2003 R-Vision Trail Bay

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the structure › frame and members. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Structure › Frame and Members	2		0	0	0
Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers	1		0	1	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer07V080000

Filed Mar 5, 200729,946 vehiclesR-Vision

Defect. CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATOR, MANUFACTURED BY THE DOMETIC CORPORATION, MAY HAVE A DEFECT IN THE BOILER TUBE. PRESSURIZED COOLANT SOLUTION COULD BE RELEASED INTO AN AREA WHERE AN IGNITION SOURCE (GAS FLAME) IS PRESENT.

Risk. RELEASE OF COOLANT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD IGNITE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy. R-VISION WILL BE WORKING WITH DOMETIC IN ORDER TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS (PLEASE SEE 06E076). DOMETIC WILL REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS BY INSTALLING A SECONDARY BURN HOUSING, A THERMAL FUSE, AND A MELT FUSE FREE OF CHARGE. DOMETIC HAS RETAINED STERICYCLE INC. TO MANAGE THIS CAMPAIGN. STERICYCLE WILL ASSIST YOU IN LOCATING DEALERSHIPS OR SERVICE CENTERS AND WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH SCHEDULING OF APPOINTMENTS. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOMETIC/STERICYCLE AT 1-888-446-5157 OR R-VISION AT 1-574-268-2111.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Structure › Frame and Members

Filed Jan 12, 2010MT

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

Structure › Frame and Members

Filed May 15, 200820,000 milesCA

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

Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit BreakersFire

Filed Dec 5, 2005AR

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

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

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: Mar 5, 2007. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.