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2014-2018 · 3 model years

Lance 1995 Problems by year

Owners have filed 3 complaints about the Lance 1995 across 3 model years, and it has 1 recall. The 2018 has the most complaints once its age is allowed for (1). The most reported problem area is the electrical system, followed by the body, doors & structure.

Most complaints for its age20181 complaint · 1 recallSee the 2018
Complaints
3
Recalls
1
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths
0

1995 complaints by model year

Highlighted: the year with the most complaints for its age. Older vehicles have had more time to collect complaints - the Safety Index grade allows for that.

YearComplaintsRecallsCrashesFiresTop problemGrade
20181101Electrical systemF
20161000Body, doors & structureC
20141000Electrical systemC

Most common 1995 problems

Lance 1995 recalls 1

Latest 1995 complaints

2016 Lance 1995SuspensionBody, doors & structure

This 2016 Lance model 1995 travel trailer which I purchased new developed frame sag, which appears to have been fairly common in the 2016 model based upon a query of the Lance Owner's Association. The sag progressed to the point where the occupancy door of the trailer was very difficult to open unless a scissor jack (not part of the trailer equipment) was placed under the rear frame to temporarily correct this each time the trailer was parked. My concern is that anyone cooking inside the trailer with a resultant...

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fire may not be able to leave the trailer in time to save their lives. I have contacted the Lance Corp. and they will not admit that this problem exists in the 2016 model year, nor offer any solutions to the problem. At the same time, the trailer frame was changed during the 2017 year after only being utilized for a year. It seems unlikely that they went to the trouble of picking a trailer frame and then jettisoning it in only a year. I believe that frame failure to this degree after gentle use of a trailer only 8 years old constitutes a grave product defect that requires recall and repair. I have known that this problem exists since 2017 when I talked to another owner of the same year and model trailer. At that time this other owner was able to get the factory to repair his trailer since it was clearly under warranty. My trailer started exhibiting the first symptoms of this around 2018, but I didn't know that was what was causing the slight door opening impingement. I contacted Lance Corporation the first time 3 years ago an got nowhere with advice or recommendations for this problem. This year I again contacted them and emailed back and forth for over two months, even offering to drive my trailer from Alaska to their factory to get it fixed. Again, after slow walking the conversation, they ultimately had no recommendation to repair the problem and would not take me up on me paying my own way to their factory to get the trailer repaired.

Filed Incident Suspension · Latches / locks / linkages · Unknown or otherNHTSA 11610348
2018 Lance 1995Electrical systemFire

This is a new travel trailer and the rv was stationary. Main circuit tripped frequently and I smelled burning wiring. Ac and microwave would not work. Rv dealer said that the wire was not installed correctly under the main circuit breaker screw causing a shot circuit. This also burned adjacent wiring. It could have caused a fire but fortunately it did not. Another lance owner we met last february had a short circuit in his br light their lance 1995 rv traile. He had to cut the wires and wire cap them to prevent...

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further short circuits. In addition to these electrical problems lance also has recalls on their smart jacks for a faulty jack stand that can collapse and a recall for its battery compartments here the 12 volt batteries have fallen out of these 1995 travel trailers. There are numerous other problems with these travel trailer and I think that the federal government should review their manufacturing and parts procurement processes and especially their quality control processes.

Filed Incident Electrical systemNHTSA 11096418
2014 Lance 1995Electrical system

Loose wiring at 120v ac power inlet, causing insulation to overheat & melt.

Filed Incident Electrical systemNHTSA 10783425

Questions about the Lance 1995

Which Lance 1995 years have the most problems?

By the number of complaints owners filed with NHTSA: 2014 (1), 2016 (1), 2018 (1). Allowing for how long each has been on the road, the 2018 stands out most. Complaint counts also rise with sales, so compare years of the same model rather than different models.

What are the most common Lance 1995 problems?

Across every model year, owners report problems with the electrical system (2), body, doors & structure (1), suspension (1) most often.

How many recalls does the Lance 1995 have?

NHTSA lists 1 recall across all Lance 1995 model years. Each year's page lists the recalls for that year; check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether the repair has been done.

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data

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