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KZRV recalls trailers: Rear storage rack could drop off

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KZRV is recalling 1,122 model year 2019-2020 Connect and Sportsmen trailers equipped with an optional Rock Run flip up rear storage rack. The racks...

RV shipments continue their decline in October

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The RV Industry Association's October survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments ended the month with 38,972 wholesale shipments, a decrease of 10.5%...

Thor recall: Motorhome solar panels could detach

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Thor Motor Coach is recalling certain 2020 Sequence 20L motorhomes. The screws securing the solar panel to the luggage rack may fail causing the...

Glimmer of hope over RV technician shortage

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There was some good news this past week regarding the crisis over a severe shortage of RV technicians across the USA. The shortage is...

Thor recalls some Class C RVs: Seat backs may collapse

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Because of an improperly assembled recliner mechanism, Thor Motor Coach is recalling certain 2019-2020 Magnitude and Omni motorhomes. Due to the manufacturing defect, seats...

Forest River recall: Bad wiring install could cause trailer fridge fire

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Forest River is recalling certain 2020 Cherokee Alpha Wolf Travel Trailers. The wire supplying the 12V power for the refrigerator may have been connected...

Are RV manufacturers finally “wising up”? New project hints “maybe”

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By Russ and Tiña De Maris Are America's RV manufacturers finally "getting it"? It's possible they are – at least that's an inference we can...

Gulf Stream recall: Defect could allow propane to seep into trailer

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Gulf Stream Coach, Inc. is recalling certain 2020 Amerilite, Conquest, Innsbruck, Grand River, Kingsport and Trail Master trailers. The gas refrigerator compartment may not...

Train slams stalled motorhome on track. See the impact

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A Metrolink train traveling through Santa Fe Springs, Calif., early Friday morning slammed into a class C motorhome that had stalled on the tracks....

Uncle Sam wants to know where you live. Do you know?

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By Russ and Tiña De Maris While it's still months away, April 1, 2020, will be a significant day across the U.S. Yes, we know,...

Judge issues gag order on Padre Island murder comments

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By Russ and Tiña De Maris More charges, jail moves, and a gag order were new developments in a case related to the deaths of...

Couple could face jail time for living in RV in their driveway

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A Mississippi couple whose home was partially gutted in a fire is facing fines, court costs and possible jail time for temporarily living in...

Forest River recalls some Surveyor trailers over wrong fuse

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Forest River is recalling certain 2020 Surveyor trailers, model SVT33KFKDS. A fuse of the incorrect amperage was installed for the 12V refrigerator, potentially allowing...

Thor recalls some 2019-2020 motorhomes for seatbelt issue

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Thor Motor Coach (TMC) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Chateau 22B, 22E, 23U, 24F, 25V, and 28A, Daybreak 22GO, Four Winds 22B, 22E, 24F, 26B...

Video: Yet more “homeless” RVers lining city street

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Here is yet another example of what is happening all over the United States. People, most of them struggling to get by, "camping" in...

New car debuts with windshield made of air

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By Chuck Woodbury EDITOR This is just too much for my aging brain to easily accept. A new car has been unveiled in Europe that has...

Forest River recalls motorhomes, stabilizer bracket may break

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Forest River is recalling certain 2017 Dynamax DX3 and Force motorhomes. The front axle stabilizer bracket may not properly mount to the axle, and...

Wanted Poster of Michael Alexander Brown

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Help police find this man. His name is Michael Brown, and he is wanted for the murder of his mother’s boyfriend. The 22-year-old Marine deserter...

Breaking News: Controversial “parks” committee shut down

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By Russ and Tiña De Maris When the Outdoor Recreation Advisory Committee, the brainchild of former Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, recently brought forward...

Forest River recalls trailers; cooktop LP gas line may melt and cause fire

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Forest River is recalling certain 2020 EVO, Salem and Wildwood travel trailers. The trailer cooktops were installed with a rubber liquid propane (LP) gas...

Big Red Warning = Norton Security False Alert

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Did you see that BIG RED WARNING when trying to visit our website Tuesday morning? Scary, right? Well, normally we'd agree with you. But in...

Video: NYC residents hole up in RVs under expressway

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In New York City, more than a dozen RVs, most of them old, are parked under the Gowanus Expressway. Residents choose to live here...

New pickup truck has 300,000 pound towing capacity

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(Nov. 6, 2019) — Tesla watchers have been breathlessly hunting for clues about the company’s long-anticipated electric “Cybertruck.” The anticipation may soon be over. Today,...

Camping World’s third quarter 2019 results

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LINCOLNSHIRE, IL. — (BUSINESS WIRE): Camping World Holdings, Inc. (CWH) (“Camping World,” “CWH,” “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”) today (November 7) reported results for the...

Keystone recalls trailers; propane supply hose may melt

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Keystone is recalling certain 2020 Dutchmen Atlas 3382BH trailers. The trailers may have a non-metallic propane supply hose installed inside the burner box of...

National Park Service announces free admission days for 2020

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WASHINGTON – The National Park Service will have five entrance fee-free days in 2020. On each of these significant days of celebration or commemoration,...

He’s arrested in Texas RVer murders–but where is he?

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By Russ and Tiña De Maris Multiple media sources are reporting that a man has been arrested in connection with deaths of fulltiming RV couple,...

Breaking News: Suspect in Padre Island RVers murders arrested

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(November 6, 2019) — Mexican police have arrested the suspect in the killing of RVers James and Michelle Butler. Adam Curtis Williams, 33, was...

New RV design: moveable interior walls?

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By Russ and Tiña De Maris A ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has shed some interesting light on...

Company enters the custom RV mattress business

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BASED ON A NEWS RELEASE U.S. mattress manufacturer and retailer Brooklyn Bedding recently launched a new category with custom-crafted mattresses specifically for RVs, travel trailers, fifth...

Wednesday Update: New photos released in Texas RVers murder

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UPDATED NOV. 6 AT 12 PM Suspect arrested by Mexican police in Jalisco, Mexico, on November 6. Read more. UPDATED NOV. 6 AT 10 AM, Pacific...

Fund established to help family of murdered RVers

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By Russ and Tiña De Maris After the senseless murder in October of James and Michelle Butler, a fulltiming RV couple, their family is struggling...

Court points finger in Washington bridge collapse

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By Russ and Tiña De Maris When the Skagit River Bridge near Burlington, Washington, collapsed in 2013, it blocked traffic in the state's major north-south...

Urgent recall: Airstream trailers may separate from tow vehicle

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Airstream is recalling 1,888 model year 2019-2020 Sport, Nest, Flying Cloud, International Serenity, International Signature, Classic, Globetrotter and Tommy Bahama trailers and 2020 Basecamp,...

Airstream recalls motorhomes, breaker terminal may be wired incorrectly

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Airstream is recalling certain 2019-2020 Atlas motorhomes. The SH1 Breaker Terminal may be wired incorrectly, causing some of the 12V circuits to have insufficient...

California wildfires are a warning to all of us

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By Russ and Tiña De Maris When we went to bed last night (Wednesday), there were three major wildfires burning in California. When we got...

Missing RVers found dead, ruled homicide

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(November 2, 2019) — A New Hampshire couple boondocking on the beach on Padre Island, Texas, has been confirmed dead after being found in...

Jayco recalls fifth wheels, suspension system may fail

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Jayco is recalling some 2017 Pinnacle Fifth Wheel trailers. The suspension system may fail. If the suspension system fails, a sudden loss of vehicle control...

RV and RV-related recalls for October 2019

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Here is our monthly summary of RV recalls for October 2019 and related equipment we feel are of interest to our readers. This information...

Airstream mints new astronaut hauler “RV”

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By Russ and Tiña De Maris You may remember when men who first walked on the moon and their crewmates were brought back to earth....

Forest River trailers recalled: Axis may contact chassis

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Forest River is recalling certain 2020 Shasta Oasis SST30QB and SST31OK trailers. The trailers may have been built with an incorrect length axle hanger,...

Thor recalls dozens of motorhome models for wrong weight label

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Thor Motor Coach (TMC) is recalling certain 2014 Tuscany 36M, 40E, 2015 Citation 24SL, Siesta 24SL, Axis 25.1 and Vegas 25.1, 2016 Four Winds...

Major RV retailer put on bankruptcy danger list

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By Russ and Tiña De Maris It's been a tough year in the retail industry. Some 7,000 stores have closed, and 16 major companies have...

Jayco recalls Alante motorhomes: Missing heat shield could cause fire

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Jayco, Inc. is recalling certain 2016-2017 Alante motorhomes built on the Ford F53 chassis. A heat shield may have not have been installed, allowing...

Jayco recalls motorhomes for dangerous position of hydraulic line

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Jayco, Inc. (Jayco) is recalling 1,160 model year 2014-2018 Precept motorhomes built on Ford F53 chassis. The hydraulic lines may have been incorrectly routed...

Big logs appear along Oakland curbs to keep away homeless in RVs

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The number of people living in their vehicles in Oakland, California, has more than doubled over two years to 1,430, newly released data show,...

Couple sue Forest River, saying RV has been in shop 340 days

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A Pasadena, Texas, couple is suing Forest River, Inc., alleging they were sold a defective vehicle. Keith Walls and Amy Walls have filed a complaint...

VIDEO: Big win for RVers in Illinois Supreme Court

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RV Lemon Lawyer Ron Burdge discusses the significance of the recent decision by the Illinois Supreme Court and how it may affect RVers nationwide...

Winnebago pumps big investment in e-vehicle developer

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By Russ and Tiña De Maris While European RVers will soon have the ability to buy electric-driven motorhomes, no U.S. manufacturers have successfully moved to...

10,446 Starcraft RV trailers recalled for unprotected circuit

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Starcraft RV is recalling 10,446 model year 2018 Comet Mini, 2018-2019 GPS, Autumn Ridge Outfitter, Launch Ultra Lite, Launch Outfitter 7, Autumn Ridge, Launch...
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