What is an F53 motorhome
I've seen a lot of posts lately about problems with an F53 motorhome which got me to thinking. What is an F53? How do I spot one? Should I avoid one if shopping for a new MH?
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- I read an article in an industry mag last year that said that Freightliner was bringing back the Workhorse. With all the major MH builders tooled up for Ford chassis, it'll be a hard sell.
- As Nick said, F53 is the chassis built by Ford that many (All ??)gas RV builders use.Don't get too hung up on issues though, they're hundreds of thousands of them out there. So every time a class A has any kind of problem, of course it's and F53 chassis. The diesel pushers have a couple different chassis manufacturer's. But if you look at gas, this is what you get. F53-Click
- Thanks Nick-B, I don't really have any concerns. I've just seemed to notice posts about F53 chassis (ball joints, fuel pump, wind leaks, radiator etc) and I had no idea what one was. Even though I'm not in the market for a MH I was wondering if it was something I wanted to avoid. It sounds like pretty much every class A gasser that looks kind of like your sig pic, I can see that there are a whole lot of them out there.
- F53 simply means it is a Class A gas powered motorhome chassis.
Many coach builders use the F53 chassis as it is currently the only Class A gas powered chassis available.
What problems are causing you concern?
