2011 AF990 Nose-cap/Roof Seam Rupture

[BigBlockFord]

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

[Super_Dave]

The front and back seam concerned me within the first year of camper ownership so I broad lapped with eternabond. If nothing else, it has given me some peace of mind for the last 8 years.

On a positive note, that looks like it should be a relatively easy fix.

[Bedlam]

BigBlockFord wrote:
Trying again w/ Photobucket... Note the small holes & tears near my finger tips.

My Attempt at access to your photos:

[BigBlockFord]

Trying again w/ Photobucket... Note the small holes & tears near my finger tips.

[BigBlockFord]

here's a couple shots... first time trying to load images...

[Jeepers92]

My 811 is apart. Can u post a picture?

[kerry4951]

Interested in seeing some pics. Sorry to hear about this problem. Im curious as to how or why this happened since I dont ever recall reading about any other AF owner who experienced something similar.