Month: January 2016

Editor’s Note: The following is a list of recent RV-related recalls compiled by the U.S National Highway Transportation Safety Association (NHTSA). • Allied Recreation Group Inc. (ARG) is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 Holiday Rambler Admiral, 2,062 Holiday Rambler Ambassador, 2010 Holiday Rambler Arista, 2010-2014 Holiday Rambler Endeavor, 2009-2011 Holiday Rambler Neptune, 2011-2014 Holiday Rambler Vacationer, […]

(Jan. 18, 2016) -- What finally prompted him to sell the assets to Winnebago Industries was Winnebago’s insistence that it intended to revive production of high-end Country Coach motor homes, Lee told the Register Guard.

Lippert Components Inc. (LCI) announced in a press release it has launched a sophisticated new website featuring “more dealer and customer service resources and a better organized product catalog.” “Lippert Components has grown significantly over the past two years since we last redesigned our website,” said Jarod Lippert, LCI vice president of marketing and public […]

The crowds that converged last week on the Born Free Motorcoach display during public days (Jan. 13-17) of the Florida RV Trade Association’s (FRVTA) 2016 Florida RV SuperShow served notice that the small 47-year-old Humboldt, Iowa motorhome builder co-founded by John N. Dodgen – a coach-building pioneer and inventor who passed away in August — […]

Ricky Farber’s mouth hung open as he stepped into a gleaming 42-foot motorhome, according to a report by the Kansas City Star. “Are you a-kiddin’ me?” the oil and gas worker from Springfield said as he sank into an overstuffed leather massage chair, undid the button on his jeans and turned on a big-screen TV. […]

Iconic motor home manufacturer Winnebago Industries is spreading to Oregon after hunkering down at its Midwest headquarters in the Great Recession, according to a report by the Register-Guard. With no long-term debt and plenty of cash, Winne­bago weathered the recession “like a well-built storm shelter,” said Scott Degnan, vice president of sales and product management. Faced […]

MOR/Ryde International Inc’s planned expansion is one step closer to accomplishing its goal of building a 35,600-square-foot manufacturing and office building at the corner of Sterling Avenue and Bar Street. According to a report by the Elkhart Truth, the Elkhart Board of Zoning Appeals has approved changes to setbacks along Sterling Avenue and Bar Street, where MOR/ryde plans to […]

In a ceremony kicking off December’s National RV Trade Show in Louisville, Ky., held  the Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) presented Prime Time Manufacturing with the prestigious Quality Circle Award for the sixth consecutive year. The DSI survey, which determines the Quality Circle Award winners, rates manufacturers’ performance in four core areas: vehicle reliability/quality, parts […]

Bid goodbye to Yosemite’s familiar Ahwahnee hotel, Yosemite Lodge, the Wawona Hotel, Curry Village, and Badger Pass ski area — or their names, anyway. According to a report by Outside Online, the National Park Service (NPS) said it will rename many well-known spots in Yosemite, as part of an ongoing legal dispute with an outgoing […]

The RV Safety & Education Foundation (RVSEF) will be hosting a series of seminars as part of the 49th Annual New Jersey RV & Camping Show, running this weekend at the New Jersey Convention Center in Edison.  RVSEF’s Trey Selman will be presenting seminars on the following topics. Weight and tire safety. What you should/should not […]