date code on your batteries and age
Picked up our brand new custom ordered TT last April. It has a single 12 volt Interstate battery which did not last a year due to a dead cell (confirmed by Interstate). Our dealer refused to replace...
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Batteries have a melted in Date Code on the battery case. This is because, some people will NOT punch out the date code circles on a battery figuring that IF they wait for a problem they will then punch out the date code on the sticker showing it just a few months old. Almost ALL Towables are shipped with NO BATTERIES. There have ben exceptions on some brands or models but very few. Interstate audits their distributors and dealers and ROTATES and removes OLD stock. Soooo, If a RV dealer or retailer installs a battery more than a few months old, that is because, THEY made a choice to do that, not Interstate. Interstate goes by the melted Date code for their warranty policy. It is not really the purchase date because the purchase date will be within 1 month of the purchase. Interstate offers older batteries on a reduced cost to their retailers and those batteries may have been what was installed. Our dealership, the batteries are NEW every week. We go thru all our stock(about 20 to 25) every week. Doug
