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2004 Western Alpine Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest May 27, 2009
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since May 14, 2004

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2004 Western Alpine. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Steering
Filed May 27, 2009

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WESTERN ALPINE COACH RV. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL, THE A BRACKET BENT. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS MOUNTED TO THE A BRACKET, WHICH WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BEND. HE ASSUMED THAT THE BRACKET COULD BREAK WHEN IT BENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING FAILURE WITH HIS VEHICLE AND WILL NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 23,880. UPDATED 06/11/09. *LJ UPDATED 06/11/09.*JB

NHTSA ID
10270120
Incident
May 20, 2009
Mileage
23,880 mi
Steering
Filed May 8, 2009

THE STEERING BRACKET ON MY 2004 ALPINE MOTOR HOME CRACKED AND I HAD IR REPLACED WITH ANEW ONE THAT WAS REINFORCED. THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM & I'M NOT SURE WHAT I DID HAS MADE MY MOTOR HOME COMPLETELY SAFE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10268235
Incident
May 7, 2009
Mileage
36,000 mi
Brakes
Filed May 14, 2004

"SERVICE BRAKE" LIGHT ON WITH IMPROPER BRAKING SINCE DELIVERY DAY. HAD TAKEN IN TO AUTHORIZED DEALERS ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. NONE OF THE ATTEMPSTS WERE SUCCESSFUL. ONE DEALER SAID THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND BRAKES MAY FAIL AND MADE ME SIGN A RELEASE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE FROM THE SHOP AFTER THE UNSUCCESFUL REPAIR ATTEMPT.*AK

NHTSA ID
10072641
Incident
Feb 13, 2004

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.

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