Ripple in Fiberglass on fron't of Trailer

[mtntop1]

I have a 19ft 2013 Shadow Cruiser.The fiber glass in the front of the trailer has a ripple in it.Took it back to the dealer and the panel was replaced,now that panel has a ripple.Is this normal for a fiberglass trailer.


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[loulou57]

Wow! we are fairly new and uneducated to TT's ...we would never think that was normal..especially since the dealer obviously didn't think so either. I would get in touch with the manufacturer directly.

[BillB800si]

Have the dealer give it a "pressurized leak test". They hook up a big intake fan to a open roof vent & turn it on and spray seam areas with a soapy solution looking for bubbles. Where the bubbles are- there's the leak(s).

General RV in Wixom, Michigan does this on each new unit sold.
Good luck,

[wbrown62]

Regardless of what others say, it is NOT normal. Even though you don't believe you have a leak, I would be willing to bet if you were to climb a ladder and inspect the joint at the front cap and roof, you would indeed find a leak. It could very well be a tiny crack in the joint sealant or very small hole that allows enough water to seep in between the front cap bonded layers. I inspect my roof about once every 3 months and I have caught and repaired a number of tiny holes in the joint sealant with Dicor Lap sealant. There does not have to be water dripping inside the unit for there to be a leak that can cause damage.

[Markiemark32]

mtntop1 wrote:
I have a 19ft 2013 Shadow Cruiser.The fiber glass in the front of the trailer has a ripple in it.Took it back to the dealer and the panel was replaced,now that panel has a ripple.

Is this normal for a fiberglass trailer.

HECK NO --not NORMAL !!!!!!!:E~~~~:S

Hopefully the original repair documented & dated, it needs to be done again and should be covered under warranty. With a extension of warranty in respect to the front cap.

Good Luck, keep us posted on how they follow-up and/or fix.

Markiemark:C

[beemerphile1]

Looks like delamination due to a water leak. Get it to the dealer this week!

[JJBIRISH]

I don’t believe it is normal and I don’t believe it should be considered normal, and I would reject that as an answer without more to prove it…

If it were mine I would expect it to be repaired, by the mfg.…

[dodge_guy]

My buddy's did this last year. Then over the winter it went away and all this year it was fine. Supposedly it is a floating type of wall and the covering will do this on occasion, at least that is what he was told. I can somewhat belive it. He has no leaks so we don't believe it's from that. Since you seen others doing the same thing and some were brand new i tend to believe it could be normal.

[Wagonqueen_Truc]

Mine did this years ago and then it just split (literally split)... I was told it was (water) roof leaking running down the front side of the camper. The pressure of the swelling materials underneath just split the fiberboard right up the middle.

[love2rvcamp]

Take it back to the dealer and if that does not work find a rep from the manfacturer to get invovled. You don't want to keep it like that or I see lots more problems down the road.

[mtntop1]

The front panel was replaced and the same thing happened.Looked on the dealer lot and seen a few doing this from different manufacturer's.Thanks for getting my photo on RV net.

[kennyd63]

Take it back to the dealer again.:S

[kearlms]

Looks like a bad case of delam to me. Not normal and I would not be happy with it.

[westend]

I give up, tried to post your image with no luck. Do you have your "privacy" settings in Photobucket set to "public"?