Possible frame weld broken on new Montana
Hi guys. Our new Montana was delivered in April and last week while unhitching the unit at home, I noticed the side- nose wall of the camper had broken the silicon bead at the bottom. Once I put the w...
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That's a really nice looking rig !!
I wouldn't be thinking too hard about trading it in. As you stated earlier any rigs a **** shoot these days. The difference now is that at the factory they wont be dealing with pictures and authorizing payment to an RV dealer that barely knows his left hand from his right.
At the factory they can put their best repair guys on it that diagnose and do this kind of repair on a daily basis. Once they uncover the root of the problem they most likely will call in Lippert the frame manufacturer (under their warranty) to put in gussets and reinforce the area where the flex is occurring. The factory will then reinforce all the aluminum structure that is damaged within the walls, reassemble, paint, and apply new graphics, etc.
Mine (A Hearland Sundance) was done 5 yrs ago and it's been problem free since. The only issues I found afterward is in the right light I can see the imperfections where they cut through the fiberglass exterior to peel the outside walls back to get to the aluminum framing.
I did a lot of research on this issue and found quite a few others who have weathered the frame flex issues with Lippert frames. The majority never had another problem after the repairs were done at the factory.
Hopefully they will get it all done to your satisfaction and you can start enjoying your rig as you intended when you purchased it.
Best of luck to you ! And thanks for keeping us all updated.
I wouldn't be thinking too hard about trading it in. As you stated earlier any rigs a **** shoot these days. The difference now is that at the factory they wont be dealing with pictures and authorizing payment to an RV dealer that barely knows his left hand from his right.
At the factory they can put their best repair guys on it that diagnose and do this kind of repair on a daily basis. Once they uncover the root of the problem they most likely will call in Lippert the frame manufacturer (under their warranty) to put in gussets and reinforce the area where the flex is occurring. The factory will then reinforce all the aluminum structure that is damaged within the walls, reassemble, paint, and apply new graphics, etc.
Mine (A Hearland Sundance) was done 5 yrs ago and it's been problem free since. The only issues I found afterward is in the right light I can see the imperfections where they cut through the fiberglass exterior to peel the outside walls back to get to the aluminum framing.
I did a lot of research on this issue and found quite a few others who have weathered the frame flex issues with Lippert frames. The majority never had another problem after the repairs were done at the factory.
Hopefully they will get it all done to your satisfaction and you can start enjoying your rig as you intended when you purchased it.
Best of luck to you ! And thanks for keeping us all updated.
