Month: July 2014

(July 7, 2014) -- A man in a stolen luxury motorhome led police on a pursuit and then held them at bay in a two-hour standoff after he was stopped, the Desert News reported. Officers deploy spike strips which punctured a tire.

(July 7, 2014) -- The Washington State Employees Credit Union and the Manufactured Home Recreational Vehicle Show Association have donated almost $15,000 to Washington State Parks, the News Tribune reported.

(July 7, 2014) -- "As more suppliers pop up in the area, or more manufacturers decide to enter the marketplace, it gives us an opportunity to bring those folks in to that collective group, the association, that supports all aspects of the RV industry," said Ashurst.

(July 7, 2014) -- A landslide at Columbus Belmont State Park is attracting visitors after parts of a bluff collapsed into the Mississippi River, LEX-18 reported. The Army Corps of Engineers will take a look at the landslide next week to try to stabilize the bluff.

(July 7, 2014) -- “I think anywhere we go it’s a good idea to roll up your windows, to hide your valuables or take them with you, lock them in the trunk, and then make sure to lock your vehicle,” Casey Heideman, with Tyler State Park, told KLTV.

(July 7, 2014) -- The 59-year-old man was trapped under his camper after trying to move his fifth-wheel when the blocks holding up the camper fell out and the tongue of the trailer struck him.

(July 7, 2014) -- The pounding rain from a tropic storm caused a massive sinkhole that swallowed three trailers and one car at Hartt Island RV Resort in Fredericton Saturday, CBC News reported.

Post-tropical storm Arthur’s pounding rain caused a massive sinkhole that swallowed three RVs and one car at a Fredericton, New Brunswick, campground on Saturday (July 5), CBC News New Brunswick reported. Nadine Cormier was at the Hartt Island RV Resort on Saturday afternoon and watched as the sinkhole appeared. Cormier said she heard some people screaming […]

(July 7, 2014) -- Starcraft RV is recalling certain model year 2014 Autumn Ridge, AR-ONE, and Travel Star Exp trailers manufactured Feb. 13 to Feb. 24. The affected trailers may have been built with frame spring hangers that may be brittle and susceptible to fracturing.

(July 7, 2014) -- The motorhomes are equipped with LED clearance lights made by Command Electronics, Inc. In the affected vehicles, moisture may enter the light and cause a short between two connections on the circuit board, NHTSA announced.