WESTERN Complaints

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  • 2005 WESTERN ALPINE COACH
    - HEMET, CA

    WE HAVE A 2005 ALPINE MOTORCOACH, BUILT BY WESTERN RV, WE HAVE A STEERING BOX THAT IS FLEXING AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS COULD LEAD TO A PROBLEM. WE NEED TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW ALPINE COACHES THAT APPEAR TO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE DATE BELOW IS THE DATE WE PICKED UP OUR NEW COACH FROM THE DEALER. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2005 WESTERN ALPINE COACH
    - HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA

    I'M CONCERNED ABOUT MY STEERING BRACKET BEING TO LIGHT WEIGHT BECAUSE OF OTHER ALPINES WITH THIS PROBLEM. MY COACH IS A 2005 AND FALLS WITHIN THE CONCERNED YEARS. MY BRACKET HAS NOT BROKEN, HOWEVER WHILE TURNING THE TIRES IN A PARKED POSITION, THE BRACKET DOES TWIST AND WILL EVENTUALLY FATIGUE. I'M VERY CONCERN AND WOULD LIKE AN ENGINEERED REINFORCED ADDITIONAL BRACKET. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2005 WESTERN ALPINE COACH
    - SIOUX FALLS, SD

    STEEL BRACKET CONNECTING POWER STEERING GEAR TO THE VEHICLE'S FRAME BENDS EXCESSIVELY WHENEVER OPERATING THE STEERING. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2005 WESTERN ALPINE COACH
    - SUNNYVALE, CA

    THE STEEL BRACKET HOLDING THE STEERING GEAR TO THE MAIN FRAME OF THE MOTORHOME BENDS EXCESSIVELY ON TWO AXIS WHENEVER THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2005 WESTERN ALPINE COACH
    - LIVINGSTON, TX

    FAILURE: STEEL BRACKET CONNECTING POWER STEERING GEAR TO THE VEHICLE'S FRAME BENDS EXCESSIVELY WHENEVER OPERATING THE STEERING OCCURRENCE: WHENEVER VEHICLE IS OPERATED. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2008 WESTERN ALPENLITE
    - PORTLAND, OR

    HYDRAULIC STEERING GEARBOX IS MOUNTED TO A STEEL BRACKET THAT BENDS UP AND DOWN EXCESSIVELY WHEN STEERING THE VEHICLE. THIS CONDITION OCCURS ALL THE TIME WHEN DRIVING, AND I FEAR THAT THE CONSTANT FLEXING WILL ULTIMATELY BRAKE THE BRACKET AND RENDER VEHICLE STEERING NON-OPERATIONAL WHILE DRIVING - LEADING TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2006 WESTERN ALPINE COACH
    - MCKINNEY, TX

    STEERING BRACKET, THAT ATTACHES STEERING BOX TO THE FRAME, FLEXES EXCESSIVELY WHICH SHOWS SIGNS OF STRESS FAILURE - AS INDICATED BY CRACKS IN A WELD ON THE INSIDE OF THE STEERING BRACKET. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2006 WESTERN APEX
    - SIOUX FALLS, SD

    FAILURE: STEEL BRACKET CONNECTING POWER STEERING GEAR TO THE VEHICLE'S FRAME BENDS EXCESSIVELY WHENEVER OPERATING THE STEERING OCCURRENCE: WHENEVER VEHICLE IS OPERATED. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2007 WESTERN APEX
    - HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA

    FAILURE: STEEL BRACKET CONNECTING POWER STEERING GEAR TO THE VEHICLE'S FRAME BENDS EXCESSIVELY WHENEVER OPERATING THE VEHICLE. OCCURRENCE: EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED CORRECTION: NONE AT THIS TIME - NEEDS RETROFITTED STEERING BOX. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2006 WESTERN ALPINE COACH
    - TACOMA, WA

    2006 THE BRACKET HOLDING THE STEERING GEAR IN PLACE ON OUR 2006 ALPINE COACH FLEXES TOO MUCH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED ON HARD PAVEMENT. I AM CONCERNED THE BRACKET WILL DEVELOP CRACKS AND BREAK. A NUMBER OF OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLE OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING A STIFFENER BUILT FOR AND ATTACHED TO THE BRACKET AND THE FRAME, BUT IT IS COSTLY AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM IF THIS BRACKET BREAKS GOING DOWN THE ROAD. I THINK THE BRACKET METAL IS TOO THIN AND IT'S NOT BRACED WELL ENOUGH. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE