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2000 Western ALPINE: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

5 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

38,837 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2000 model year. Data updated: 2026-10-01 (October 1, 2026). 2 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Equipment:Recreational Vehicle/Trailer is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 5 complaints (20.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Braking behavior	4	80.0%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Equipment:Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

Fuel System, Gasoline

Service Brakes

Service Brakes, Air:Antilock

Service Brakes, Air:Antilock:Wheel Speed Sensor

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Fluid

Component breakdown data
Category	Count
Equipment:Recreational Vehicle/Trailer	1
Fuel System, Gasoline	1
Service Brakes	1
Service Brakes, Air:Antilock	1
Service Brakes, Air:Antilock:Wheel Speed Sensor	1
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Fluid	1

Equipment:Recreational Vehicle/Trailer: 1; Fuel System, Gasoline: 1; Service Brakes: 1; Service Brakes, Air:Antilock: 1; Service Brakes, Air:Antilock:Wheel Speed Sensor: 1; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Fluid: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 1; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 1; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (1). 3 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2000

2002

2004

2013

2000: 2; 2002: 1; 2004: 1; 2013: 1

Pattern summary

Equipment:Recreational Vehicle/Trailer leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 4 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10081084 · 2004-07-14 (July 14, 2004)

BRAKES FAILED, WITHOUT NOTICE, ON 36' DIESEL MOTOR HOME ON {FIVE OCASIONS}, EACH TIME REPAIRED AT FREIGHTLINER TRUCK SHOP. THIS TIME STILL IN SHOP SINCE JUNE 15 04, WHEN TALKING TO SERVICE REP AT WESTERN RV IN WASH. STATE. HE SAID BOSCH INSTALLED PINS WRONG [BRAKE MFG]. I HAVE NO FAITH THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN WITH POSSIBLE CATASTROPHIC RESULTS, PLEASE INTERVEEN NOW, THIS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO GO ON.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 23,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10081084 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10502036 · 2013-03-07 (March 7, 2013)

THE BRAKES GOT HOT BECAUSE THE BRAKE CALIPERS WOULDN'T RELEASE THE PADS FROM THE ROTORS. IT WOULDN'T STOP HAD TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 54,673 miles reported. Look up ODI 10502036 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 553463 · 2000-07-14 (July 14, 2000)

THE FUEL LINES ARE NOT RATED FOR DIESEL USE, AS A RESULT OF THE WRONG TYPE OF MATERIAL/PIPES FUMES ENTER INTO THE VEHICLE. *MJS

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 553463 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 768573 · 2002-10-17 (October 17, 2002)

THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. WE WERE ON A 7% INCLINE AND PROCEEDING AT 20MPH. THERE WAS CONSTRUCTION IN THE AREA AND WE WERE IN A LONG LINE OF VEHICLES. THE ONLY THING THAT SAVED OUR LIVES OR SERIOUS INJURY WAS THE ABILITY TO MANUALLY DOWNSHIFT TO ALMOST STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE ZERO BRAKES AND UPON GETTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE AIR ASSIT DID COMPLETE THE STOPPING BUT THE DOWNSHIFTING HAD US NEAR ZERO MPH ANYWAY. DT

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 768573 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 870186 · 2000-09-11 (September 11, 2000)

BRAKE FLUID HAS TURNED INTO GEL, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STGOPPING DISTANCE. *AK THE CONTROL PANEL SHOWED ABS FAILURE MANY TIMES, SOMETIMES IT CLEARS AND IS CONSIDERED A COMPUTER ERROR. THE BRAKE FLUID HOLDER HAS GEL IN IT. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THE GEL GOT INTO THE FLUID HOLDER. *YH

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 870186 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

0 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

No recall campaigns are recorded in this snapshot.

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Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

5 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

40.0%Usable mileage2 / 5 records

80.0%Valid incident date4 / 5 records

100.0%Valid filing date5 / 5 records

80.0%Ordered incident and filing dates4 / 5 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

From model yearThrough model year

Component complaint heatmap
Component	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2006	2007
Steering	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	266.7% ODI 10268235 · 36,000 mi THE STEERING BRACKET ON MY 2004 ALPINE MOTOR HOME CRACKED AND I HAD IR REPLACED WITH ANEW ONE THAT WAS REINFORCED. THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM & I'M NOT SURE WHAT I DID HAS MADE MY MOTOR HOME COMPLETELY SAFE. *TR Look up ODI 10268235 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	888.9% ODI 10267793 · 22,000 mi WE HAVE DISCOVERED A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT PERTAINS TO ALL LATE MODEL ALPINE COACH MOTORHOMES, MANUFACTURED BY WESTERN RV OF YAKIMA WASHINGTON. THE MANUFACTURER IS ONE OF MANY THAT IS NOW OUT OF BUSINESS, SO A RECALL THROUGH ORDINARY CHANNELS WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM AFFECTS AN INADEQUATE MOUNTING BRACKET FOR THE STEERING BOX THAT RESULTS IN SEVERE SWAY AND STRESS ON THE MOUNTING BRACKET. WE HAVE BOTH VIDEO EXAMPLES, AND EMAIL REPORTS FROM MANY ALPINE OWNERS THAT SUBSTANTIATE THE SCOPE AND SEVERITY OF TH… Look up ODI 10267793 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	150.0% ODI 10230383 · 10,875 mi I PURCHASED A 2006 ALPINE AVALANCHE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THAT THE ALPINE COACH'S USE AN ELECTRONIC MULTIPLEXING MODULE THAT RUNS EVERYTHING ON THE COACH SIDE. IT ALSO AFFECTS THE ENGINE OPERATION, CRUISE CONTROL, BRAKES ETC. ON MAY 4 WE WERE DRIVING FROM BUTTE, MONTANA TO SALT LAKE CITY WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WENT OFF, THE ENGINE TURNED OFF AND WE WERE LEFT RIDING DOWN A HILL AT 65 MPH. IF I HAD NOT HAD EXPERIENCE DRIVING TRUCK I DO NOT KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. THE MODULE IS MADE… Look up ODI 10230383 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Equipment:Recreational Vehicle/Trailer	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	120.0% ODI 10081084 · 23,000 mi BRAKES FAILED, WITHOUT NOTICE, ON 36' DIESEL MOTOR HOME ON {FIVE OCASIONS}, EACH TIME REPAIRED AT FREIGHTLINER TRUCK SHOP. THIS TIME STILL IN SHOP SINCE JUNE 15 04, WHEN TALKING TO SERVICE REP AT WESTERN RV IN WASH. STATE. HE SAID BOSCH INSTALLED PINS WRONG [BRAKE MFG]. I HAVE NO FAITH THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN WITH POSSIBLE CATASTROPHIC RESULTS, PLEASE INTERVEEN NOW, THIS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO GO ON.*AK Look up ODI 10081084 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Fuel System, Gasoline	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	120.0% ODI 553463 THE FUEL LINES ARE NOT RATED FOR DIESEL USE, AS A RESULT OF THE WRONG TYPE OF MATERIAL/PIPES FUMES ENTER INTO THE VEHICLE. *MJS Look up ODI 553463 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Power Train	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	150.0% ODI 10230383 · 10,875 mi I PURCHASED A 2006 ALPINE AVALANCHE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THAT THE ALPINE COACH'S USE AN ELECTRONIC MULTIPLEXING MODULE THAT RUNS EVERYTHING ON THE COACH SIDE. IT ALSO AFFECTS THE ENGINE OPERATION, CRUISE CONTROL, BRAKES ETC. ON MAY 4 WE WERE DRIVING FROM BUTTE, MONTANA TO SALT LAKE CITY WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WENT OFF, THE ENGINE TURNED OFF AND WE WERE LEFT RIDING DOWN A HILL AT 65 MPH. IF I HAD NOT HAD EXPERIENCE DRIVING TRUCK I DO NOT KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. THE MODULE IS MADE… Look up ODI 10230383 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Service Brakes	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	120.0% ODI 10502036 · 54,673 mi THE BRAKES GOT HOT BECAUSE THE BRAKE CALIPERS WOULDN'T RELEASE THE PADS FROM THE ROTORS. IT WOULDN'T STOP HAD TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE. *TR Look up ODI 10502036 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Service Brakes, Air:Antilock	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	120.0% ODI 768573 THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. WE WERE ON A 7% INCLINE AND PROCEEDING AT 20MPH. THERE WAS CONSTRUCTION IN THE AREA AND WE WERE IN A LONG LINE OF VEHICLES. THE ONLY THING THAT SAVED OUR LIVES OR SERIOUS INJURY WAS THE ABILITY TO MANUALLY DOWNSHIFT TO ALMOST STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE ZERO BRAKES AND UPON GETTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE AIR ASSIT DID COMPLETE THE STOPPING BUT THE DOWNSHIFTING HAD US NEAR ZERO MPH ANYWAY. DT Look up ODI 768573 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Service Brakes, Air:Antilock:Wheel Speed Sensor	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	120.0% ODI 10081084 · 23,000 mi BRAKES FAILED, WITHOUT NOTICE, ON 36' DIESEL MOTOR HOME ON {FIVE OCASIONS}, EACH TIME REPAIRED AT FREIGHTLINER TRUCK SHOP. THIS TIME STILL IN SHOP SINCE JUNE 15 04, WHEN TALKING TO SERVICE REP AT WESTERN RV IN WASH. STATE. HE SAID BOSCH INSTALLED PINS WRONG [BRAKE MFG]. I HAVE NO FAITH THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN WITH POSSIBLE CATASTROPHIC RESULTS, PLEASE INTERVEEN NOW, THIS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO GO ON.*AK Look up ODI 10081084 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Equipment:Recreational Vehicle/Trailer	Too few reports for a range	23,000 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10081084 · 23,000 mi BRAKES FAILED, WITHOUT NOTICE, ON 36' DIESEL MOTOR HOME ON {FIVE OCASIONS}, EACH TIME REPAIRED AT FREIGHTLINER TRUCK SHOP. THIS TIME STILL IN SHOP SINCE JUNE 15 04, WHEN TALKING TO SERVICE REP AT WESTERN RV IN WASH. STATE. HE SAID BOSCH INSTALLED PINS WRONG [BRAKE MFG]. I HAVE NO FAITH THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN WITH POSSIBLE CATASTROPHIC RESULTS, PLEASE INTERVEEN NOW, THIS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO GO ON.*AK Look up ODI 10081084 at NHTSA ↗
Service Brakes	Too few reports for a range	54,673 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10502036 · 54,673 mi THE BRAKES GOT HOT BECAUSE THE BRAKE CALIPERS WOULDN'T RELEASE THE PADS FROM THE ROTORS. IT WOULDN'T STOP HAD TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE. *TR Look up ODI 10502036 at NHTSA ↗
Service Brakes, Air:Antilock:Wheel Speed Sensor	Too few reports for a range	23,000 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10081084 · 23,000 mi BRAKES FAILED, WITHOUT NOTICE, ON 36' DIESEL MOTOR HOME ON {FIVE OCASIONS}, EACH TIME REPAIRED AT FREIGHTLINER TRUCK SHOP. THIS TIME STILL IN SHOP SINCE JUNE 15 04, WHEN TALKING TO SERVICE REP AT WESTERN RV IN WASH. STATE. HE SAID BOSCH INSTALLED PINS WRONG [BRAKE MFG]. I HAVE NO FAITH THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN WITH POSSIBLE CATASTROPHIC RESULTS, PLEASE INTERVEEN NOW, THIS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO GO ON.*AK Look up ODI 10081084 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

2006: 2 complaints · 2007: 8 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
2006	0	0	2
2007	1	2	8

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
2006	2	0	0
2007	8	0	1

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Equipment:Recreational Vehicle/Trailer	Fuel System, Gasoline	Service Brakes	Service Brakes, Air:Antilock	Service Brakes, Air:Antilock:Wheel Speed Sensor	Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Fluid
Equipment:Recreational Vehicle/Trailer	—	0	0	0	1 ODI 10081084 · 23,000 mi BRAKES FAILED, WITHOUT NOTICE, ON 36' DIESEL MOTOR HOME ON {FIVE OCASIONS}, EACH TIME REPAIRED AT FREIGHTLINER TRUCK SHOP. THIS TIME STILL IN SHOP SINCE JUNE 15 04, WHEN TALKING TO SERVICE REP AT WESTERN RV IN WASH. STATE. HE SAID BOSCH INSTALLED PINS WRONG [BRAKE MFG]. I HAVE NO FAITH THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN WITH POSSIBLE CATASTROPHIC RESULTS, PLEASE INTERVEEN NOW, THIS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO GO ON.*AK Look up ODI 10081084 at NHTSA ↗	0
Fuel System, Gasoline	0	—	0	0	0	0
Service Brakes	0	0	—	0	0	0
Service Brakes, Air:Antilock	0	0	0	—	0	0
Service Brakes, Air:Antilock:Wheel Speed Sensor	1 ODI 10081084 · 23,000 mi BRAKES FAILED, WITHOUT NOTICE, ON 36' DIESEL MOTOR HOME ON {FIVE OCASIONS}, EACH TIME REPAIRED AT FREIGHTLINER TRUCK SHOP. THIS TIME STILL IN SHOP SINCE JUNE 15 04, WHEN TALKING TO SERVICE REP AT WESTERN RV IN WASH. STATE. HE SAID BOSCH INSTALLED PINS WRONG [BRAKE MFG]. I HAVE NO FAITH THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN WITH POSSIBLE CATASTROPHIC RESULTS, PLEASE INTERVEEN NOW, THIS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO GO ON.*AK Look up ODI 10081084 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	—	0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Fluid	0	0	0	0	0	—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

Search patterns

1 patterns with matching reports.

Brake response concerns

1 mentions · 20.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 23,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10081084 · 23,000 mi

Look up ODI 10081084 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule