Water Tank Beam

Bought a used 2010 R171. Checked the tank brackets after reading these posts. THANKS FOR SHARING. All the bars were the correct length but only 2 screws in each bracket. One of the screws on the fresh water tank was sheared off....leaving one cheap screw holding it up. Added a bolt through the center of each bracket and also put in the missing screws so there now are three screws and one bolt in each bracket. A bolt in the center of the brackets and through the center of the frame should not make the frame weaker....if I recall my structural engineering classes correctly.

 Today our new 2015 r-pod 171 was delivered.  Thanks to this forum and all the helpful information hubby was underneath checking this out.  Two of the new screws were loose on the door side of the pod and there was the gap issue.  He is working on getting it fixed.  The only miles on the pod are from FR to Ohio, and then to NC. 

Also some of the wire wrap underneath had come loose.  He refit the wires into the wrap and added some wrap on the wires to the sensors in the water and holding tanks that were not wrapped.

Hi All my wife and i own a 2013 177. I looked under and found pretty much the samething as everyone else with a twist. My water tank and waste take only have screws in the bottom holes not the top... One of the water brackets has a twist on it to. I for the heck of it check to see if the bolts fell out of the top holes. Get this they were never drilled for bolts or anything How could FR let this go? the space for those top holes are very hard to get to. I am not sure if just replacing longer bolts in the smaller holes is enough to carry the weight. Anyone else have any thoughts on this.

    I would think that if this was a automobile there would be a recall. With the r-pods mentioned that have problems with brackets and screws that should be of some concern for safety that Forest River would want to have the holding tanks secured properly. RV's are very different from the automobile industry.

Budward,