WW Repairs
As just about all of us have read here, certain models of WW trailers have defects that have resulted in a number of different problems. To one degree or another, this subject has come up on this for...
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I’m the original owner of a 2007 FS2500 (Superlite) and I’ve never had the “prophylactic fix” installed to reinforce the tongue frame. This was primarily due to my understanding that the fix was not necessary for trailers that had the 3/16” thick tongue frame (versus the 1/8” that was known to cause problems). Until this past spring, my WW had been trouble free with no sign of the “signature harm” described in the class settlement agreement.
Sometime around March or April of this year, I started to notice slight bowing of the exterior siding in the lower right-front section. Since then, the bowing has worsened to the point where I now have nearly an inch separation of the exterior siding at the right-front section (see picture). I am now beginning to see other issues inside the rig, such as bowing of interior panels.
After reading through the class settlement agreement again, I now realize that the tongue frame thickness had nothing to do with the recommended “prophylactic fix”. Was there some other document that said the 3/16” thick tongue frame was not susceptible to the signature harm and that the “prophylactic fix” was not necessary? Somewhat of a moot point now, but I could have sworn the fix was dependent on the frame thickness.
For those that required repairs of qualifying damages on their WW, how were they done? Was structural work required to straighten out the bows and close the gaps in exterior siding/molding, or did the “prophylactic fix” pull things back together?
Last question, does anyone have a recommendation for a repair facility in the Central/Southern CA area? Needless to say, we love our FS2500 and intend to pay for the necessary repairs so we can continue to use it for years to come.
Thanks!
Sometime around March or April of this year, I started to notice slight bowing of the exterior siding in the lower right-front section. Since then, the bowing has worsened to the point where I now have nearly an inch separation of the exterior siding at the right-front section (see picture). I am now beginning to see other issues inside the rig, such as bowing of interior panels.
After reading through the class settlement agreement again, I now realize that the tongue frame thickness had nothing to do with the recommended “prophylactic fix”. Was there some other document that said the 3/16” thick tongue frame was not susceptible to the signature harm and that the “prophylactic fix” was not necessary? Somewhat of a moot point now, but I could have sworn the fix was dependent on the frame thickness.
For those that required repairs of qualifying damages on their WW, how were they done? Was structural work required to straighten out the bows and close the gaps in exterior siding/molding, or did the “prophylactic fix” pull things back together?
Last question, does anyone have a recommendation for a repair facility in the Central/Southern CA area? Needless to say, we love our FS2500 and intend to pay for the necessary repairs so we can continue to use it for years to come.
Thanks!
