MOTORHOME HAS A WINDSHIELD THAT WON'T STAY IN THE GASKET. DEALER HAD THIS UNIT IN THE SHOP AND HAD TO REINSTALL THE WINDSHIELD 4 DIFFERNT TIMES IN THE 1ST 8 MONTHS OF BEING PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 2019. ON THE 4TH VISIT THE DEALER GO TIRED OF DEALING WITH US AND GLUED THE GASKET AND WINDSHIELD INTO THE FIBERGLASS HOLE. THESE WINDSHIELDS ARE NOT SUPPOSDED TO BE GLUED IN. WE DID DISCOVER THIS UNTIL APRIL OF 2024 WHEN THE WINDSHIELD HAD ROCK DAMAGE AND INSURANCE COMPANY HAD IT REPLACED. THE GLASS COMPANY SHOWED US HOW THE DEALER HAD INSTALLED THE GLASS WITH BLACK GLUE ALL AROUND THE GASKET. THEY DID THAT BECAUSE THERE IS A DEFINITE DEFAULT OF THE WINDOW OPENING VS THE SIZE OF THE GASKET THAT THE MANUFACTURER DESIGNED THIS UNIT WITH. SINCE THE ROCK DAMAGED REPLACED GLASS, THE GLASS COMPANY HAS HAD TO REINSTALL THE WINDSHIELD 2 MORE TIMES BECAUSE THE GASKET WON'T HOLD THE WINDSHIELDS WEIGHT AND THE WINDSHIELD KEEPS POPPING OUT IN THE TOP CORNER WHEN WE ARE DRIVING. THE GLASS COMPANY HAS NOW DEEMED IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURERS CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT AND FILED A CASE WHICH THEY HAVE DENIED TO HELP US IN ANY WAY. WE AREN'T SAFE TO DRIVE IT AND SIMPLY CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT. THERE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP STATED THAT IT SHOULD NEVER HAD TO HAVE BEEN PUT IN AND OUT 4 TIMES BY THE SELLING DEALERSHIP, THEY SHOULD HAVE STOPPED WHEN IT CAME BACK IN FOR THE 2ND TIME AND SHOULD HAVE FILED A CASE WITH THE WARRANTY DEPT AT THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY SHOULD HAVE HANDLED IT BACK THEN. HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP WAS ENJOYING GETTING PAID UNDER THE WARRANTY CLAIMS MONEY FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND THEN GLUED IT TO GET US OUT OF THEIR HAIR. THE GLUING OF THE WINDSHIELD AND GASKET ELIMINATES THE ABILITY FOR THE WINDSHIELD TO FLOAT AND WHEN GLUED CREATES STRESS ON THE FIBERGLASS AND IT FRACTURES, WHICH HAS HAPPENED. AND THE MANUFACTURE WON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR DEALERSHIP SCREWING UP THE INITIAL REPAIRS AND THE DAMAGE IT HAS CAUSED.
- NHTSA ID
- 11594067
- Incident
- Apr 8, 2024