Recall Register

2000 Western Alpine Coach: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 2000 Western Alpine Coach. 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 7 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

5 campaigns, newest first. 7,794 units in total.

  • 07V121000Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
  • 04V035000Electrical System / Wiring / Fuses and Circuit Breakers
  • 02V243000Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Disc / Caliper
  • 00V279002Service Brakes, Air / Antilock
  • 00V273002Seat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly

  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. 04V035000Received . 963 units.

    Electrical System / Wiring / Fuses and Circuit Breakers

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain motorhomes, an incorrect 250-amp ground fuse was used to protect battery ground. The correct fuse was rated for 300 amps.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The incorrect fuse could cause sudden loss of electrical power resulting in the vehicle stalling or inoperable lights increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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 should contact western RV at 509-457-4133.

    Report filed by WESTERN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, INC..

  3. 02V243000Received . 254 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Disc / Caliper

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Damage to the brake components can occur resulting in the potential loss of braking capability.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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 reasonable time should contact western RV at 1-509-457-4133.

    Report filed by WESTERN RV, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number CSAR 1055. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 00V279002Received . 268 units.

    Service Brakes, Air / Antilock

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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 speed sensor air gap. Such a condition could possibly occur during (1) original assembly or (2) subsequent wheel end service.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This could disable the anti-lock function on the affected wheel without providing the required operator warning that the ABS function requires servicing.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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 an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact meritor wabco at 1-800-535-5560.

    Report filed by WESTERN RV, INC..

  5. 00V273002Received . 121 units.

    Seat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Serious injury or death could occur if the vehicle occupant is not properly restrained.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Am-safe in notifying customers that they will inspect and replace the defective buckle assemblies 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

7 complaints, 11 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.

2000 Western Alpine Coach: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Service Brakes, Hydraulic7
Equipment3
Vehicle Speed Control1
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
5 Mar 2008

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 2000 Western Alpine Coach, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2001, 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. 19982
  2. 19993
  3. 20005
  4. 20014
  5. 20021
  6. 20031
  7. 20041
  8. 20053
  9. 20061

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. 2000 Western Alpine Coach: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/western/alpine-coach/2000/. 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.

The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2000 Western Alpine Coach?
7,794 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Western Alpine Coach have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 8 recall campaigns for the Western Alpine Coach, model years 1998 to 2006. 5 of them name the 2000 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2000 Western Alpine Coach name most often?
Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 7 of 11 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2000 Western Alpine Coach open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.