Lemon law for RVs

Your best chances are with the dealer and a lot of visits, phone calls and document EVERYTHING with words (dates, conversations, etc) and pictures.

If that does not work call the manufacturer and get them involved using the documentation and pictures to help you show what the problems are and what has been done or not done.

Then if that does not work let them know that you are going to go public and will let everyone know what you have dealt with. Post everywhere, contact the BBB and any RV associations that they may belong to.

Also be realistic in your demands. If the water pump is dead that is a actual issue. If the water pump is loud, and most are, they will not be able to help you. I know a few people that had major problems and they did get fixed after a lot of work on the owners part to get it done. Should not be required but..........

turbojimmy wrote:
This guy explains it pretty well:

Don't buy an RV

This is one of my favorite pod casts!

Unfortunately he is correct. You're pretty much on your own.

I'd suggest you start with the great State of North Carolina. See http://www.ncdoj.gov/Consumer/Automobiles/Lemon-Law.aspx

This guy explains it pretty well:

Don't buy an RV

Unfortunately, no. Your best friend is your own tool box and a good YouTube video (and asking lots of questions on these forums).

Ralph Cramden wrote:

sandyhu248 wrote:
I know some states have Lemon laws for vehicles, but does anyone know if such laws are in place for RVs? What options do buyers have if their brand new RV has multiple problems requiring it to be taken in for service constantly? These are problems with the RV/house portion, not engine problems. Any help of suggestions would be appreciated.

You're in NC? NC lemon laws are not applicable to anything with a registered GVW of 10K lbs or more.

The RV Industry has a group of lobbyists that are very good at what they do and that's keeping lemon laws off the books or having them altered to not apply to RVs. If they spent as much money on their QA and QC procedures as the lobbyists, they would not need the lobbyists to begin with lol.

Exactly. With an RV you are basically SOL.

sandyhu248 wrote:
I know some states have Lemon laws for vehicles, but does anyone know if such laws are in place for RVs? What options do buyers have if their brand new RV has multiple problems requiring it to be taken in for service constantly? These are problems with the RV/house portion, not engine problems. Any help of suggestions would be appreciated.

You're in NC? NC lemon laws are not applicable to anything with a registered GVW of 10K lbs or more.

The RV Industry has a group of lobbyists that are very good at what they do and that's keeping lemon laws off the books or having them altered to not apply to RVs. If they spent as much money on their QA and QC procedures as the lobbyists, they would not need the lobbyists to begin with lol.

It's been brought up in here fairly often, and the consensus has been that they apparently dont apply in most cases.
Best suggestions are to;
1. Exhaust all options with the dealer
2. Try to get the regional representative from the manufacturer involved.
3 Take the unit back to the factory for repair. (prior to warranty expiration)
Good luck