2002 Fleetwood Prowler Body and structure Problems

“Consumer discovered several cracks in the trailer frame and had it welded a couple of times but it keeps breaking. During routine maintenance, the consumer discovered cracks in the trailer frame at several locations. Cracks were discovered at the left rear axle mounting point to the bottom flange of the I-beam also in the web of the I-beam frame adjacent to the welds attaching the body to the frame support brackets. The cracks were visible and verified by dye penetrant inspection. The trailer has less than 10,000 miles on it and has been in use less than a year. …”

“During routine maintainence, I discovered numerous cracks in trailer frame at several locations. Cracks were discovered at the left rear axle mounting point to the bottom flange of the I-beam frame also in the web of the I-beam frame a djacent to the welds attaching the body to frame support brackets. These cracks were visible and verified by dye penetrant inspection. The trailer has less tham 10k miles on it and has been in actual use less than 1 year. It has not been involved in any incident that could have caused damage of this sort. …”

“Axle spring hanger broke, loose from I-beam frame. Part of steel from beam broke away. The consumer believes the steel is weak or is too light for the weight of the rv. There was no damage nor did the trailer hit anything. The failure was discovered while the vehicle was parked.”

“Consumer stated while driving and with no warning, the left axle snapped and caused the vehicle to roll backwards. Dealer notified. (abnormal placement and function of the wheels). The metal tore the frame. The axle did not snap. The hanger that held the spring and axle together had nearly tore the frame and caused the rear axle to move out of alignment. This had tore the weld on the hanger to 1/4 inch of breaking all the way though. A welder said the material was too skimpy.”