2006 Pilgrim OPEN ROAD: complaints, problems and recalls
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
6 owner complaints analyzed
1 distinct recall campaigns
5,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2006 model year. Data snapshot: . 3 complaints include usable failure mileage.
This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.
Most common problems
Structure:Frame And Members is the most frequently named component, appearing in 2 of 6 complaints (33.3%). A complaint can name multiple components.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Structure:Frame And Members | 2 |
| Equipment | 1 |
| Structure | 1 |
| Structure:Body | 1 |
| Trailer Hitches | 1 |
| Trailer Hitches:Fifth Wheel Assembly | 1 |
Structure:Frame And Members: 2; Equipment: 1; Structure: 1; Structure:Body: 1; Trailer Hitches: 1; Trailer Hitches:Fifth Wheel Assembly: 1
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 3 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 0 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 0 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 0 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 0 |
| 150,000 and above | 0 |
Under 25,000: 3; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0
Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (3). 3 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 |
2006: 1; 2008: 1; 2010: 1; 2011: 2; 2015: 1
Pattern summary
Structure:Frame And Members leads the component reports. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Examples from the source records
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10173744 · 2006-11-17 (November 17, 2006)
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 TRAILER, RESULTING IN THE TRAILER NEARLY SITTING ON THE GUNWHALES OF OUR DODGE RAM 3500 AND THE FLOOR OF THE BEDROOM ABOVE THE HITCH BUCKLED UPWARDS. THE STRUCTURE WAS FIELD-REPAIRED ON-SITE BY LIPPERT C…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10173744 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10239708 · 2008-08-25 (August 25, 2008)
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 FACTORY THAT BUILT MINE HAS WENT OUT OF BUSINESS AND THEY HAVE NO ONE TO CHARGE IT BACK TO. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM AS THERE ARE PLENTY ON RV.NET WHICH IS A RV FORUM. THANK YOU GENE …
Owner-reported narrative. 4,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10239708 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10331662 · 2010-05-21 (May 21, 2010)
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 MAY HAVE CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY TO NOT ONLY OURSELVES BUT ANYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH LIPPERT RV FRAMES AND YET NO ONE SEEMS TO BE DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WE HAVE CONTACT L…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10331662 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10398759 · 2011-05-03 (May 3, 2011)
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 AND CAUSE A FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY DO A SECONDARY RE-ENFORCEMENT, BUT NOT REPAIR THE POSSIBLE LEAK. THE REFRIGERATOR WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10398759 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10440447 · 2011-12-19 (December 19, 2011)
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 TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE RV AND NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS FRACTURED. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THE FRAME WOULD HAVE TO BE RE-WELDED. THE RV WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS …
Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10440447 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10726598 · 2015-06-22 (June 22, 2015)
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 CONNECTION DID NOT FAIL, RATHER IT WAS THE BASE METAL THAT CRACKED AND ALLOWED THE TRAILER FRONT TO DROP DOWN. EITHER THE STEEL WAS TOO LIGHT FOR THIS APPLICATION OR WAS INFERIOR IN SOME OTHER WAY. I S…
Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10726598 at NHTSA ↗
Recall history
1 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.
08V336000 · Equipment:Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Reported: 2008-07-24 (July 24, 2008)
PILGRIM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MY 2004-2007 FIFTH WHEEL AND TRAVEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATOR MANUFACTURED BY THE DOMETIC CORPORATION. THE REFRIGERATOR MAY HAVE A DEFECT IN THE BOILER TUBE. PRESSURIZED COOLANT SOLUTION COULD BE RELEASED INTO AN AREA WHERE AN IGNITION SOURCE (GAS FLAME) IS PRESENT.
Consequence: RELEASE OF COOLANT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD IGNITE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy: PILGRIM WILL BE WORKING WITH DOMETIC TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS (PLEASE SEE 08E032). DOMETIC WILL REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS BY INSTALLING A SECONDARY BURN HOUSING, A THERMAL FUSE, AND A MELT FUSE FREE OF CHARGE. DOMETIC HAS RETAINED STERICYCLE INC. TO MANAGE THIS CAMPAIGN. STERICYCLE WILL ASSIST THE OWNER IN LOCATING DEALERSHIPS OR SERVICE CENTERS AND WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH SCHEDULING OF APPOINTMENTS. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOMETIC/STERICYCLE AT 1-888-446-5157 OR PILGRIM AT 574-825-8686.
NHTSA campaign record ↗