Yes, the leaf springs can break. We were on a back road just outside of St. John, New Brunswick, when all of a sudden, a tire blew. Pulled off to side of the road and I'll be darn, " BROKEN LEAF SPRING". You cam imagine what went through my head when I saw that in the middle nowhere. I changed the tire and headed for the rv park for the night. When we got up to leave, we found out you had to take a ferry across the river, ka-ching ka-ching went through my head again. Jack-pot, the ferry we free because New Brunswick wouldn't put a bridge across, so FREE it was, lol. We found St. John Spring shop, and they were GREAT. Total cost to replace the leaf spring and redo all 8 spring bolts and sleeves, $250 Canadian dollars. Such a deal. I pulled in at 10 am and was out by noon. Recommend recommend.