r-pod 196 Wheel Camber

You should have plenty of remaining capacity in your axle ratings, so I'd suspect a manufacturing issue with Lippert. Some reported failed torsion arms on their 3500 lb axle awhile ago on the forum, which Lippert replaced under warranty.

Picked up the 196 from the dealer today. The purpose of this appointment was to determine the course of action to repair the negative camber in the wheels. The determination was made that the axle needs to be replaced. It will take 7-8 weeks for the new axle to arrive, and 4-6 weeks for the dealer to replace the axle. They did say it is safe to use, but I will have increased tire wear on the inside edge of the tires. After the axle arrives, I can schedule the replacement for when the camper is not planned to be used. 

I couldn't agree more.  They have design failures that are inexcusable as well as quality control issues. I have seen assembly mistakes that just point to workers not caring about what they are doing.  How long did it take them to reinforce the black/gray water hangers?  I cannot believe the quality of the plywood used in construction.  When they look at cost they figure it for their entire product line so cheap plywood saves considerable money but if you look at an individual trailer and the increase to use good wood is not much and they could use that fact in their advertising.  I used to work in boats and people were willing to spend a bit more for quality.

Have you weighed it? The axle will bend up at the ends and down in the center as you put load on it. So the heavier your axle load the more negative camber you'll have. Be sure you are well within spec on your axle load.

Many of us have found that there is insufficient safety factor above the axle load limit in rpods and other inexpensive lightweight travel trailers. You need at least 2x safety factor for bump load, more is better.

Some have installed axle reinforcement to address this problem, myself included.

The simplest axle reinforcement is to place a 2x2x3/16 steel angle under the axle, extending to the ends of the axle tube on both sides. The angle needs to be crowned a little in the center, which can be done by getting a shop with a hydraulic press to apply pressure downward on the corner of the angle while holding the ends up. Around 3/8 inch crown should do it.

Then get 4, 1/2 in dia square u bolts and clamp the angle to the axle at each end. Place the u bolts at 45 degrees to the vertical and 90 degrees from each other. If you use the advanced search and look back about 3-4 years you can find my thread and others on this topic. This was done on the 179 but it's looking like the 196 has similar issues.