2016 Grand Design Reflection Brakes Problems

“Lippert break components. The grease seals failed on the drum breaks on my double axle trailer. The trailer was manufactured 4/2015 and I noticed the failure by 7/2017. All four break assemblies had grease on the drum, pads and other parts. Entire assembly has been replaced at all four wheels.”

“At about 2000 miles I noticed an oily substance leaking onto our wheels of our travel trailer. At the same time there was a noticeable decrease in the breaking ability when pulling the 5th wheel. Upon inspection of the wheels and pulling off the break drums, there was leaking seals and the breaks were contaminated with grease. Obviously this was a definite safety issue that should be brought to your attention.”

“I've had 2 wheel bearing failures on the same wheel. I'm wondering if the unit is over weight for these bearings. Gvwr 9995 lb, 2 axles rated 4400 lb each, 1536 lb hitch weight. Unit gvwr of 9995 lb minus hitch weight of 1536 lb puts 8459 lb on the axles. Two 4400 lb axles means 8800 lb total axle strength minus 8459 lb trailer weight means axles should be sufficient. Except that it runs on rvd-h 65535 hubs. I've been told that 65535 translates to: 6 bolt, 5.5 inches between bolts and the 35 means 3500 lb bearings. …”

“Suspected diminished braking action while towing my 2016 Grand Design 313 rlts 37 foot rv. We towed from the northeast to the southwest this last september. Once arriving at our destination and placing the rv in storage I began researching the brake set up. The manufacturer of the axles lippert components, inc had put out a notice that affected my rv. The notice described an anomaly during the assembly process where too much wheel bearing grease was introduced to the hub assembly. This caused the seals to fail allowing the grease to contaminate the critical brake components. …”

“After less than 200 miles of total travel, we are informed that the wheel bearings and backing plates need to be replaced to the tune of nearly $1,000. My brakes are getting grease on them. This is an obvious safety hazard. Searching on the internet - the web is full of people with the same issues. The manufacturer, so far, is avoiding responsibility with a list of bs excuses about owners doing their own maintenance etc. Brakes, bearings, axles, backing plates, should not be an issue on a nearly new trailer with low miles and just now getting it's first maintenance. …”