Law and Rights
2008 was a bad year for the Rv industry. Some companies merged, sold off assets, closed or filed for bankruptcy protection. If you're thinking of buying a motorhome, you need to be careful of the viability of the builder to stand behind their product. When an Rv company goes belly up, so does your factory warranty.
Unfortunately, according to the folks at RvResolve.com, here is an updated list of RV companies that have closed:
Chinook (Trail Wagons)
Sunline Coach
National RV
Travel Supreme
Ameri- Camp
West Coast Leisure Homes (in Canada)
Western RV
Alfa Leisure
Weekend Warrior
Teton Homes
Pilgrim
Bigfoot RV (in Canada)
Sun Valley Inc.
Nu Wa Industries
Forest River now owns Coachman's RV Division (at least in this case part of the sale set aside 11 million dollars in an escrow account for warranty costs).
Next up? You need to keep a watch on Country Coach and Monaco. Country Coach announced that they may not reopen in February (that's their worst case scenario) and Monaco has hired some financial advisors to explore "strategic options". That doesn't sound good.
If you've got a lemon Rv, now is the time to get it in the shop for any repairs you want done under warranty, while there is still a manufacturer to pay the claim. If they won't cover your repair, then it may be time to take quick action. Call or email us today for a free Lemon Rv case analysis.
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- Navistar To Buy Monaco Coach ?
700 Monaco Coach shareholders are likely stuck holding an empty bag of shares of stock after the company terminated them and filed for bankruptcy in March. Everyone agrees the stock has become virtually worthless. When there's a bankruptcy, shareholders...
- $50 Million Offered For Monaco Coach Corp
An unnamed suitor has offered $50 million for substantially all the assets of Monaco Coach Corp., according to a story on the AP newswire. That could be good news for Monaco owners, many of whom have been left stranded with no warranty protection since...
- Monaco Worsens ?
The complaints and reports are starting to come in that Monaco dealers are refusing to do warranty work because of either "slow pay" or "no pay" on warranty claims. Rumor has it that a Southern California dealer turned away a 2009 Dynasty owner's...
- Alfa Leisure Rv --- Gone With The Wind
It's official. Alfa Leisure Rv has shut down apparently for good. Their official statement, which was filed in federal court in one of their warranty lawsuits just days ago, blamed supplier Crane Composites and "Crane's unwillingness to stand...
- Alfa Leisure Closing ?
Apparently this morning management at Alfa Leisure in Chino, California, passed out final paychecks and began sending people home and plan to shut down the operation. If true, and it seems to be because there are several reports now, then Alfa Leisure...
Law and Rights
More RV Companies Bite the Dust
2008 was a bad year for the Rv industry. Some companies merged, sold off assets, closed or filed for bankruptcy protection. If you're thinking of buying a motorhome, you need to be careful of the viability of the builder to stand behind their product. When an Rv company goes belly up, so does your factory warranty.
Unfortunately, according to the folks at RvResolve.com, here is an updated list of RV companies that have closed:
Chinook (Trail Wagons)
Sunline Coach
National RV
Travel Supreme
Ameri- Camp
West Coast Leisure Homes (in Canada)
Western RV
Alfa Leisure
Weekend Warrior
Teton Homes
Pilgrim
Bigfoot RV (in Canada)
Sun Valley Inc.
Nu Wa Industries
Forest River now owns Coachman's RV Division (at least in this case part of the sale set aside 11 million dollars in an escrow account for warranty costs).
Next up? You need to keep a watch on Country Coach and Monaco. Country Coach announced that they may not reopen in February (that's their worst case scenario) and Monaco has hired some financial advisors to explore "strategic options". That doesn't sound good.
If you've got a lemon Rv, now is the time to get it in the shop for any repairs you want done under warranty, while there is still a manufacturer to pay the claim. If they won't cover your repair, then it may be time to take quick action. Call or email us today for a free Lemon Rv case analysis.
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Because life is too short to put up with a bad rv.
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Because life is too short to put up with a bad rv.
Subscribe in a reader- Navistar To Buy Monaco Coach ?
700 Monaco Coach shareholders are likely stuck holding an empty bag of shares of stock after the company terminated them and filed for bankruptcy in March. Everyone agrees the stock has become virtually worthless. When there's a bankruptcy, shareholders...
- $50 Million Offered For Monaco Coach Corp
An unnamed suitor has offered $50 million for substantially all the assets of Monaco Coach Corp., according to a story on the AP newswire. That could be good news for Monaco owners, many of whom have been left stranded with no warranty protection since...
- Monaco Worsens ?
The complaints and reports are starting to come in that Monaco dealers are refusing to do warranty work because of either "slow pay" or "no pay" on warranty claims. Rumor has it that a Southern California dealer turned away a 2009 Dynasty owner's...
- Alfa Leisure Rv --- Gone With The Wind
It's official. Alfa Leisure Rv has shut down apparently for good. Their official statement, which was filed in federal court in one of their warranty lawsuits just days ago, blamed supplier Crane Composites and "Crane's unwillingness to stand...
- Alfa Leisure Closing ?
Apparently this morning management at Alfa Leisure in Chino, California, passed out final paychecks and began sending people home and plan to shut down the operation. If true, and it seems to be because there are several reports now, then Alfa Leisure...