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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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  • Tech Tip: April 2021

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  • Recalls

    Airstream Inc. 20V-773: Certain 2019 Classic, Flying Cloud, and International travel trailers equipped with Dometic three-burner stoves and manufactured from May 7, 2018, to May 31, 2019. Overtightening the stove’s…

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  • Tech Talk: A Propane Primer

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  • Tech Talk: So, You Want To Be An RV Tech?

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  • Tech Talk: FMCA To The Rescue!

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  • Recalls

    The following recall notices are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). To search for recalls, investigations, and complaints by vehicle year, make, model, and VIN, visit www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchSafetyIssues. NHTSA’s…

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  • Recalls

    DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA  20V-529: Certain 2018-2019 Freightliner XCL; 2018-2021 XCM, XCS, and MC; and 2017-2021 XCR chassis manufactured from February 20, 2017, to August 26, 2020. The tire valve…

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  • Tech Tip: Quick-Dump System

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  • Tech Talk: December 2020

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  • Recalls

    Daimler Trucks North America 20V-466: Certain 2017-2021 Freightliner Business Class M2 vehicles manufactured from February 18, 2016, to July 31, 2020. The engine harness may contact and chafe at various…

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  • Tech Tip: RV Handrail Cleaning Warning

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  • Tech Talk: 100 Years Of Cummins Power Generation

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  • Recalls

    Airstream Inc.  20V-391: Certain 2020-2021 Interstate motorhomes manufactured from March 13, 2020, to June 26, 2020, and equipped with VB-Airsuspension systems. The lock portion of the countersink bolts attaching the…

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  • Tech Tip: October 2020

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  • Tech Talk: Meet Our New “Tech Talk” Columnist

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  • Tech Talk: Recalls

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  • Recalls

    Airstream Inc.  20V-349: Certain 2017-2018 Basecamp travel trailers manufactured from September 8, 2016, to September 28, 2017. The adhesive bond between the glass and the metal frame of the entry…

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  • Tech Talk: August 2020

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  • Recalls

    Daimler Vans USA 20V-322: Certain 2019 Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner Sprinter vans (VS30, platform 907) manufactured from October 31, 2018, to February 27, 2020, and equipped with swivel seats. The wiring…

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  • Tech Talk: RV Doctor

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  • Recalls

    Daimler Trucks North America 20V-214: Certain 2006-2021 Freightliner Business Class M2 vehicles manufactured from April 14, 2005, to March 24, 2020; and certain 2008-2021 Freightliner Cascadia vehicles manufactured from March…

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  • Tech Talk: RV Doctor

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  • Tech Tips: June 2020

    Campground Departure Date Holder At many campgrounds, your reservation departure date is printed on a sheet of paper that is supposed to be placed in the windshield of your motorhome…

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