2003 R-VISION TRAIL-LITE Complaints

THE TRAVEL TRAILER WAS BEING TOWED IN ALACHUA COUNTY WHEN IT BEGAN TO SWAY VIOLENTLY. MY HUSBAND WAS TRAVELING AT 50MILES PER HOUR. THE TRAILER TOOK CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND CAUSED THE TRUCK TO SWERVE THROUGH ALL 3 LANES AND DO A 180 DEGREE TURN. THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BECAUSE THE TRAILER HAD A BENT AXLE. THIS WAS NOT KNOWN TO ME OR MY HUSBAND AT THE TIME. THE FLORDIA HIGHWAY PATROL /TROOPER STATED THAT MY HUSBAND WAS NOT AT FAULT AND THE ACCIDENT WAS UNAVOIDABLE. THE TRAILER WAS REPAIRED IN LAKE CITY, FLORIDA BY A PERSON WHO HAS MORE THAN 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. THE PERSON WHO REPAIRED THE AXLE HAS THE OLD ONE. I ALSO TOOK PICTURES OF THE AXLE. APPARENTLY IT IS POSSIBLE TO BEND THIS TYPE OF AXLE RELATIVELY EASILY AND NOT BE AWARE OF IT. SUBSEQUENTLY THE TRAILER WOULD BE MIS-ALIGNED AND CAN CAUSE THIS TYPE OF AN ACCIDENT ACCORDING TO THE PERSON WHO HAS 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND REPAIRED OUR TRAILER. IT WAS ALMOST A NEAR DEATH SITUATION ON I -75 SOUTH WHERE THE TRAFFIC IS TRAVELING AT 70-80 MILES PER HOUR. WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO BE ALIVE. OUR TRUCK HAD OVER $3000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. *TR

I FILL UP THE RV AT GAS STATION THAT'S CLOSE TO HOME SO UNIT IS STORED WITH A FULL TANK. WHEN I PULLED UP TO THE HOUSE TO UNPACK UNIT FROM TRIP,I FOUND THAT FUEL WAS POURING OUT FROM GAS TANK FUEL FILLER TUBE. I EXAMINED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE I FOUND THAT THE ROUTING OF THE FUEL FILLER TUBE HAS THE RUBBER HOSE RUBBING AGAINST THE REAR SPRING MOUNT AND THAT IT HAD CUT A SLICE INTO THE HOSE. I HAD A NEW TUBE MADE FOR ME TO DIFFERENT SPEC'S THAT PUTS A STEEL SECTION OF TUBING IN THE CLOSE QUARTERS THAT MAY RUB AND HAVE STRAPPED IT DOWN TO THE SPRING MOUNT WITH A RUBBER COVERED CLAMP AND I CUT BACK THE SLICED RUBBER FUEL FILLER HOSE .I HAVE KEPT THE OLD PARTS.(EDIT)YOU DO NOT HAVE THE PROPER MODEL TYPE FOR ME TO CHOSE. I USED TRAIL LITE B+ AS IT WAS THE CLOSEST NAME TO MY UNIT. IT IS A TRAIL LIGHT 24 FT CLASS A UNIT. OK DON'T LAUGH BECAUSE ITS SHORT,HIS NICKNAME IS STUBBY. *TR

WALLS SUPPORTING REFRIGERATOR ARE BUCKLING IN 2003 R-VISION TRAIL-BAY 27DS TRAVEL TRAILER. PROBLEM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED TO R-VISION BY NUMEROUS OWNERS (REFER TO R-VISION CAMPING CLUB WEB SITE FOR NUMEROUS PERSONS WITH PROBLEM HTTP://WWW.R-VISIONCAMPING.ORG) R-VISION STATES THAT IT IS NOT A VEHICLE DEFECT. FAILURE OF SUPPORTS COULD LEAD TO COLLAPSE OF REFRIGERATOR AND SEVERING OF ELECTRICAL AND PROPANE LINES. *JB

UPON USING GENERATOR IN MOTORHOME AFTER POWER OUTAGE CARBON MONOXIDE ENTERED UNIT SOMEHOW. CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR WENT OFF AND OCCUPANTS GOT OUT WITH NO APPARENT INJURY.*AK

BOTH REAR TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD WARNING LIGHT FAILED. ON RAINING DAYS WATER LEAKED INTO THE LENSE AND ONTO THE HOT BULBS CRACKING THEM. THE TRAILER WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE RV'S DASHBOARD IS GLUED TO THE MOUNTING BOARD. AS A RESULT, WHEN NEEDING TO USE THE HEADLIGHTS, THE DRIVER HAS TO DISASSEMBLE THE DASH PANEL. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *LA

NEW MICHELIN XRV TIRE INSTALLED AT FACTORY ON 2003 CONDOR MOTOR HOME CLASS A IN THE RIGHT REAR INSIDE POSITION BADLY OUT OF ROUND CAUSING VIBRATION.. MICHELIN DID REPLACE TIRE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. *AK