Quality control?
We spent last 2 weekends looking at new 5th wheels. Both brands we were looking at had numerous issues, from slides not working to torn vinyl flooring, seals on slides and trim hanging, to valances t...
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1. NHTSA recalls are FOUND after the units are built and in the field
2. Have you ever looked at the hundreds(maybe thousands) of NHTSA recalls for Automobiles?
3. It is against the law to sell new a RECALLED NHTSA unit. It must be fixed prior to sale. In some States, it is against the law to sell a used unit in a NHTSA recall.
4. I agree that in the past 3 years, quality has gone way down. This is because the RV industry has had the biggest surge in RV history for new sales and the attitude is to shove them out to get the sale now.
5. This in my opinion, will lead to massive RV customer dissatisfaction, because a LOT of these new sales were newbies that had no idea about the RV lifestyle. They are under 50 and have come to expect no defects at all(30 years of mercedes/Lexus/Asian quality).
6. There will be a massive amount of used sales by owners of less than 3 year old RV's. Already in the DFW market CW has mounted a HUGE used campaign to sell their used Trailers. I believe they are selling because the traditional Wholesalers are saturated with previous years of buying the used units and will not buy any more from the dealers. Doug
2. Have you ever looked at the hundreds(maybe thousands) of NHTSA recalls for Automobiles?
3. It is against the law to sell new a RECALLED NHTSA unit. It must be fixed prior to sale. In some States, it is against the law to sell a used unit in a NHTSA recall.
4. I agree that in the past 3 years, quality has gone way down. This is because the RV industry has had the biggest surge in RV history for new sales and the attitude is to shove them out to get the sale now.
5. This in my opinion, will lead to massive RV customer dissatisfaction, because a LOT of these new sales were newbies that had no idea about the RV lifestyle. They are under 50 and have come to expect no defects at all(30 years of mercedes/Lexus/Asian quality).
6. There will be a massive amount of used sales by owners of less than 3 year old RV's. Already in the DFW market CW has mounted a HUGE used campaign to sell their used Trailers. I believe they are selling because the traditional Wholesalers are saturated with previous years of buying the used units and will not buy any more from the dealers. Doug
