Month: May 2017

Thirty-five classic GMC motorhomes rolled into the South Bend/Elkhart KOA in northeast Indiana last weekend, marking the 41st anniversary of the Great Lakers Motorhome Club. (To view a slideshow scroll to the right side of the RVBUSINESS.com home page). The organization, an affiliate of the Family Motor Coach Association (FMCA), rates as the country’s oldest […]

The 17th Annual Bids for Kids charity auction and dinner, benefiting the Boys & Girls Club of Elkhart County, was held at the Northern Indiana Event Center in the RV/MH Hall of Fame on Saturday (May 6). About 800 guests and volunteers made the night a huge success, with attendees bidding on 363 silent auction and […]

(May 8, 2017) -- Livin' Lite Recreational Vehicles is recalling five 2018 Quicksilver recreational trailers, model TH 7X20 because the frame structures that support the trailer floor may fail, NHTSA reported.

Marcus Lemonis, chairman and CEO of Camping World, reported in a press release that the company is striving to keep “70 or more” Gander Mountain Co. stores in operation. Camping World acquired the assets that included Overton Inc’s boating in a May 1 bankruptcy auction. Since the acquisition, there have been several conflicting news reports […]

(May 8, 2017) -- Grand Design RV is recalling 1,662 2017 and 2018 Imagine travel trailers. The screws that secure the slide room mechanism columns may shear, allowing the slide room to extend while the trailer is being towed, NHTSA explained.

(May 8, 2017) -- Riverside RV is recalling 146 2017 and 2018 Whitewater and Mt. McKinley travel trailers that were manufactured without rear-facing reflectors and have non-reflective tail lights, NHTSA reported.

Winnebago Industries Inc. today (May 8) announced an exclusive, multi-year partnership with Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon. According to a press release, Maddon and his wife, Jaye, are noted RV enthusiasts, spending baseball’s offseason and spring training periods living in their motorhome. As part of the new partnership, the Maddons took delivery during spring training in […]

(May 8, 2017) -- Thor Motor Coach is recalling 36 2017 Quantum KM24 motorhomes because the power supply wire for the steps was incorrectly attached to a 50-amp circuit breaker instead of being connected to a 20-amp circuit breaker, NHTSA reported.

Ben Bruner and Kyle Newcomer say they saw the light at the end of the tunnel when they started their RV transport company six years ago. As reported by the Elkhart Truth, it turned out to be the headlights of all the camper vans that need to be shipped across the country – a record number […]

(May 8, 2017) -- The Axxess radio volume control module and affect electrical system functions, possibly causing an engine shutdown, power loss, illumination of malfunction indicator warning lights, and interfere with the restraint system, NHTSA warned.