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...
1995-2008 · 12 model years
Western Alpenlite Problems by year
Owners have filed 19 complaints about the Western Alpenlite across 12 model years, and it has 6 recalls. The 1999 has the most complaints once its age is allowed for (3), while 2007 has far fewer than a typical year. The most reported problem area is the wheels & tires, followed by the steering.
- Complaints
- 19
- Recalls
- 6
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Alpenlite 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 Alpenlite problems
Western Alpenlite recalls 6
Certain fifth wheel trailers and truck campers equipped with model hp 6000 automatic changeover regulators. These regulators contain two rubber diaphragms in which the second diaphragm can tear under pressure resulting in a propane leak.
Vehicle description: fifth wheel travel trailers equipped with dexter axles that were manufactured with a bearing option known as nev-r-lube. The optional hub utilizes a sealed cartridge bearing which is held in place with a retaining ring that prevents...
Vehicle description: fifth wheel trailers equipped with tekonsha or bargman breakaway switch assemblies. The subject switches are base parts 2011 and 2011p, and are branded tekonsha (2011) and bargman (50-85-009). These may be packaged in kit numbers...
Vehicle description: motorhomes equipped with carbon monoxide alarms. Some of these alarms may have become contaminated during shipping which will diminish the sensitivity of the alarm to detect carbon monoxide.
The wheels are incompatible with the hub/drum assembly.
Latest Alpenlite complaints
The welds holding the center of the wheel to the rim on the chrome wheels that came as original equipment on my 2005 alpenlite 5th wheel trailer have failed. Three of the four wheels have this problem. One was almost completely separated when I discovered it. Since western r v is no longer in business I've been unable to find out who supplied them with these defective wheels. I am concerned that this condition is not unique to my unit and that another owner will have a highway accident because of it. *Tr
Failure: steel bracket connecting power steering gear to the vehicle's frame bends excessively whenever operating the steering. Occurrence: whenever vehicle is operated. Correction: none at this time. *Tr
Hydraulic steering gearbox is mounted to a steel bracket that bends up and down excessively when steering the vehicle. This condition occurs all the time when driving, and I fear that the constant flexing will ultimately brake the bracket and render vehicle steering non-operational while driving - leading to a serious accident. *Tr
Failure: steel bracket holding the power steering box to the frame deflects excessively when operating the steering wheel of my motorhome. This leads to stress cracking of bracket welds, stress cracking of the bracket's rear mounting flange, and has lead to one substantial bracket failure affecting steering safety frequency of occurrence: all the time corrections: nothing definitive has been done. I have added a prototype retrofit stiffener between the steel bracket & frame and am testing that at this time. *Tr
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 alpine legend fifth wheel travel trailer. The vehicle has tredit bct jb 43 winland tires, size lt 235/85/r16- 14pr. While driving 65 mph, the contact heard a very loud noise coming from the front end of the vehicle. Shortly after, the front passenger side tire blew out. A mechanic stated that there appeared to be thread separation. He further stated that the tires should not have been placed on the trailer because it was not capable of holding that amount of weight. Due to the blow...
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out, the undercarriage and metal supports underneath the trailer were damaged. All of the tires were replaced at the contact's expense because the dealer stated they were not responsible for the defect. The failure mileage was 5,000.
Dometic recall 08e-032 rv refrig. Recalls are listed for my refrigerator as a fire hazard and my unit was affected as per dometic. Bright yellow powder was noted at the rear of the unit. I took it to a dealer for examination and the unit burst at the burner unit. This is the same problem that the recall is noted as a safety problem. Upon contact with kim at the dometic hotline, she advised that my unit is out of warranty and will not be serviced. Is this a safety recall or a warranty recall? To the servicing dealer, webbs rv in lakeside ca., 619 443-5073 It is a safety issue. The recall does not state that the unit has to be under warranty for recalls. *Tr
Questions about the Western Alpenlite
Which Western Alpenlite years have the most problems?
Which Western Alpenlite years have the fewest complaints?
What are the most common Western Alpenlite problems?
Across every model year, owners report problems with the wheels & tires (10), steering (4), brakes (2) most often.
How many recalls does the Western Alpenlite have?
NHTSA lists 6 recalls across all Western Alpenlite 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