R-VISION Complaints

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

CONSUMER RV TIRE BLEW OUT AND COLLECTED WATER WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TIRES WERE INFLATED TOO MUCH SO HE REDUCED THE PRESSURE. *KB THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE RIGHT TIRE HAD BEEN RUBBING ON THE WHEEL WELL AND THAT IT HAD WORN HOLES IN THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL. 3 DAYS LATER, THE FRONT LEFT TIRE WENT FLAT DUE TO THE RUBBING ON THE WHEEL WELL. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 2 INCHES BETWEEN THE WHEEL WELL AND THE TIRES, WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED BY USING A LONGER AXLE. THERE APPEARED TO BE NO MORE THAN AN INCH BETWEEN THE TIRE AND THE WHEEL WELL ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RV AND EVEN LESS ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE WAS AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BY USING WASHERS AND A HIGHER AIR PRESSURE THAN RECOMMENDED.*JB

2007 TRAIL-LITE 8308S UNSTABLE WHEN BEING TOWED. CONSUMER STATES THAT NO ONE GAVE HIM AN OFFICIAL WEIGHT REQUIREMENT FOR TOWING. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 R-VISION TRAIL BAY 5000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO CONNECT THE TRAILER TO THE VEHICLE. AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. SHE STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE WELDING OF THE PIN BOX. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V013000 (TRAILER HITCHES: FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY). THE POWERTRAIN, MILEAGE INFORMATION, AND ENGINE SIZE WERE INAPPLICABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 R-VISION TRAIL-AIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTENNA WAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE'S ROOF TO LEAK. THE LEAK TRAVELED INTO THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM.*AK

WE OWN A 2003 CONDOR MOTORHOME MADE BY R-VISION. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW. IN OCTOBER 2006 WE TRAVELED TO STRAWBERRY PARK IN CONNNECTICUT, FROM OUR HOME IN LONG ISLAND, NY. UPON ARRIVING AND CHECKING IN AT THE CHECK-IN BOOTH, MY HUSBAND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING. AFTER CHECKING IN, HE PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO FORWARD NOR REVERSE. A MECHANIC AT THE CAMPGROUND WAS CALLED IN TO ASSIST, UPON READING THE VEHICLE'S OWNER'S MANUAL HE THEN REMOVED THE COTTER PIN TO DISENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE MOTORHOME THEN WAS DRIVABLE AT THAT POINT, HOWEVER, WE WERE WITHOUT THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE WHICH IS NECESSARY WHEN PARKING A VEHICLE OF THIS SIZE (35' AND 18,000 POUNDS). UPON OUR RETURN HOME FROM CONNECTICUT, WE DROPPED THE MOTORHOME OFF AT WORKHORSE AUTHORIZED TRUCK REPAIR SHOP. THEIR INVESTIGATION SHOWED THE PARKING BRAKE ACTUATOR REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE PARKING BRAKE ACTUATOR (PART ALONE) WILL COST $1,647.00.....LABOR IS ADDITIONAL. THE PART IS ON ORDER FROM WORKHORSE. OUR MOTORHOME IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND HAS 9,349 MILES ON IT!! WE USE IT SPARINGLY FROM MAY TO OCTOBER, AS WE ARE NOT RETIRED PERSONS. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH 2003 R-VISION, MODEL 27FKSS TRAIL BAY. THE BREAKER BOX CAUGHT ON FIRE. HE WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE BREAKER BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THERE WAS SMOKE DAMAGE TO THE SURROUNDING PANEL. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INSPECTED THE DAMAGE. THEY BELIEVED WATER DRIPPED ON THE ELECTRICAL WIRES CAUSING THE FIRE. THE DAMAGE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. ADDITIONALLY, THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER PROVIDED WITH THE VEHICLE WAS NOT THE APPROPRIATE TYPE. *AK

WHILE PREPARING FOR A TRIP IN THE TRAILER, THE SMELL OF HOT ELECTRICAL WIRES WAS NOTED. UPON SEARCHING FOR THE SOURCE OF THE SMELL, A FIRE WAS NOTED ON A PLASTIC (PVC) PIPE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED, THEN THE SOURCE OF THE HEAT WAS SEARCHED FOR. OTHER MATERIALS WERE BURNED ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRAILER. AFTER MOVING SOME INSULATION AND OTHER MATERIALS AND SOOT, THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE WAS LOCATED. THE CABLE RUNNING FROM THE BATTERY TO THE POWER CENTER WAS INSTALLED BETWEEN THE STEEL FLOOR FRAME AND THE WOODEN WALL FRAME. APPARENTLY THE CABLE WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE TWO FRAMES AND EVENTUALLY THE INSULATION WORE AWAY CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. THE DAMAGE HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED AS OF 9/1/2005. *NM

DT: 2003 CONDOR MOTOR HOME MADE BY R VISION. THE CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD COMING OUT. THE PASSENGER SIDE CAME OUT FIRST. IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY THEREFORE REPAIRED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE FELL OUT BUT IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER HAD IT REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $125.00. ONE WEEK AGO BOTH SIDES FELL OUT TO THE OUTSIDE BUT DID NOT HIT THE GROUND. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO TIE THE WINDSHIELDS UP UNTIL HE COULD GET HOME TO HAVE THEM REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURE AND THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS, BUT TALKED TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY REPLACED 5 WINDSHIELDS IN ONE MOTOR HOME, AND ONE IN ANOTHER MOTOR HOME. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO RECALLS. *JB *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS LOST 4 WINDSHIELDS IN HIS 2003 CONDOR MOTOR HOME BY R VISION. HE HAS TALKED TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE HAVE BEEN SIMILAR PROBLEMS IN ANOTHER MOTOR HOMES. THE MANUFACTURER SENT HIM A NEW WINDSHIELD, THE FIRST TIME AND PAID FOR IT. HE HAS HAD TO PAY FOR THE LAST 3 HIMSELF. IN MAY 2005, HE HAD TAKEN A TRIP AND LOST THE LAST TWO HE HAD PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED. THEY FELL OFF OF THE FRAME. *JB