2006 Pilgrim Open Road Body and structure Problems

“Pinbox failed where connected to main frame. The failure caused the trailer front to fall approximately 3 inches, almost contacting the top of the truck bed rails. Failure was noticed when we stopped at an rv park at the end of day. Both left and right sides failed at the connection of the pinbox to the main frame. The welds at the point of connection did not fail, rather it was the base metal that cracked and allowed the trailer front to drop down. Either the steel was too light for this application or was inferior in some other way. …”

“2006 Pilgrim international Open Road 5th wheel pin box welding broke on right side and as a result the metal around the welding on the left side has also broken in a couple of spots. The pin box appears to be ready to go through the floor of the 5th wheel. Had we not discovered this prior to pulling it we would probably have had an accident which may have cause serious injury to not only ourselves but anyone else on the road. This is a known problem with lippert rv frames and yet no one seems to be doing anything about it. …”

“The contact owns a 2006 Pilgrim Open Road. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, she noticed the front of the trailer dropped onto the bed side rails of the truck and king pin. The hitch went into the trailer. The metal had to be replaced due to fatigued. The rv was then towed to an independent trailer repair shop. The technician inspected the rv and noticed that the frame was fractured. The technician also stated that the frame would have to be re-welded. The rv was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 5,000. Updated 01/13/12”