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  • Recalls

    ALUMINUM TRAILER COMPANY 22V-864: Certain 2022 Toyhauler 20-foot trailers. The electric retractable awning has a welded seam on the fabric that may separate, potentially allowing the awning to drop beyond…

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  • Tech Talk: Going With The Flow

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  • Recalls

    FOREST RIVER 22V-813: Certain 2020-2021 Coachmen Brookstone and Shasta Phoenix, and 2019-2022 Coachmen Chaparral and Chaparral Lite fifth-wheels. The floating cross member may not be installed incorrectly and may fail…

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  • Tech Talk: What A Drip

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  • Recalls

    FOREST RIVER, INC. 22V-694: Certain 2022-2023 Coachmen Freelander and Leprechaun, and 2023 Coachmen Prism motorhomes. The auxiliary propane quick disconnect may be improperly tightened, which could result in a propane…

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  • Recalls

    AIRSTREAM 22V-595: Certain 2021-2022 Atlas, Bambi, Basecamp, Interstate, and Interstate 19 travel trailers equipped with certain two-burner cooktops. The burner control valves may become damaged, potentially causing a propane leak…

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  • Tech Talk: Preparing Your RV For Winter Use

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  • Recalls

    DRV SUITES 22V-649: Certain 2021-2022 Mobile Suites fifth-wheels. The tail, stop, and turn lights may have been incorrectly placed. This may reduce vehicle visibility and increase the risk of a…

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  • Tech Talk: Four Keys To Better Fuel Economy

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  • Recalls

    AIRSTREAM INC. 22V-452: Certain 2022 Caravel, Flying Cloud, Globetrotter, International, and Pottery Barn travel trailers. The 42mm cartridge bearing washer within the hub assembly may crack, potentially causing the hub…

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  • Recalls

    AIRSTREAM 22V-595: Certain 2021-2022 Atlas, Bambi, Basecamp, Interstate, and Interstate 19 travel trailers equipped with certain two-burner cooktops. The burner control valves may become damaged, potentially causing a propane leak…

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  • Tech Talk: Inverter Troubleshooting

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  • Recalls

    AIRSTREAM INC. 22V-452: Certain 2022 Caravel, Flying Cloud, Globetrotter, International, and Pottery Barn travel trailers. The 42mm cartridge bearing washer within the hub assembly may crack, potentially causing the hub…

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  • Tech Talk: On The Hook

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  • Recalls

    CRUISER RV 22V-433: Certain 2022 Embrace, Hitch, MPG, Radiance, Shadow Cruiser, Stryker, and Twilight travel trailers. The quick-disconnect fittings in the propane system may be cracked, which could result in…

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  • Tech Talk: Fiddling On The Roof

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  • Recalls

    AIRSTREAM INC. 22V-348: Certain 2021-2023 Airstream Classic, Flying Cloud, Globetrotter, and International travel trailers. A fastener in the manual entry step may pull through the washer during use, causing the…

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  • Tech Talk: What’s That Smell?

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  • Recalls

    ALLIANCE RV 22V-270: Certain 2022 Valor (36V11, 37V13, 40V13, 41V15, 42V13, and 43V13), Avenue (30RLS, 31BHS, 32RLS, 33RKS, and 36BRM), and Paradigm (295MK, 310RL, 340RL, 370FB, 372RK, 382RK, 385FL, 390MP,…

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  • Tech Talk: Getting A Charge Out Of Lithium

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  • Recalls

    ALLIANCE RV 22V-174: Certain 2022 Avenue, Paradigm, and Valor travel trailers equipped with a 50-amp shore power inlet. The power inlet lug bolts may have been manufactured with excessively hard…

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  • Tech Talk: Battery Isolators — Part 2

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  • Recalls

    DAIMLER VANS USA 22V-073: Certain 2021 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vehicles (VS30, platform 907). The tire and loading information label may incorrectly list a lower gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR). The operator…

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  • Recalls

    DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA 21V-00H: Certain 2018 Freightliner Custom Chassis XBP, 2017-2020 XBR, 2017-2022 XBS, 2016-2019 XCL, 2016-2023 XCM, 2017-2021 XCP, 2016-2023 XCR, and 2017-2023 XCS motorhome chassis. The rear-mounted…

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  • Recalls

    CRUISER RV 21V-993: Certain 2021-2022 Shadow Cruiser and 2022 Twilight travel trailers. The federal and certification labels indicate that the vehicles are equipped with ST225/75R15E tires rather than the ST205/75R14D…

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  • Recalls

    FOREST RIVER INC. 21V-828: Certain 2022 Coachmen Catalina travel trailers. The protective panel that separates the furnace from the cooktop was not sealed, which could result in an inverted cooktop…

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  • Recalls

    CRUISER RV 21V-802: Certain 2021-2022 Hitch travel trailers. The vehicle certification label does not have the correct gross axle weight rating (GAWR) listed, thus failing to comply with Federal Motor…

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  • Tech Talk: Battery Isolators — Part 1

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  • Tech Talk: Converters And Inverters

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  • Tech Talk: Inverter Generators

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  • Recalls

    AIRSTREAM INC. 21V-671: Certain 2021 Bambi, Caravel, Classic, Flying Cloud, Globetrotter, and International travel trailers equipped with Winntec model 6020 two-stage propane regulators. The regulator may fail, causing an increase…

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  • Tech Talk: December 2021

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  • Recalls

      AIRSTREAM INC. 21V-590: Certain 2022 Interstate 24X motorhomes. The inverters may have been wired with incorrectly sized wires and circuit breakers, which may cause the electrical circuit to become…

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  • Tech Talk: Keep Your Cool

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  • Recalls

    BRAXTON CREEK RV 21V-508: Certain 2020-2021 LX and BX travel trailers equipped with Dometic three-burner cooking stoves. Overtightening the stove’s saddle valve securing bolt may damage the O-ring seal, potentially…

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  • Tech Talk: Keep Your Cool

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  • Recalls

    DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA 21V-392: Certain 2019 Freightliner eBusiness Class M2 vehicles equipped with Meritor 14Xe ePowertrains. The stator assembly wires may have been insufficiently crimped, causing high resistance, overheating,…

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  • Tech Talk: Heavy-Duty Lessons

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  • Recalls

    AIRSTREAM COMPANY 21V-272: Certain 2021 Interstate 19 motorhomes. The wiring harness for the Sony radio may have an undersized wire, which could melt, increasing the risk of a fire. Airstream,…

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  • Tech Talk: Staying Fully Charged

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  • Tech Tip: Preventing Power Cord Wear

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  • Recalls

    Daimler Trucks North America 21V-209: Certain motorhomes built on 2021 Freightliner Cascadia chassis with an automated manual transmission. A clutch flange failure may cause loose parts to fall into the…

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  • Tech Talk: The Heat Is On

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  • My Tank Overfloweth

      By Steve Froese, F276276   FMCA received a question regarding a reader’s fresh-water plumbing system: “Sometimes when I am hooked to city water in an RV park, my domestic…

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  • Recalls

    Airstream Inc. 21V-195: Certain 2017-2020 Basecamp travel trailers manufactured from September 8, 2016, to August 8, 2019. The mounting bolts that secure the air conditioner to the roof may loosen…

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  • Tech Talk: Urgent Recall

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  • Tech Talk: You And Your Service Writer

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  • Recalls

    Bigfoot Industries Inc. 21V-047: Certain 2020-2021 travel trailers (models 25B21FB, 25B21RB, 25B25FB, and 25B25RQ) equipped with Dometic three-burner cooking stoves and manufactured from July 15, 2019, to December 23, 2020.…

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  • Recalls

    Daimler Trucks North America 20V-807: Certain 2021 Freightliner Business Class M2 and Freightliner Custom Chassis MBC, MC, MT55, and S2 vehicles manufactured from October 13, 2020, to December 3, 2020.…

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  • Tech Talk: Power For The People

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