2016 NL Delamination
I purchased my 2016 NL QCSE in April 2015 and recently noticed a bulge forming on the starboard side wing just below the cab over - see below. Since this rig is less than a year old even by i...
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The dealership called to tell me that the bulge is not completely gone while the TC is on it's jacks, so they don't think Plan A will work. Plan A was to heat the area up to the point that the glue reactivated, but that would require a complete disappearance of the bulge.
The dealer also had a fiberglass guy (specializes in boat repairs) stop by to look at it and he doesn't understand enough about the construction of the TC to make a call regarding the repair. Specifically, they don't know what the cross section looks like through the delaminated area, so they sent additional pictures and left a message with NL to get their opinion before they go any further.
While it's highly unlikely, he said that NL may want the unit sent back to them, so they can investigate the problem in their factory and make the repair there. That's an expensive trip from Ohio to the NL facility in B.C.
The dealer also had a fiberglass guy (specializes in boat repairs) stop by to look at it and he doesn't understand enough about the construction of the TC to make a call regarding the repair. Specifically, they don't know what the cross section looks like through the delaminated area, so they sent additional pictures and left a message with NL to get their opinion before they go any further.
While it's highly unlikely, he said that NL may want the unit sent back to them, so they can investigate the problem in their factory and make the repair there. That's an expensive trip from Ohio to the NL facility in B.C.
