truck sales in South Bend, Indiana at 1011 Sample Street (574-289-4066 . I arrived early Thursday (7/31) and met up with Jimmy Berridge who is the Body Shop Manager. He had Verdell and John take the coach for a ride and when we returned, they both said that there was definitely a problem. They did a number procedures on the front wheels and determined that the tires were out of round (almost oval shaped). Jimmy then contacted the help desk and told Steve the issue and he said to replace only 1 tire. Jimmy didn't like that idea so he went back to Steve and they agreed to replace both front tires. Jimmy and Laurie made arrangements with a local tire shop to replace the front tires. During this several hour process, Laurie, who is the office manager and warranty support person, kept my wife, who was in the drivers lounge, informed of everything that was happening.
The point of this posting is that if you are ever in the South Bend area and need work done on a Freightliner chassis, be sure to go to Hill Truck Sales in South Bend. Everyone at this facility was extremely knowledgeable and could not have been more friendly, caring and concerned with making sure that everything was just right. They took excellent care of my wife and I while we were there and it looks like the issue has finally been resolved.
2014 40' Forest River Berkshire DP Bunkhouse
