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2004 WESTERN ALPINE

0 recalls — 3 complaints

No recalls found for this vehicle.

Complaint Statistics

3 total complaints

Top Reported Components

ComponentComplaints
STEERING2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP1
STEERING May 27, 2009
Incident date: May 20, 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 F... Read more
STEERING May 8, 2009
Incident date: May 7, 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
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP May 14, 2004
Incident date: Feb 13, 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 AFT... Read more

NHTSA Safety Investigations — WESTERN ALPINE

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

PE03056 Opened: Dec 8, 2003 — Closed: Feb 6, 2004
PE — Closed — Model Year: 1998
UNDER-RATED ELECTRICAL FUSE
IN LATE NOVEMBER 2003, WESTERN RV MAILED OWNERS A LETTER ADVISING THEMOF AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE THE MOTOR HOME TO LOSE ALL ELECTRICAL POWER, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A STALLED VEHICLE WITHOUT LIGHTS. THE LETTER ADVISED THE OWNERS TO REPLACE THE GROUND FU... Read more

WESTERN ALPINE — All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the WESTERN ALPINE across all model years (1990–2007).

8 Total Recalls
23 Total Complaints
1 Investigations
0 Reported Crashes
2 Reported Fires
0 Reported Deaths

WESTERN ALPINE — Year by Year

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year Recalls Complaints
2007 2 9 View
2006 1 3 View
2004 (current) 0 3
2003 1 0 View
2002 1 0 View
2001 0 1 View
2000 0 7 View
1999 1 0 View
1991 1 0 View
1990 1 0 View

Other WESTERN Models

Model Recalls Complaints
ALPENLITE 0 0 View
ALPINE COACH 0 0 View
APEX 0 0 View
ASPEN 0 0 View
AVALANCHE 0 0 View
DREAMER 0 0 View
HOPPER 0 0 View
RL SERIES 0 0 View