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Western Alpine

Every Western Alpine model year on file, 1990 to 2007. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years201 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years111990 to 2007
Recall campaigns5Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1Summed across model years
By model year

The 2007 model year drew the most complaints, 9, 45% of the model's total

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

02.557.510199019911998199920002001200220032004200620079
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Steering leads the Western Alpine complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Steering
10
Brakes
6
Fuel system
1
Equipment
1
Electrical system
1
Powertrain
1
Visibility and wipers
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Western Alpine 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 Alpine by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2007Trailer90.0900200
2006Trailer20.0200100
2004Trailer30.0150000
2003Not decoded0NoneNone110
2002Not decoded0NoneNone110
2001Trailer10.0100011
2000Not decoded520.0500010
1999Not decoded0NoneNone110
1998Not decoded0NoneNone010
1991Not decoded0NoneNone100
1990Not decoded0NoneNone100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Western Alpine

  • 08V-005 Jan 9, 2008
    On certain motor homes equipped with atwood sealed burner ranges, the range and slide-in burner tubes leading from the gas manifold to the burner…
    Equipment · 85 vehicles
  • 07V-313 Jul 20, 2007
    On certain motor homes built with cummins isl cm850 diesel engines, the connecting rod contains a machining defect in the wrist pin bushing of the…
    Engine and cooling · 58 vehicles
  • 04V-035 Jan 28, 2004
    On certain motorhomes, an incorrect 250-amp ground fuse was used to protect battery ground
    Electrical system · 963 vehicles
  • 99V-306-004 Feb 9, 2000
    Vehicle description: motorhomes equipped with carbon monoxide alarms
    Other or unknown · 92 vehicles
  • 90E-041 Oct 18, 1990
    Owner's manual does not contain label information and a picture showing a proper truck and camper match
    Equipment · 309 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.