Recall Register

1998 Western Alpenlite: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1998 Western Alpenlite. The newest campaign is 07V121000. NHTSA received the report on 21 Mar 2007. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer. NHTSA has 2 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 07V121000, in the NHTSA record

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 of charge. Dometic has retained stericycle INC. To manage this campaign. Stericycle will assist you in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. Owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or western RV at 1-866-567-4133.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 6,190 units in total.

  1. 07V121000Received . 6,188 units.

    Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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 of charge. Dometic has retained stericycle INC. To manage this campaign. Stericycle will assist you in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. Owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or western RV at 1-866-567-4133.

    Report filed by WESTERN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 02V017000Received .

    Fuel System, Other / Fuel Injection System

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain fifth wheel trailers and truck campers equipped with model hp 6000 automatic changeover regulators. These regulators contain two rubber diaphragms in which the second diaphragm can tear under pressure resulting in a propane leak.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A possible fire can result in the presence of an ignition source.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Emerald isle (for grand hall) will be conducting the remedy campaign. A revised regulator will be provided free of charge. Owners are being requested to inspect the gas regulator for the following identifying marks: model 6000, p1.0 - 15.6, q6.r280, automatic changeover by h.p. Inc. If these are on the gas regulators, owners should contact emerald isle toll-free at 866-828-2788.

    Report filed by WESTERN RV, INC..

  3. 00V358001Received . 2 units.

    Suspension

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: fifth wheel travel trailers equipped with dexter axles that were manufactured with a bearing option known as nev-r-lube. The optional hub utilizes a sealed cartridge bearing which is held in place with a retaining ring that prevents the hub from shifting on the bearing. Some of these axle assemblies were produced without the retaining ring.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The absence of the retaining ring can allow the hub to shift inward and may result in brake interference or tire contact to the vehicle structure. Braking problems can result in a loss of control of the vehicle. Tire contact to the vehicle structure can result in overheating and potentially lead to a fire or cause the tire to blowout.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dexter axle will inspect and repair the affected axles free of charge.

    Report filed by WESTERN RV, INC..

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Complaints by component

2 complaints, 2 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

1998 Western Alpenlite: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Wheels1
Equipment1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
1 Jul 2003

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1998 Western Alpenlite, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2002, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19891
  2. 19901
  3. 19951
  4. 19961
  5. 19972
  6. 19983
  7. 19993
  8. 20002
  9. 20013
  10. 20021
  11. 20031
  12. 20050
  13. 20062
  14. 20070
  15. 20080

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1998 Western Alpenlite: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/western/alpenlite/1998/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
WESTERN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, INC.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1998 Western Alpenlite?
6,190 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Western Alpenlite have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 9 recall campaigns for the Western Alpenlite, model years 1989 to 2008. 3 of them name the 1998 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1998 Western Alpenlite name most often?
Wheels: 1 of 2 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1998 Western Alpenlite open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.