2004 Western Alpine

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the steering. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Steering2
000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Steering
Filed May 27, 200923,880 milesCA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WESTERN ALPINE COACH RV. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL, THE A BRACKET BENT. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS MOUNTED TO THE A BRACKET, WHICH WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BEND. HE ASSUMED THAT THE BRACKET COULD BREAK WHEN IT BENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING FAILURE WITH HIS VEHICLE AND WILL NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 23,880. UPDATED 06/11/09. *LJ UPDATED 06/11/09.*JB

Steering
Filed May 8, 200936,000 milesTX

THE STEERING BRACKET ON MY 2004 ALPINE MOTOR HOME CRACKED AND I HAD IR REPLACED WITH ANEW ONE THAT WAS REINFORCED. THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM & I'M NOT SURE WHAT I DID HAS MADE MY MOTOR HOME COMPLETELY SAFE. *TR

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 14, 2004CA

"SERVICE BRAKE" LIGHT ON WITH IMPROPER BRAKING SINCE DELIVERY DAY. HAD TAKEN IN TO AUTHORIZED DEALERS ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. NONE OF THE ATTEMPSTS WERE SUCCESSFUL. ONE DEALER SAID THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND BRAKES MAY FAIL AND MADE ME SIGN A RELEASE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE FROM THE SHOP AFTER THE UNSUCCESFUL REPAIR ATTEMPT.*AK

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2007
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20079200Routine
20062100Routine
2004 — this page3000Routine
20030100Routine
20020100Routine
20011000Routine
20005010Routine
19990100Routine
19910100Routine
19900100Routine

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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.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.