Before I start I want to be clear that I am very happy with my new fifth wheel. It is the fourth one I have owned. While there are always issues I am disappointed with the industry in general as it seems no matter what the manufacturer they are built as quickly and cheaply as possible. The issues I experienced on our first outing are:
1) All three sinks supply lines leaked. The fittings were finger tight, not hand tight. Easy fix as I tightened them myself. There was water that leaked from the bathroom sinks supply line and ran down into the bedroom/bathroom slide and then ran through to the outside of the slide. which is where I first noticed the leak.
2) All connections on the rear of the main water valve were loose, and some were leaking. Again not a big deal as I tightened them all.
3) The black tank flush plumbing was incorrect and I had to swap the pipes to get water to flow to the black tank flush. Again, not a huge issues, which I corrected myself.
4) While opening the storage area to find the water issues I found that the central vac was not attached to its bracket. I reworked the bracket so the vac was properly supported. It was only being held in place by it's trim bracket in the cargo area.
5) Carpet throughout the unit is held down by small staples. Many were loose and caught on your feet when walked on. Pulled at least 20 of these small staples out by hand that were standing proud and very loose from the floor.
I've had similar issues on other rvs I've owned over the years. My disappointment is that the quality control on all RVs is very low. For someone without the knowledge or skills to complete these repairs there would have been water damage and a great deal of frustration. These are very minor issues that should have been done correctly in the first place, or at least picked up by QA before the unit leaves the factory.
The RV itself is very comfortable and I look forward to spending a great deal of time in it over the next five years.
1) All three sinks supply lines leaked. The fittings were finger tight, not hand tight. Easy fix as I tightened them myself. There was water that leaked from the bathroom sinks supply line and ran down into the bedroom/bathroom slide and then ran through to the outside of the slide. which is where I first noticed the leak.
2) All connections on the rear of the main water valve were loose, and some were leaking. Again not a big deal as I tightened them all.
3) The black tank flush plumbing was incorrect and I had to swap the pipes to get water to flow to the black tank flush. Again, not a huge issues, which I corrected myself.
4) While opening the storage area to find the water issues I found that the central vac was not attached to its bracket. I reworked the bracket so the vac was properly supported. It was only being held in place by it's trim bracket in the cargo area.
5) Carpet throughout the unit is held down by small staples. Many were loose and caught on your feet when walked on. Pulled at least 20 of these small staples out by hand that were standing proud and very loose from the floor.
I've had similar issues on other rvs I've owned over the years. My disappointment is that the quality control on all RVs is very low. For someone without the knowledge or skills to complete these repairs there would have been water damage and a great deal of frustration. These are very minor issues that should have been done correctly in the first place, or at least picked up by QA before the unit leaves the factory.
The RV itself is very comfortable and I look forward to spending a great deal of time in it over the next five years.