AI DamagePalomino Sabre: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Palomino Sabre across 1 model years: 3 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
| Year | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) | YouTube repair videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What fails most often
- 1 Tires 100% of all complaints
- 2 Wheels 67% of all complaints
- 3 Structure 33% of all complaints
- Tires: 3 complaints (100% of all).
- Wheels: 2 complaints (67% of all).
- Structure: 1 complaints (33% of all).
Components owners complain about
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
Akuret st235/80r16 tire - catastrophic tire separation on 5th wheel travel trailer. Traveling south on sc hwy 31. No road hazards, road in great condition. Traffic was light. Caused in excess of $2000.00 damage to trailer. Complete loss of the top radial layer and tread, in one piece. Tires have less than 1000 miles.
Right front tandem tire blew out causing approximately $2,000 in damage to 5th wheel trailer forcing me to change it on a busy state highway. Tread completely separated. Tires were checked before leaving for proper inflation (80 psi cold). My speed was 60 mph. Tires have about 1,000 miles on them.
What to check before buying
- Tires. Tire age by DOT code, bulges, wear pattern.
- Wheels. Wheel runout, cracks, signs of a wheel strike.
- Structure. Rails, pillars, panel gaps, signs of pulling or welding.
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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.