WARNING on USB Charging Ports!
Just wanted to post a warning to everyone who has the built in USB charging ports on their camper/RV. We have a 2017 Grey Wolf 29BH that has 6 of these through out the camper, 3 of which are in the b...
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D.E.Bishop wrote:
I would also consider reporting the failures to RVIA, they may not really have any power over manufacturers but they do try and keep the overall quality reasonable
LOL. That sticker they already slapped beside the door says the OP's rig already is certified by the "manufacturer" to meet standards for recreational vehicles per the NFPA. The RVIA certifies nothing, they simply provide a decal, a name, and a load of BS all skewed towards the manufacturers, not the consumer. That sticker means your USB port and LED lights will likely melt, your plumbing will leak, your fridge will never cool below 50, and your furnace will likely fail the first time its needed.
OP, our 17 Rockwood had the USB port meltdown also. Likely the same as yours. I replaced it with a standard 12VDC accessory socket. Our LED cieling fixtures also melted the lenses and made visible yellow burn marks in the cieling panels from heat. Forest River sent me new ones, the exact same junk. I found some replacements online for the lights that operate almost 70* cooler according to the tell tale IR gun.
