Lippert Frames
When we purchased our trailer in 2005, the Lippert frame problems were common. Fast forward to 2014. We are now are looking at gently used units. Trying to limit the new to us unit to model ye...
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Allworth wrote:
Popcorn! More popcorn!
Side note: If Lippert products were really as bad as some would have us believe, there would be thousands of RV's sitting along side the road all over the interstate system. At least three of four per mile.
QC is entirely based on allowable percentage failure rate. Money
talks!
It's not about catastrophic failure, its about all the******that goes wrong and needs fixed. 1000's of trailers have Lippert. Just go read on all the brand forums about the trouble everyone is having. Then figure how many people don't post on forums that have problems. Lippert is like cancer in the RV industry. They're buying up other companies at a pretty good rate. Just go to Lipperts site and see all the stuff they have their hands in.
Here's a list off the Grand Design site that lists all the manufactures that supply parts for the Reflection 5th wheels. It's not just about frames.
http://www.granddesignrv.com/pdf/service_pdfs/Component%20Mfg%20Contact%20Info_Reflection.pdf
Lippert has the biggest piece of the pie in regards to part suppliers. You can look at it two ways. Yes their higher percentage of content in the build makes them more susceptible. But that doesn't mean they need to make junk.
