Very Disappointed with New Keystone Alpine

newman fulltimer wrote:
Why did you notcatch this or some of this in your pdi and not accept the trailer?

The transport from the factory to the dealer was done in cold weather. When I took delivery of the unit it was just starting to warm up. The debris under the roof did not appear until it sat in the hot sun for a few days and the roof membrane relaxed enough to conform to the many objects under it. In other words, I did not see it until after I signed for the trailer.

I think the scuffed vinyl floor occurred after I made the slides go in and out a few times during my travels. I only found the piece of light fixture hardware under the slide after the scuff became obvious and I got down and looked with a flashlight.

The burned wire and much of the other stuff was found during my PDI. The broken ceiling fan blade and split hydraulic hose happened on my trip home from the factory to talk to Keystone about my disappointment with the roof.

Here is something I consider interesting -- I just read this in the "Keystone RV Company Owners Manual" dated 4/1/2017 under the subtitle Roof on page 79:

Because of the manufacturing process, air pickets and/or visible spots may be seen in the roof material. These visible spots can be caused by debris (wood, staples, screws, etc.) that are between the roof material and decking or by imperfections occurring during the roof material manufacture. In most cases, these are considered cosmetic in nature and seldom require any corrective action.

Based on the above, I infer that leaving debris on the decking before laying down the TPO membrane is considered standard manufacturing practice by Keystone. To me, that says a lot about their concern for quality versus the time (cost) to manufacture the unit.