2005 Western Alpenlite problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Wheels:rim (2) · Wheels (1) · Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer (1)
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
What owners report
2010-07-22 · Wheels · 20,000 mi“the welds holding the center of the wheel to the rim on the chrome wheels that came as original equipment on my 2005 alpenlite 5th wheel trailer have failed. three of the four wheels have this problem. one was almost completely separated when i discovered it. since western r v is no longer in business i've been unable to find out who supplied them …”
2008-06-05 · Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer · 500 mi“dometic recall 08e-032 rv refrig. recalls are listed for my refrigerator as a fire hazard and my unit was affected as per dometic. bright yellow powder was noted at the rear of the unit. i took it to a dealer for examination and the unit burst at the burner unit. this is the same problem that the recall is noted as a safety problem. upon contact wi…”
2008-04-24 · Wheels:rim“2005 western alpenlite rv wheel broke off. consumer states that the wheel broke off due to a broken wheel weld. *kb …”
2006-03-30 · Wheels:rim“alpenlite 5th wheel rv 4 rim failures in 8 months of purchase. first one was from tredit under recall. two wheels from tredit( alloy), to replace the recall wheels exploded. 1 wheel from les schawb, heavy duty steel, separated at the welds and nearly hit a highway worker. *nm…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.