Recall Register

2005 Western Alpine Coach: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2005 Western Alpine Coach. The newest campaign is 05V250000. NHTSA received the report on 2 Jun 2005. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System. NHTSA has 16 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, 05V250000, in the NHTSA record

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.

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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 278 units in total.

  1. 05V250000Received . 89 units.

    Electrical System

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain recreational vehicles equipped with vansco vmm 2820 modules, the module may experience a failure of all operational function.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A failure of the module will result in the loss of engine operation. Should this occur while the coach is being driven, the coach would have to be coasted to a stop without power assist for the steering. The sudden loss of power assist could result in the loss of control which could cause a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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.

    Report filed by WESTERN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number CSAR 1056. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 05V230000Received . 111 units.

    Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer / LPG Systems / Water Heater

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The surface temperature of the exhaust tube exiting from the heater can increase and could potentially ignite combustible materials in or around the vehicle.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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.

    Report filed by WESTERN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, INC..

  3. 04V372000Received . 78 units.

    Electrical System

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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).
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    During this fault condition, there may be a loss of operation of the antilock braking system (ABS) light, the cruise control may not engage, or the alternator may not charge the house batteries.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace these modules. The recall began on october 15, 2004. Owners should contact western RV at 1-866-567-4133.

    Report filed by WESTERN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number CSAR 1053. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

16 complaints, 17 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.

2005 Western Alpine Coach: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Steering15
Electrical System1
Structure1
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
18 Aug 2009

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 2005 Western Alpine Coach, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2009, with 15 complaints.

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. 2005 Western Alpine Coach: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/western/alpine-coach/2005/. 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
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
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 2005 Western Alpine Coach?
278 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 Alpine Coach have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 8 recall campaigns for the Western Alpine Coach, model years 1998 to 2006. 3 of them name the 2005 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2005 Western Alpine Coach name most often?
Steering: 15 of 17 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2005 Western Alpine Coach open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.