2011 AF990 Nose-cap/Roof Seam Rupture
Four years of trouble-free service and I have my first BIG failure. Unloaded the trusty 990 from the truck yesterday evening after a wonderfully long weekend of Cascade Lakes camping/kayaking/fishing and noted a couple new 'puckers' at the seam where the cabover nose-cap meets the roof.
After a quick trip up the ladder, imagine my surprise to find the entire nose-cap/roof seam had ruptured! Further investigation showed only a couple of screw holes in the nose-cap/roof seam, which had torn through, suggesting that all other screws missed their marks and the width of the nose-cap seam was only bound via Dicor! I'm actually surprised it held four years!
I'm meticulous on maintenance and actually just looked at the seam in question during our last trip- (had to clean the panels). All looked great. I'll add images hopefully tonight. Just happy this occurred during a dry spell!
Began the dealer/manufacturer repair dance this morning... I've had nothing but good to say about both of them to date. Hoping the stories of Northwood & my local dealer service are proven, since they were one of the keys in my choice.
Will update when I have more. In the mean time, check your major seams
BBF
After a quick trip up the ladder, imagine my surprise to find the entire nose-cap/roof seam had ruptured! Further investigation showed only a couple of screw holes in the nose-cap/roof seam, which had torn through, suggesting that all other screws missed their marks and the width of the nose-cap seam was only bound via Dicor! I'm actually surprised it held four years!
I'm meticulous on maintenance and actually just looked at the seam in question during our last trip- (had to clean the panels). All looked great. I'll add images hopefully tonight. Just happy this occurred during a dry spell!
Began the dealer/manufacturer repair dance this morning... I've had nothing but good to say about both of them to date. Hoping the stories of Northwood & my local dealer service are proven, since they were one of the keys in my choice.
Will update when I have more. In the mean time, check your major seams
BBF
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