On certain camping trailers, the innovative design technologies roof lift system is defective and may fail allowing the roof to collapse unexpectedly.
1998-2006 · 6 model years
Viking Legend Problems by year
Owners have filed 8 complaints about the Viking Legend across 6 model years, and it has 2 recalls. The 2004 has the most complaints once its age is allowed for (3), while 2001 has far fewer than a typical year. The most reported problem area is the body, doors & structure, followed by the equipment & accessories.
- Complaints
- 8
- Recalls
- 2
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Legend 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.
Most common Legend problems
Viking Legend recalls 2
Vehicle description: travel trailers. The fan-light appliance can fail (most commonly involving a failure of the fan motor) which can result in an overload in the coiled power supply wires, which could melt the wires.
Latest Legend complaints
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 viking legend. While parked the contact attempted to raise the top of the camper, but it would not open. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnostics. The technicians repowered the electrical system. After the repair, the failure continued. The vehicle had not been repaired. The vin was not available. The approximate failure mileage was unknown.
While raising the roof of the pop-up camper, the lift cable broke and the roof fell. Fortunately no one was injured. I found a recall on my model and year for installing a safety brake to prevent the roof from falling if the cable breaks (recall - campaign #05v364000). The company responsible for the recall says my camper is not included in the recall. Since the roof fell when the lift system failed I am not sure why I cannot have my camper fixed. I cannot get a description from them explaining it to me.
Dt: the caller said she took vehicle to dealer for recall repairs on the roof and pillars. The dealer had the vehicle for over a month and was having trouble getting the parts from the manufacturer. The manufacturer said they do not have the remedy for the recall yet. She did not know when she will get vehicle back. Vehicle was not located on list. It is a 2004 viking legend.*Ak *nm
I have called the viking manufacturer on numerous occasions. Parts are supposed to be shipped but I have not received any parts. I have called the rv dealer in bay city, michigan and they have received no parts from the manufacturer and they have no idea what is going on. I called the safety hot line on 10-6-05 and they were supposed to get back in touch with me about the recall and they failed to call me back. I again called the viking manufacturer on 10-14-05 and they don't know what's going on. They will...
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let me know and they again failed to contact me. Still no parts received for the recall. I stopped in the bay city, michigan dealer on 10-15-05 and they tell me the manufacturer needs more information, which they say they supplied to them weeks before. While this is going on, my pop up camper broke and the top fell down! This could have seriously hurt one of us, had we been in there when it collapsed! I called the safety hotline again on 10-19-05 and they told me to file a written complaint with you on the website. *Jb
Dt: 2005 viking legend. The consumer received nhtsa recall 05v364000 concerning roof and pillars failure on august 20, 2005. The letter stated the vehicle should be taken to dealer within 10 days. The vehicle was taken to the dealership where it was purchased. They knew nothing of the recall. Once they were informed of the recall the consumer was told the part was on order. Now the part was not on order, but, a prop was being sent until the part could be obtained. She found this out this morning when she called to check the status of the part. *Ak the consumer was told the part was being manufactured and would take 6-8 weeks. *Jb
Dt: the caller reported a failure of pop up camper three weeks ago and got a recall yesterday. She said the dealer had the camper for three weeks and has done nothing to fix it. Dealer said they do not have the parts to fix it. Manufacturer said they will send the parts when they get them. Caller was told three times the parts will be shipped but they have not done it yet.*Ak
Questions about the Viking Legend
Which Viking Legend years have the most problems?
Which Viking Legend years have the fewest complaints?
What are the most common Viking Legend problems?
Across every model year, owners report problems with the body, doors & structure (4), equipment & accessories (2), electrical system (1) most often.
How many recalls does the Viking Legend have?
NHTSA lists 2 recalls across all Viking Legend 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