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Western Alpine Coach Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 8 safety recalls and 42 owner complaints across 9 model years of the Western Alpine Coach (1998–2006). The most-complained-about year is 2005.

8
safety recalls, all years
42
owner complaints, all years
2000
year with most recalls
2005
year with most complaints

Pick your Western Alpine Coach model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2006 Western Alpine Coach16
2005 Western Alpine Coach316
2004 Western Alpine Coach18
2003 Western Alpine Coach10
2002 Western Alpine Coach10
2001 Western Alpine Coach42
2000 Western Alpine Coach57
1999 Western Alpine Coach32
1998 Western Alpine Coach21

What Western Alpine Coach owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 42 complaints with NHTSA. The 2005 model year has the most, with 16.

All Western Alpine Coach recalls (8)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Western Alpine Coach, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 07V121000 Reported 6,188 vehicles potentially affected WESTERN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, INC.

    Certain motor homes, truck campers, fifth wheel and travel trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, may have a defect in the boiler tube. Pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present.

    Remedy: Western rv will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 06e076). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free…

    Model years: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

  2. Electrical system

    NHTSA 05V250000 Reported 89 vehicles potentially affected WESTERN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, INC.

    On certain recreational vehicles equipped with vansco vmm 2820 modules, the module may experience a failure of all operational function.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace these modules free of charge. The recall began on june 28, 2005. Owners may contact western recreational vehicle at 1-509-853-2940.

    Model years: 1998, 2005

  3. Water heater (equipment)

    NHTSA 05V230000 Reported 111 vehicles potentially affected WESTERN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, INC.

    On certain class a motor homes equipped with vehicle systems' aqua-hot and hydro-hot water heaters, which use webasto burner tubes, the burner tubes do not meet specifications and could fail prematurely.

    Remedy: Vehicle systems is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Owners may contact vehicle systems at 1-800-685-4298 or western recreational vehicles at 1-800-685-4298.

    Model years: 2004, 2005, 2006

  4. Electrical system

    NHTSA 04V372000 Reported 78 vehicles potentially affected WESTERN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, INC.

    On certain recreational vehicles equipped with vansco vmm 2820 modules, the module could experience an incorrect fault indication on its bi-directional ouputs (19 and 20).

    Remedy: Dealers will replace these modules. The recall began on october 15, 2004. Owners should contact western rv at 1-866-567-4133.

    Model years: 2005

  5. Fuses and circuit breakers (electrical system)

    NHTSA 04V035000 Reported 963 vehicles potentially affected WESTERN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, INC.

    On certain motorhomes, an incorrect 250-amp ground fuse was used to protect battery ground. The correct fuse was rated for 300 amps.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the 250-amp ground fuse with a 350-amp connector. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time…

    Model years: 2000, 2001

  6. Caliper (service brakes)

    NHTSA 02V243000 Reported 254 vehicles potentially affected WESTERN RV, INC.

    On certain motor homes (36', 38' and 40") built with bosch two-piston pin-slide brake assemblies, the brake calipers can hang-up on any or all wheels.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the zops disc brake clipers. The recall began on november 16, 2004. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a…

    Model years: 1999, 2000, 2001

  7. Antilock (service brakes)

    NHTSA 00V279002 Reported 268 vehicles potentially affected WESTERN RV, INC.

    Vehicle description: shuttle buses, recreational vehicles, utility vans, and heavy duty trucks equipped with meritor wabco phase 1, d-version antilock brake system (ABS), fail to comply to the requirements of FMVSS no. 105, "hydraulic and electric brake systems." an internal diagnostic system in the ABS may not detect an extreme wheel…

    Remedy: Meritor is conducting the owner notification and remedy scheduling for this campaign. The ABS ECU will be removed and replaced or the ECU will be reprogrammed on the affected vehicles. Owners who take their vehicles to…

    Model years: 1999, 2000

  8. Buckle assembly (seat belts)

    NHTSA 00V273002 Reported 121 vehicles potentially affected WESTERN RV, INC.

    Vehicle description: class a motor homes equipped with safety belt assemblies built by am-safe. On some seat belts, the buckle and connector may unlatch during a collision.

    Remedy: Am-safe in notifying customers that they will inspect and replace the defective buckle assemblies free of charge.

    Model years: 2000, 2001

Other Western models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.