Is Your New Motorhome, Fifth Wheel, Travel Trailer, or Toy Hauler a Lemon?

Last Updated: November 2024

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Does your motorhome, fifth wheel, travel trailer, or toy hauler have serious problems or defects that keep it from working properly? Does your unit spend weeks, or even months in the dealership for repairs? Many consumers complain that even after getting their unit back from the dealership, it still does not work right.

If you own a motorhome, fifth wheel, Travel Trailer, or Toy Hauler manufactured by Jayco, Thor, Forest River, Keystone, Grand Design, Tiffin, Coachmen, Iconic, Fleetwood, Winnebago, Airstream, Entegra, Monaco, Newmar, or another national brand, and your unit has been taken to the dealership for a serious repair, then we may be able to help.

Motorhome major defects include (but are not limited to):

Water leaking into the coach
Engine system defects
Electrical defects with the inverter/converter
Slide out defects
Leveling jack defects
Chassis defects
Structural defects such as the coach leans to one side, cracked welds, slide out holes are too big

If so, we may be able to get all of your money back for you. If you think that your motorhome, fifth wheel, travel trailer, or toy hauler may be a lemon, please contact our lemon law firm today. We will evaluate your case for you free of charge and if we are able to help you, the manufacturer will pay for all of our attorney’s fees and costs. There will be no costs to you, and your settlement will 100% yours up to the price of the vehicle.

While most lemon law attorneys do not accept cases related to a motorhome, 5th wheel or travel trailer, because these recreational vehicles are treated differently under the California Song Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, also known as California’s lemon law. We are able to assist due to our extensive litigation experience in the recreational vehicle industry.

Since recreational vehicles have overlapping warranties from different component part manufacturers, you will need an experienced lemon law attorney who can sort these out in order to make a valid lemon law claim on your behalf. Our attorneys have been representing consumers in California for over thirty years and we have the experience to win your RV or motorhome case for you. Contact us to address any potential lemon law claim or dealer misrepresentation claim you may have.

RV Dealerships are Compounding the Problem:

Some RV dealerships have a nasty habit of delivering faulty brand new units to California consumers. Some examples of this include:

Delivering coaches that do not have the brakes properly wired;
Delivering trailers with improper tires;
Delivering coaches that improper generator exhaust

And some RV dealerships are known for the following bad behaviors when it comes to repairs. Some examples of this include:

Refusing to timely perform warranty repairs;
Not properly documenting items in need of repair;
Delay after delay after delay to complete repairs;
Impossible to get an appointment for warranty repairs; and
Losing our client’s keys

Do You Own a Thor Motorhome?

Thor Motor Coach has a secret clause in its warranty that actually allows Thor to move any lemon law claim that you may need to file from California to Elkhart County, Indiana.

If you own any recreational vehicle manufactured by Thor, you need a lemon law attorney who knows how to champion you and your case. Our lemon law attorneys have been representing consumers in California for over thirty years.

If you have a defective motorhome, 5th wheel, or travel trailer, you need a lemon law attorney with the experience to navigate through the complexities of various warranties in order to fight for you. Contact us to address any potential lemon law claim or dealer misrepresentation claim you may have.

Lemon Law Case Checklist

Remember to bring your motorhome to the dealership as soon as a problem is detected, and to ask that it not be returned until the problem has been repaired.

When picking up the unit from the dealership, make sure to verify that the repair invoice accurately reflects the actual dates, times, and work performed.

Save all repair invoices. When you take your motorhome into the dealership for a warranty repair, make sure that your service advisor accurately records your complaints on the repair order and make sure that you do not leave the dealership without a copy of the repair order. Then, when you pick your vehicle up from the dealership after the repairs have been performed, make sure that the repair invoice actually states what was repaired on your vehicle. Do not sign the repair order or invoice until you have read it and you have made sure that what is written on the repair invoice actually matches with what your service advisor told you. Never leave the dealership without a final closed out copy of your repair invoice. If you think you may be missing a repair invoice, ask for a duplicate from the cashier, while at the dealership.

Do not let the dealership try and convince you that a serious problem is ‘normal’ and that there is no reason to bring the unit back for further repairs if the problem persists.

You do not have to bring your unit back to the same dealership where it was purchased. If you feel you are not getting good service, or that your home dealership is not taking your concerns seriously, please take your unit to another factory authorized dealership. Many times a new dealership will try and win your loyalty by being extra helpful.

Please do not leave your repair invoices or purchase contract in the unit. If all of your paperwork is stored in a file in your home or office, we can evaluate the case even while the unit is still in the dealership being repaired.