Black tank fell from r-pod - Event Date: 03 Nov 2016

 Thanks for the good info. I'll be under the R-Pod in a couple weeks to inspect before camping starts for me. I'll bracket the tanks more with stainless strapping if I see any issues.

The fact that this defect still exists is baffling to me.  The tooling cost to create an improved bracket, and improve fixturing while assembling, is chump change compared to what they must already have paid out in warranty repairs.  I am a mechanical engineer, and the costs to FR would be less than their most expensive R-Pod.  They may want to fix this, or increase their insurance coverage, because ignoring a known defect so long can cost them millions if someone gets killed on the highway.  When I was designing textile equipment, we called this mindset "tombstone technology" - so many companies refuse to fix flaws until some dies.

My wife and I will be taking our R-Pod to the dealer's on Thursday. We hope to have it back within a week as we have trips already planned for April for which we have already made a paid reservation. We need time to pack.

The tank brackets on mine looked OK and all seemed to fit.  After looking closer, half the screws were missing and some of the ones still present were sheared off.  The screws are very small self tapping screws....the same ones used on supporting a plastic wiring harness support.  At minimum, bigger screws are needed in all the holes.  Better yet, add one actual bolt through each bracket.  Not difficult to do. The brackets are structural components and the design relying on a few dinky screws is beyond terrible.   

I appreciate that Country Roads RV Center in Lexington, NC is being very helpful with this. There was no delay in responding.