2001 R-Vision Trail Lite 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 2001 R-Vision Trail Lite, 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 & structure150.0%
- Brakes150.0%
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
THIS VEHICLE IS A MOTORHOME EQUIPPED WITH ONE ENTRY DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WITH NO OTHER ENTRY/EXIT WITHOUT CLIMBING OUT A WINDOW. THANK GOD IT WAS PARKED IN ITS GARAGE WHEN THE LOCKSET BROKE. NO ENTRY WAS POSSIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE OR EXIT FROM THE INSIDE. I WAS ABLE TO BREAK A WINDOW LOCK AND GAIN ENTRY. THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE, THE DOOR HANDLE JUST FLOPPED. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF CUTTING INTO THE LATCH ASSEMBLY (WITH TOOLS I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD WITH ME ON THE ROAD) I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE FAILURE WAS A BROKEN POT METAL PULL ROD FROM THE HANDLE TO A SPRING LOADED STRIKER. I CONTACTED THE MFG. TRIMARK AND WAS TOLD THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM,AND HAD NO PLANS ON CHANGING DESIGN OF THIS PART, BUT OFFERED NO REMEDY TO ME OTHER THAN SELL ME A NEW LOCK AT LIST PRICE ( THEY SELL NO "PARTS' TO REPAIR). I SHOPPED ON LINE AND REPLACED THE ASSEMBLY WITH THE SAME FAILURE PRONE LATCH/LOCK. I HAVE READ COUNTLESS STORIES ON THE MOTORHOME SITES WHERE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LOCKED INSIDE THERE UNITS AND HAD TO CRAWL OUT WINDOWS OR BREAK SOMETHING TO EXIT. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE ROAD MY WIFE ( BRING HANDICAPPED) WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THRU A WINDOW. THIS IS A TICKING TIME BOMB THAT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. I URGE YOU TO CONDUCT A RECALL ON THIS FAULTY PRODUCT. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 R-VISION TRAIL LITE MOTOR HOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A WORKHORSE CHASSIS THAT WAS BUILT BY WORKHORSE, BUT WAS LISTED AS A P32 CHASSIS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V084000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CALIPERS ON THE VEHICLE BECAME STUCK AND BURNED, THE SAME FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.
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 .