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Western Alpenlite

Every Western Alpenlite model year on file, 1989 to 2008. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years190 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years151989 to 2008
Recall campaigns9Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins0Summed across model years
By model year

The 2005 model year drew the most complaints, 4, 21% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

01234198919951997199920012003420062008
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Wheels leads the Western Alpenlite complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Wheels
5
Tires
5
Steering
4
Brakes
2
Equipment
2
Fuel system
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Western Alpenlite model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Western Alpenlite by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2008Not decoded40.0400000
2007Not decoded20.0200000
2006Not decoded0NoneNone200
2005Not decoded40.0400000
2003Not decoded0NoneNone100
2002Not decoded20.0200100
2001Not decoded0NoneNone300
2000Not decoded10.0100200
1999Not decoded30.0300300
1998Not decoded20.0200300
1997Not decoded0NoneNone200
1996Not decoded0NoneNone100
1995Not decoded10.0100100
1990Not decoded0NoneNone100
1989Not decoded0NoneNone100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Western Alpenlite

  • 07V-121 Mar 21, 2007
    Certain motor homes, truck campers, fifth wheel and travel trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic…
    Equipment · 6,188 vehicles
  • 06V-272 Jul 26, 2006
    On certain fifth wheel trailers equipped with dexter axles, the disc brake caliper mounting bolts may strip
    Brakes · 4 vehicles
  • 05V-435 Sep 26, 2005
    On certain fifth wheel trailers equipped with tredit wheels, the rims may have poor weld quality and insufficient press fit between the wheel rim…
    Wheels · 44 vehicles
  • 02V-017 Jan 15, 2002
    Certain fifth wheel trailers and truck campers equipped with model hp 6000 automatic changeover regulators
    Fuel system · Vehicles not reported
  • 00V-358-001 Nov 3, 2000
    Vehicle description: fifth wheel travel trailers equipped with dexter axles that were manufactured with a bearing option known as nev-r-lube
    Suspension · 2 vehicles
  • 00V-265-006 Oct 2, 2000
    Vehicle description: fifth wheel trailers equipped with tekonsha or bargman breakaway switch assemblies
    Trailer hitches · 226 vehicles
  • 99V-306-004 Feb 9, 2000
    Vehicle description: motorhomes equipped with carbon monoxide alarms
    Other or unknown · 92 vehicles
  • 95V-210 Oct 30, 1995
    Wheels are incompatible with the hub/drum assembly
    Wheels · 127 vehicles
  • 92V-151 Oct 20, 1992
    Lpg pigtail hose which connects to lpg bottle and leads to the lpg regulator can separate at the crimp that connects the brass petroleum, oil, and…
    Fuel system · 112 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.