2013 ECLIPSE ATTITUDE — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

The contact owns a 2013 Eclipse Attitude Fifth Wheel RV. The contact stated that there were cracks in multiple locations on the frame. The RV was taken to a welding company where it was diagnosed that the damage to the frame was beyond repair. The RV was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure.

The contact owns a 2013 Eclipse RV. The contact stated that the frame was fractured. The local dealer was contacted but vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure however, no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was unknown.

ON 1/25/2021 WHILE REPLACING THE "SUSPENSION EQUALIZERS" A MECHANIC AND I DISCOVERED CRACKS IN THE METAL I BEAM FRAME OF MY REC, FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER. BASED UPON THE RUST IN THE CRACKS THEY MAY BE SEVERAL YEARS OLD. THERE ARE 4-5 CRACKS ABOVE THE SUSPENSION ON BOTH THE L AND R SIDES. ALL IN SIMILAR LOCATIONS AND LENGTH, BOTH FRAME MFG (LIPPERT) AND THE RV TRAILER MFG (ECLLIPSE) HAVE OFFERED NO ADVISE OR SUPPORT IN REPAIRING THE FRAME. BOTH COMPANIES REQUESTED PHOTO DOCUMENTATION AND THEN STATED THEY COULD NOT HELP DUE TO THE AGE OF THE TRAILER. RESEARCH REVEALED TO ME THAT THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN DEFECT FOR MANY YEARS BY BOTH LIPPERT AND ECLIPSE YET NO RECALL. I AM NOT AN ENGINEER BUT I FEEL THESE TRAILERS MAY IN FACT BE A HAZARD ON THE HIGHWAY. OURS IS PARKED AT OUR HOME AND WE CURRENTLY ARE NOT COMFORTABLE PULLING IT ON A PUBLIC HIGHWAY OR STREET. MY RESEARCH REVEALED A CLASS ACTION SUIT HAS BEEN FILED IN 2020 AGAINST ECLIPSE BY A LAW FIRM IN SAN DIEGO. THE LAW FIRM IS AWARE OF MY SITUATION BUT HAS NOT ASKED ME TO JOIN THE SUIT, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS EVEN AN OPTION FOR ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 ECLIPSE ATTITUDE. UPON VISUALLY INSPECTING THE TRAILER, THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF CRACKS IN THE FRAME. AS A RESULT, THE AXLES WERE ABLE TO BE SHIFTED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE OR FURTHER COMMUNICATION WAS OFFERED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THERE WAS NO MILEAGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 ECLIPSE ATTITUDE. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SUSPENSION EQUALIZER HAD CRACKED AND THE SHACKLE BOLTS BETWEEN THE WHEELS WERE WORN AND FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE FAILURES. LATER, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE REAR PASSENGER WHEELS. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE EQUALIZER FRACTURED AND CRACKS WERE VISIBLE IN THE CHASSIS AND CROSS MEMBERS OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.