Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1998 Western Alpine Coach

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the equipment › recreational vehicle/trailer. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer1
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2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer07V121000
Filed Mar 21, 20076,188 vehiclesWestern Recreational Vehicles, Inc.

Defect. CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES, TRUCK CAMPERS, FIFTH WHEEL AND TRAVEL TRAILERS 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. WESTERN RV 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 WESTERN RV AT 1-866-567-4133.

Electrical System05V250000
Filed Jun 2, 200589 vehiclesWestern Recreational Vehicles, Inc.

Defect. ON CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH VANSCO VMM 2820 MODULES, THE MODULE MAY EXPERIENCE A FAILURE OF ALL OPERATIONAL FUNCTION.

Risk. A FAILURE OF THE MODULE WILL RESULT IN THE LOSS OF ENGINE OPERATION. SHOULD THIS OCCUR WHILE THE COACH IS BEING DRIVEN, THE COACH WOULD HAVE TO BE COASTED TO A STOP WITHOUT POWER ASSIST FOR THE STEERING. THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER ASSIST COULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE MODULES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 28, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WESTERN RECREATIONAL VEHICLE AT 1-509-853-2940.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Filed Jul 9, 2008WA

1998 ALPINE COACH RECREATIONAL VEHICLE HAD A RECALL FOR THE REFRIGERATOR. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REFRIGERATOR WAS REPLACED BEFORE THE RECALL AND WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE UNIT WAS EXAMINED AND IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE YELLOW RESIDUE AND LEAKAGE AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. *JB

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2005
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20066100Routine
200516300Routine
20048100Routine
20030100Routine
20020100Routine
20012400Routine
20007500Routine
19992300Routine
1998 — this page1200Routine

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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: Mar 21, 2007. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.