2003 R-Vision Trail Bay Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2003 R-Vision Trail Bay, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Body & structure250.0%
- Electrical125.0%
- Other / unspecified125.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
TRAIL BAY 5TH WHEEL NOTICED INTERIOR FRONT WALL IS SEPARATING FROM THE SIDE WALLS . TOOK TO RV DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED . CLAIMED THEY FIXED IT BUT HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. SEEMS TO BE FLEX PROBLEM IN 5TH WHEEL PLATE. TALKED TO CURRENT MFG. OF R VISION AND THEY SAID THE 2003 PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED ON THE 2002 RECALL 03V013. *TR
TRAIL BAY 5TH WHEEL- IN GETTING PREPARED FOR A TRIP, I NOTICED CRACKS IN THE 5TH WHEEL HITCH, STARTED LOOKING CLOSER & FOUND THERE WERE MAJOR CRACKS IN THE TRAILER FRAME. TOOK TO RV REPAIR SHOP & HAD REPAIRS MADE, MAJOR WELDING. INFORMED BY REPAIR SHOP THAT THIS FRAME (LIPPERT FRAME) HAS HAD CRACKING PROBLEMS ON OTHER TRAILERS. THE RV SHOP SAID I SHOULD REPORT THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Electrical
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.
From owner reports, verbatim
DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH 2003 R-VISION, MODEL 27FKSS TRAIL BAY. THE BREAKER BOX CAUGHT ON FIRE. HE WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE BREAKER BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THERE WAS SMOKE DAMAGE TO THE SURROUNDING PANEL. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INSPECTED THE DAMAGE. THEY BELIEVED WATER DRIPPED ON THE ELECTRICAL WIRES CAUSING THE FIRE. THE DAMAGE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. ADDITIONALLY, THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER PROVIDED WITH THE VEHICLE WAS NOT THE APPROPRIATE TYPE. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
TRAIL BAY 5TH WHEEL- IN GETTING PREPARED FOR A TRIP, I NOTICED CRACKS IN THE 5TH WHEEL HITCH, STARTED LOOKING CLOSER & FOUND THERE WERE MAJOR CRACKS IN THE TRAILER FRAME. TOOK TO RV REPAIR SHOP & HAD REPAIRS MADE, MAJOR WELDING. INFORMED BY REPAIR SHOP THAT THIS FRAME (LIPPERT FRAME) HAS HAD CRACKING PROBLEMS ON OTHER TRAILERS. THE RV SHOP SAID I SHOULD REPORT THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .