2003 Lance Camper

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the visibility. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Visibility	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer05V136000

Filed Apr 7, 20053,303 vehiclesLance Camper Mfg. Corp.

Defect. ON CERTAIN CAMPERS EQUIPPED WITH SAMSUNG MICROWAVE OVENS, MODELS MR5491G, MR5492W, MR5493G, MR5494W, MR7491G, MR7492W, MR7493G, MR6698WB, MR6699GB, MR6699SB, MR1031WB, MR1032BB, MR1033SB, MR1351WB, AND MR1352BB, THE MICROWAVES WERE PRODUCED WITH A DEFECTIVE PANEL. AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAN OCCUR BETWEEN CIRCUIT PATTERNS ON THE MEMBRANE PANEL, ESPECIALLY OVERLAPPED BY A "JUMPER" OR JUMP WIRE. THIS MAY CAUSE THE OVEN TO ACTIVATE WITHOUT PRESSING ANY KEY PADS.

Risk. AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAN OCCUR CAUSING THE OVEN TO ACTIVATE WITHOUT PRESSING ANY KEY PADS. THIS COULD RESULT IN EXCESSIVE HEAT, SMOKE, OR POSSIBLY A FIRE.

Remedy. SAMSUNG WILL NOTIFY CUSTOMERS AND REPAIR THE PANEL FREE OF CHARGE. IN THE MEANTIME, CONSUMERS SHOULD UNPLUG THEIR MICROWAVE, IF POSSIBLE. IF THE CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO UNPLUG THE MICROWAVE, THEY SHOULD LEAVE THE DOOR AJAR UNTIL THE PANEL IS REPLACED. CONSUMERS SHOULD NEVER USE THE MICROWAVE OVEN FOR STORAGE OR LEAVE ANY TOWELS, PAPER, CLOTH OR OTHER PRODUCTS IN THE MICROWAVE AFTER USE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SAMSUNG AT 1-800-932-3837 OR LANCE AT 661-949-3322.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Visibility

Filed Jun 23, 2008MD

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LANCE SLIDE-IN CAMPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT WINDOW SPRUNG A LEAK TWO YEARS AGO. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME AND THEN AGAIN ON APRIL 26, 2008. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FRONT CAP, FIBERGLASS WALL, BED BOTTOM, CLEARANCE LIGHTS, AND THE FLOOR, WHICH HAD ROTTED OUT. THE CONTACT HAD TO PAY $4,179.32 FOR ALL OF THE REPAIRS AS A RESULT OF THE LEAKING WINDOW. THE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE NOT APPLICABLE.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2005

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2005	2	0	Routine
2004	0	1	Routine
2003 — this page	1	1	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Apr 7, 2005. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.