R-VISION Complaints

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 R-VISION CLASS MOTOR HOME. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE VEHICLE BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. HE THEN ENGAGED THE ELECTRIC BRAKES ON THE TRAILER HE WAS HAULING IN ORDER TO STOP. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND REFERENCED THE RECALL; HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE ON BACKORDER. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 17, 865.

TRAIL BAY 5TH WHEEL NOTICED INTERIOR FRONT WALL IS SEPARATING FROM THE SIDE WALLS . TOOK TO RV DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED . CLAIMED THEY FIXED IT BUT HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. SEEMS TO BE FLEX PROBLEM IN 5TH WHEEL PLATE. TALKED TO CURRENT MFG. OF R VISION AND THEY SAID THE 2003 PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED ON THE 2002 RECALL 03V013. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 R-VISION MOTORHOME WITH A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR- ALMOST 3 YEARS TO THE DATE I GET A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE MY MOTOR COULD CATCH ON FIRE !- MY REFRIGERATOR NEEDS ABOUT $1000 IN REPAIRS BECAUSE OF THEIR INFERIOR MANUFACTURE-NOW THEY TELL ME IT IS OUT OF THEIR 3 YEAR WARRANTY-THE ORIGINAL RECALL STARTED IN 2003- HOW COME THEY WAIT UNTIL MY WARRANTY IS OUT BEFORE NOTIFYING ME ?? ALSO THEY TELL ME IT IS ONLY A SAFETY RECALL- NOT A FIX RECALL. THE MOTORHOME ONLY HAS 17000 MILES-HASN'T BEEN USED IN 1 YEAR AND 6 MONTHS. MY WIFE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH PANCREATIC CANCER 6 MONTHS AFTER WE BOUGHT THE MOTORHOME FOR OUR RETIREMENT IN WHICH WE NEVER GOT TO DO !!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 R-VISION CONDER 1340 RV. THE VEHICLE HAS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL RM2862. THE CONTACT NOTICED A YELLOW RESIDUE LEAKING FROM THE REFRIGERATOR AND SMELLED AMMONIA. HE PURCHASED A NEW REFRIGERATOR AND RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ONE YEAR LATER. DOMETIC WAS NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REFRIGERATOR BECAUSE THE SERIAL NUMBER OF THE OLD UNIT WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED TO KNOW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL AND NO RESOLUTION. THE SERIAL, PART, AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 R-VISION TRAIL-CRUISER RV. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN EXTERIOR DESIGN DEFECT WITH THE WATER HOSE LOCATED ABOVE THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION. WATER WAS LEAKING FROM THE HOSE ONTO THE ELECTRICAL POWER CORD. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE WATER HOSE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 5.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 R-VISION TRAIL BAY 3000 SERIES 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITHIN THE PIN BOX. IT WAS INSUFFICIENT AND NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO ACTUALLY TOW A VEHICLE DUE TO THE FLEXING OF THE STEEL. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V013000 (TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY), BUT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL. THE ISSUE WAS NOT REMEDIED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT ON HOW TO REPAIR IT; HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT APPLICABLE.

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 R-VISION TRAIL CRUISER TRAVEL TRAILER. OVERNIGHT, THE FUSE BOX IN THE TRAILER EMITTED SPARKS. IN THE MORNING, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND OPENED THE TRAILER. THERE WERE THICK CLOUDS OF SMOKE POURING OUT OF THE TRAILER, WHICH WAS A FIRE HAZARD. THE TOP HALF OF THE FUSE BOX WAS ENTIRELY MELTED AND THE 12 VOLT PANEL WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 R-VISION TRAIL-SPORT CAMPER, MODEL 27QBSS. THE CONTACT WAS OUT CAMPING FOR EIGHT DAYS AND THREE HOURS AFTER RETURNING HOME, THE CAMPER CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE ORIGINATED UNDER THE STRUCTURE AND SPREAD TO THE MIDDLE OF THE CAMPER FLOOR. THE GHOLSON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATED THE FIRE AND CONCLUDED THAT THE FIRE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY INVESTIGATED THE FAILURE AND WILL NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TRAIL BAY 5TH WHEEL- IN GETTING PREPARED FOR A TRIP, I NOTICED CRACKS IN THE 5TH WHEEL HITCH, STARTED LOOKING CLOSER & FOUND THERE WERE MAJOR CRACKS IN THE TRAILER FRAME. TOOK TO RV REPAIR SHOP & HAD REPAIRS MADE, MAJOR WELDING. INFORMED BY REPAIR SHOP THAT THIS FRAME (LIPPERT FRAME) HAS HAD CRACKING PROBLEMS ON OTHER TRAILERS. THE RV SHOP SAID I SHOULD REPORT THIS PROBLEM. *TR