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2006 Pilgrim Open Road problems, complaints & recalls

Most-reported problem areas: Trailer Hitches:fifth Wheel Assembly (1) · Trailer Hitches (1) · Structure:frame And Members (1)

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Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Service bulletins
0
Crashes reported
0
Fires reported
0
Deaths

Safety recalls (0)

No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).

What owners report

2015-06-22 · Structure:body · 5,000 mi

“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 con…”

2011-12-19 · Structure:frame And Members · 5,000 mi

“tl* 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 t…”

2011-05-03 · Equipment

“tl* the contact owns a 2006 pilgrim international open road camper rv with the original dometic refrigerator, model number m-332rks-5. the contact stated that the refrigerator was repaired under a manufacturer recall in which a secondary shield was installed around the burner. the contact was concerned that with the remedy, gas could still leak a…”

2010-05-21 · Trailer Hitches

“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…”

2008-08-25 · Structure · 4,800 mi

“r.v.frame failure, ipperrtt mfg. manufacturers the majority of all fames for trailer mfg's and there are numerous complaints about the poor welding and the frames breaking. lippert will not stand behind there frames because they say they are building them to the mfg. specs. my frame broke and lippert said they would not repair it because the factor…”

2006-11-17 · Trailer Hitches:fifth Wheel Assembly

“my 2006 pilgrim open road 394rd4s-5 5th wheel trailer, purchased in calgary, ab, canada, suffered a catastrophic pin-box failure while my family and i were on vacation in california in july of this year. on arrival in san diego, we discovered the pin-box had gone from a 45 degree angle to horizontal and was pushed up into the front cap of our trai…”

Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.

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