{"count":1,"message":"Results returned successfully","results":[{"odiNumber":11773341,"manufacturer":"Forest River, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/02/2026","dateComplaintFiled":"10/23/2026","vin":"1F66F5DNXM0","components":"TRAILER HITCHES,EQUIPMENT,UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"In XXX the Buyer brand factory  hitch installed on my 2022 Georgetown GT7 motorhome failed. The hitch cracked at the 90 degree bend where it mounts on to the frame rail extension on the passenger side. The crack was severe and almost to the point of completely coming detached from the motorhome. If this had happened the hitch, along with the towbar and our Jeep Wrangler would have come detached from the motorhome and become a hazard to us and other vehicles on the road.  Forest River assisted in getting the hitch replaced with another Buyer brand hitch. The defective hitch was sent back to Forest River for inspection.  In August of 2022 I took the Georgetown to the factory service center for inspection. They had MORyde look at it and install a cross brace and gussets on the frame rail extensions. Nothing was changed on the hitch itself.  In XXX, during routine inspection I noticed a crack on the new hitch in the same location. Forest River could not provide a remedy because Buyer no longer manufactures this hitch and they did not know of another one that would fit, nor did they provide any explanation for the now second failure.  They suggested I take it to a shop specializing in hitches.  I had a custom fabrication shop install a heavier duty Curt hitch.  Since XXX I have been discussing the problem with [XXX] (Forest River Georgetown service manager) and [XXX] (Forest River Georgetown GM) in an effort to find an explanation for the failures and a resolution. I provided them a list of 10 other similar failures that I am aware of through managing a Georgetown users Facebook group. Since then, I have become aware of three additional failures.  INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2022","productMake":"FOREST RIVER","productModel":"GEORGETOWN","manufacturer":"Forest River, Inc."}]}]}