2014 Palomino Columbus Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 15about this part
- Share
- 83%of 18 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 2,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 15 complaints about the brakes of the 2014 Palomino Columbus, 83% of the 18 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 2,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I have filed before for failed grease seals on same unit...two times before...entire axle assemblies were replaced last time. I took trailer to local shop for brake adjustment before a long trip and they found a leaking grease seal on right rear. Replaced seal.....”
NHTSA complaint #10615354, filed 2014-07, 3,000 miles“When I purchased my fifth wheel, the wheel bearing on the front right side axle had no bearing seal cap. Grease had been flown to brake shoes and drum. Lippert does not want to cover the damages or repairs. I had to replace the brake shoes and bearings.”
NHTSA complaint #10644627, filed 2014-10, 2,000 miles“On july 12th 2014 all four lippert axle hub seals failed after only 500 miles of towing! Leaking grease into brake drum causing brakes to contaminate and fail. Overheating of this grease could potentially cause a fire in hubs with catastrophic consequences. This event just so happened the day of my warranty expiration and I am currently fighting with lippert to cover labor costs. I could not make an appointment with dealer until the following monday (due to the weekend) which put me two days past my warranty. …”
NHTSA complaint #10615183, filed 2014-07, 500 miles“Brakes failed to provide adequate braking since 5th wheel trailer was new. I complained to collier rv of rockford of poor braking ability and asked them to inspect brakes which they said they did. This august 2014 while at the forest river owners rally in goeshen, indiana I took advantage of lippert's rally price on forward adjusting brakes to be installed because I was never satisfied with the 5th wheel brakes. When the lippert tech. Came to install new forward adjusting brakes he found all 4 seals blown and 3 out of the 4 brakes were coated with grease. One wheel had a bad bearing also. …”
NHTSA complaint #10644965, filed 2014-10, 1,127 miles“Upon inspection it was found that grease seals had failed on all four wheel assemblies. Grease had leaked out and coated the brake assemblies. Braking action had been diminished substantially. In october 2013, a local dealer replaced all four brake assemblies and seals under forest river warranty.”
NHTSA complaint #10564143, filed 2014-02, 1,900 milesBrakes: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 15 | 83% |
| 2013 | 14 | 88% |
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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