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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
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What owners actually said
2 reports
1,736 miles · Sep 8, 2005
SuspensionWheels
TWO OF FOUR WHEELS ON MY 2005 MOBILE SUITES 5TH WHEEL CRACKED WHILE ON A TRIP. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR OUR REMOTE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR WHICH NOTIFIED US OF THE TIRES LOSING PRESSURE BEFORE A BLOW-OUT COULD OCCUR, WE COULD VERY WELL HAVE HAD A CATASTROPHIC BLOW-OUT ON THE MOUNTAIN ROADS WE WERE TRAVELING. SINCE THE EQUIPMENT FAILURE…
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TWO OF FOUR WHEELS ON MY 2005 MOBILE SUITES 5TH WHEEL CRACKED WHILE ON A TRIP. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR OUR REMOTE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR WHICH NOTIFIED US OF THE TIRES LOSING PRESSURE BEFORE A BLOW-OUT COULD OCCUR, WE COULD VERY WELL HAVE HAD A CATASTROPHIC BLOW-OUT ON THE MOUNTAIN ROADS WE WERE TRAVELING. SINCE THE EQUIPMENT FAILURE OCCURRED,I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY SUSPENSION EXPERTS THAT THE SUSPENSION AND AXLES ARE UNSAFE ALSO. THE MANUFACTURER CHOSE TO USE TWO 7,000 POUND AXLES INSTEAD OF THE NECESSARY 8,000 POUND AXLES THAT ARE WARRANTED FOR A GVWR OF 16,000. THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT UNDERSTAND THAT YOU CANNOT SUBTRACT OUT THE "PIN WEIGHT" FROM THE GVWR WHEN SIZING THE AXLES BECAUSE THE DYNAMIC FORCES THAT ARE TRANSMITTED TO THE SUSPENSION WHILE IN MOTION ARE FAR GREATER THAN SIMPLY THE STATIC WEIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER, DOUBLETREE RV, OF HOWE, INDIANA. REFUSES TO ANSWER MY REGISTERED LETTERS. I HAVE ASKED THE MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE THE CURRENT SUSPENSION WITH THE TWO 8,000 DEXTER AXLES WITH 17.5 INCH WHEELS AND "H" RATED TIRES AT NO COST TO ME. MY RETIREMENT 5TH WHEEL IS NOT SAFE TO USE. --JAMES WESTON. *NM
NHTSA ODI #10135871
Mileage unknown · Aug 2, 2005
Structure
DT: DOUBLE TREE 38RL3 FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER. THIS WAS THE SECOND RV THAT HAD A LIPPERT FRAME AND HAD CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH IT. OWNED IT LESS THAN A MONTH, IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED 4 TIMES. CURRENTLY, DOUBLE TREE REFUSED TO TAKE IT BACK OR EXCHANGE FOR A NEW UNIT, BUT WANTED CONSUMER TO DRIVE VEHICLE TO INDIANA TO HAVE IT RETROFITT…
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DT: DOUBLE TREE 38RL3 FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER. THIS WAS THE SECOND RV THAT HAD A LIPPERT FRAME AND HAD CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH IT. OWNED IT LESS THAN A MONTH, IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED 4 TIMES. CURRENTLY, DOUBLE TREE REFUSED TO TAKE IT BACK OR EXCHANGE FOR A NEW UNIT, BUT WANTED CONSUMER TO DRIVE VEHICLE TO INDIANA TO HAVE IT RETROFITTED. BOUGHT ON 7/9/05, AND ON 7/11/05 TOOK IT BACK TO BE FIXED. ON 7/19/05 TOOK IT BACK AGAIN ON 7/26/05 AND 7/27/05. WHEN ATTACHING TO THE 5TH WHEEL THE TRAILER DIPPED DOWN BEFORE RISING, AND CRUSHED THE DEALER'S TRUCK.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10131058
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NHTSA investigations
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PE05025 · Cracked Or Broken Wheels
Opened May 11, 2005 · Closed Sep 26, 2005
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Wheels; Wheels:hubcap/cover; Wheels:rim
IN RESPONSE TO THE PRODUCT FAILURES THAT PROMPTED ODI TO INITIATE INVESTIGATION PE05-025, DOUBLETREE RV HAS FILED DEFECT NOTICE 05V-425 THAT PROPOSES TO CONDUCT A PRODUCT RECALL TO REPLACE CERTAIN 16 CHROME PLATED STEEL WHEELS THAT WERE INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BETWEEN MARCH 1, 2005 AND APRIL 30, 2005 IN APPROXIMATELY 142 2005 MODEL YEAR FIFTH WHEEL RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. TREDIT TIRE, DOUBLETREE RV'S SUPPLIER OF TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLIES, HAD INVESTIGATED THE REASONS FOR THE CRACKED AND BROKEN WHEELS, DETERMINED THE CAUSES, AND NOTIFIED DOUBLETREE RV AND ODI (05E-051) OF THEIR FINDINGS IN AUGUST-SEPTEMBER, 2005.DOUBLETREE RV HAS NOT YET PROVIDED ODI WITH COMPLETE INFORMATION ABOUT PAST INCIDENTS OF CRACKED, BROKEN, AND/OR LEAKING WHEELS. IN THE EVENT THAT DOUBLETREE RV REPORTS THAT WHEEL FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED IN VEHICLES MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO MARCH 1, 2005, ODI WILL EVALUATE WHETHER ADDITIONAL ACTIONS APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED FORVEHICLES NOT CURRENTLY ADDRESSED BY CAMPAIGN O5V-425.
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Wheels
IN RESPONSE TO THE PRODUCT FAILURES THAT PROMPTED ODI TO INITIATE INVESTIGATION PE05-025, DOUBLETREE RV HAS FILED DEFECT NOTICE 05V-425 THAT PROPOSES TO CONDUCT A PRODUCT RECALL TO REPLACE CERTAIN 16 CHROME PLATED STEEL WHEELS THAT WERE INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BETWEEN MARCH 1, 2005 AND APRIL 30, 2005 IN APPROXIMATELY 142 2005 MODEL YEAR FIFTH WHEEL RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. TREDIT TIRE, DOUBLETREE RV'S SUPPLIER OF TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLIES, HAD INVESTIGATED THE REASONS FOR THE CRACKED AND BROKEN WHEELS, DETERMINED THE CAUSES, AND NOTIFIED DOUBLETREE RV AND ODI (05E-051) OF THEIR FINDINGS IN AUGUST-SEPTEMBER, 2005.DOUBLETREE RV HAS NOT YET PROVIDED ODI WITH COMPLETE INFORMATION ABOUT PAST INCIDENTS OF CRACKED, BROKEN, AND/OR LEAKING WHEELS. IN THE EVENT THAT DOUBLETREE RV REPORTS THAT WHEEL FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED IN VEHICLES MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO MARCH 1, 2005, ODI WILL EVALUATE WHETHER ADDITIONAL ACTIONS APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED FORVEHICLES NOT CURRENTLY ADDRESSED BY CAMPAIGN O5V-425.
Wheels:hubcap/cover
IN RESPONSE TO THE PRODUCT FAILURES THAT PROMPTED ODI TO INITIATE INVESTIGATION PE05-025, DOUBLETREE RV HAS FILED DEFECT NOTICE 05V-425 THAT PROPOSES TO CONDUCT A PRODUCT RECALL TO REPLACE CERTAIN 16 CHROME PLATED STEEL WHEELS THAT WERE INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BETWEEN MARCH 1, 2005 AND APRIL 30, 2005 IN APPROXIMATELY 142 2005 MODEL YEAR FIFTH WHEEL RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. TREDIT TIRE, DOUBLETREE RV'S SUPPLIER OF TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLIES, HAD INVESTIGATED THE REASONS FOR THE CRACKED AND BROKEN WHEELS, DETERMINED THE CAUSES, AND NOTIFIED DOUBLETREE RV AND ODI (05E-051) OF THEIR FINDINGS IN AUGUST-SEPTEMBER, 2005.DOUBLETREE RV HAS NOT YET PROVIDED ODI WITH COMPLETE INFORMATION ABOUT PAST INCIDENTS OF CRACKED, BROKEN, AND/OR LEAKING WHEELS. IN THE EVENT THAT DOUBLETREE RV REPORTS THAT WHEEL FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED IN VEHICLES MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO MARCH 1, 2005, ODI WILL EVALUATE WHETHER ADDITIONAL ACTIONS APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED FORVEHICLES NOT CURRENTLY ADDRESSED BY CAMPAIGN O5V-425.
Wheels:rim
IN RESPONSE TO THE PRODUCT FAILURES THAT PROMPTED ODI TO INITIATE INVESTIGATION PE05-025, DOUBLETREE RV HAS FILED DEFECT NOTICE 05V-425 THAT PROPOSES TO CONDUCT A PRODUCT RECALL TO REPLACE CERTAIN 16 CHROME PLATED STEEL WHEELS THAT WERE INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BETWEEN MARCH 1, 2005 AND APRIL 30, 2005 IN APPROXIMATELY 142 2005 MODEL YEAR FIFTH WHEEL RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. TREDIT TIRE, DOUBLETREE RV'S SUPPLIER OF TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLIES, HAD INVESTIGATED THE REASONS FOR THE CRACKED AND BROKEN WHEELS, DETERMINED THE CAUSES, AND NOTIFIED DOUBLETREE RV AND ODI (05E-051) OF THEIR FINDINGS IN AUGUST-SEPTEMBER, 2005.DOUBLETREE RV HAS NOT YET PROVIDED ODI WITH COMPLETE INFORMATION ABOUT PAST INCIDENTS OF CRACKED, BROKEN, AND/OR LEAKING WHEELS. IN THE EVENT THAT DOUBLETREE RV REPORTS THAT WHEEL FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED IN VEHICLES MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO MARCH 1, 2005, ODI WILL EVALUATE WHETHER ADDITIONAL ACTIONS APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED FORVEHICLES NOT CURRENTLY ADDRESSED BY CAMPAIGN O5V-425.
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