U.S. public vehicle records

2004 Western ALPINE COACH problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

8 owner complaints analyzed

1 distinct recall campaigns

24,292 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2004 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

Steering is the most frequently named component, appearing in 8 of 8 complaints (100.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Steering behavior	8	100.0%

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.

Steering

Structure:Body

Structure:Frame And Members

Steering: 8; Structure:Body: 1; Structure:Frame And Members: 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: 2; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 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 (2). 6 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.

2009

2009: 8

Pattern summary

Steering leads the component reports. Steering behavior appears in 8 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.

Complaint evidence

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

Owner report 10268685 · 2009-05-13 (May 13, 2009)

STEEL STEERING BRACKET THICKNESS AND DESIGN ARE INADEQUATE. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THE STEERING BOX MOUNTED TO BRACKET FLEXS IN THE BENDS EXCESSIVELY. MOST LIKELY WILL FATIGUE AND FAIL. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10268685 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10268751 · 2009-05-14 (May 14, 2009)

POSSIBLE SERIOUS DEFECT IN "STEERING BRACKET". HAD UNIT INSPECTED NO CRACKS BUT NOTICEABLE FLEXING IN BRACKET. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10268751 at NHTSA ↗

Explore the data

Vehicle analysis explorer

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

Data completeness

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

25.0%Usable mileage2 / 8 records

100.0%Valid incident date8 / 8 records

100.0%Valid filing date8 / 8 records

100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates8 / 8 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	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Steering	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	150.0% ODI 10268750 · 65,000 mi CRACKING WELDS ON STEERING BOX. *TR Look up ODI 10268750 at NHTSA ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	8100.0% ODI 10268685 STEEL STEERING BRACKET THICKNESS AND DESIGN ARE INADEQUATE. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THE STEERING BOX MOUNTED TO BRACKET FLEXS IN THE BENDS EXCESSIVELY. MOST LIKELY WILL FATIGUE AND FAIL. *TR Look up ODI 10268685 at NHTSA ↗	1593.8% ODI 10268410 · 20,000 mi I AM AWARE OF THE FACT THAT OTHER ALPINE COACHES OF LIKE VINTAGE HAVE FOUND WHAT APPEARS TO BE A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THE STEERING BRACKET, AND THIS IS A MATTER OF CONCERN TO ME. *TR Look up ODI 10268410 at NHTSA ↗	6100.0% ODI 10268423 · 12,000 mi DEFECTIVE STEERING BOX SUPPORT WITH INADEQUATE WELDS THAT PRODUCED EXCESSIVE MOTION OF THE BRACKET. BRACKET MADE OF MATERIAL NOT THICK ENOUGH TO PROHIBIT MOTION. EXCESSIVE MOTION OF SUPPORT WILL LEAD TO CRACKING OF BRACKET RESULTING IN POTENTIAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. *TR Look up ODI 10268423 at NHTSA ↗
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Caliper	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	457.1% ODI 10013656 · 42,345 mi I EXPERIENCED THE LOCKUP AND OVERHEATING OF THE FRONT BRAKES ON MY 2000 ALPINE MOTOR COACH EQUIPPED WITH TWO-PISTON DISK BRAKES. *NLM Look up ODI 10013656 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.
Equipment:Recreational Vehicle/Trailer	1100.0% ODI 10233931 1998 ALPINE COACH RECREATIONAL VEHICLE HAD A RECALL FOR THE REFRIGERATOR. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REFRIGERATOR WAS REPLACED BEFORE THE RECALL AND WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE UNIT WAS EXAMINED AND IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE YELLOW RESIDUE AND LEAKAGE AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. JB Look up ODI 10233931 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	228.6% ODI 10157349 2000 ALPINE ABS SENSOR FAILED 3 TIMES. TS NAR* THE MANUFACTURER ACKNOWLEDGE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CALIPERS AND PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENTS, HOWEVER THEY REFUSED TO COVER ANY OF THE REAR ABS SENSORS. THEY ALSO PAID FOR ONE SET OF FRONT ABS SENSORS. THE CONSUMER FELT THE REPEATED FAILURES OF THE ABS SENSOR WERE DIRECTLY CAUSED BY THE PROBLEMS WITH CALIPERS. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE PREVIOUS BRAKE WORK HE HAD TO PAY FOR. THE AIR CONDITION WAS NOT COOLING PROPERLY. THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD SHUT DOWN WHEN THE CONSU… Look up ODI 10157349 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.
Structure	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	150.0% ODI 10268750 · 65,000 mi CRACKING WELDS ON STEERING BOX. *TR Look up ODI 10268750 at NHTSA ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	16.3% ODI 10268936 · 25,782 mi FAILURE: STEEL BRACKET CONNECTING POWER STEERING GEAR TO THE VEHICLE'S FRAME BENDS EXCESSIVELY WHENEVER OPERATING THE STEERING OCCURRENCE: WHENEVER VEHICLE IS OPERATED CORRECTION: NONE AT THIS TIME. *TR Look up ODI 10268936 at NHTSA ↗	116.7% ODI 10268423 · 12,000 mi DEFECTIVE STEERING BOX SUPPORT WITH INADEQUATE WELDS THAT PRODUCED EXCESSIVE MOTION OF THE BRACKET. BRACKET MADE OF MATERIAL NOT THICK ENOUGH TO PROHIBIT MOTION. EXCESSIVE MOTION OF SUPPORT WILL LEAD TO CRACKING OF BRACKET RESULTING IN POTENTIAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. *TR Look up ODI 10268423 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System	00.0% 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.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	16.3% ODI 10176831 I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT A SAFETY RECALL THAT AFFECTS MY ALPINE COACH MOTOR HOME BUILT BY WESTER RECREATIONAL VEHICLES OF YAKIMA, WASHINGTON. THE RECALL NBR IS 04V372000, WRV CSAR NBR 1053 AND HAS TO DO WITH THE VANSCO MULTIPLEX MODULE. I CALLED WRV CUSTOMER SERVICE ON MONDAY, 12-18-2006 AND WAS REFERRED TO A VOICE MESSAGE BOX TO LEAVE A MESSAGE. MY MESSAGE WAS REAL SIMPLE. I WANTED SOMEONE TO CALL ME BACK AND TELL ME IF THE RECALL HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED ON MY COACH OR NOT. I TOOK DELIVERY ON 6-17-2004 AND HAVE YET TO HEAR FROM ANYONE CONCERNING … Look up ODI 10176831 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Electrical System:Wiring:Fuses And Circuit Breakers	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	150.0% ODI 10148657 2001 ALPINE COACH MOTORHOME BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. TS WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED, IT CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO STICK. THE CONSUMER AND HIS WIFE WERE INJURED WHEN HE WAS FORCED TO RUN THE MOTORHOME OFF THE ROAD IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION. (LAWYER WROTE IN ON BEHALF OF CLIENTS) JB Look up ODI 10148657 at NHTSA ↗	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.
Equipment:Appliance:Air Conditioner	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	114.3% ODI 10157349 2000 ALPINE ABS SENSOR FAILED 3 TIMES. TS NAR* THE MANUFACTURER ACKNOWLEDGE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CALIPERS AND PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENTS, HOWEVER THEY REFUSED TO COVER ANY OF THE REAR ABS SENSORS. THEY ALSO PAID FOR ONE SET OF FRONT ABS SENSORS. THE CONSUMER FELT THE REPEATED FAILURES OF THE ABS SENSOR WERE DIRECTLY CAUSED BY THE PROBLEMS WITH CALIPERS. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE PREVIOUS BRAKE WORK HE HAD TO PAY FOR. THE AIR CONDITION WAS NOT COOLING PROPERLY. THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD SHUT DOWN WHEN THE CONSU… Look up ODI 10157349 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.
Exterior Lighting:Brake Lights:Switch	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	150.0% ODI 10148657 2001 ALPINE COACH MOTORHOME BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. TS WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED, IT CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO STICK. THE CONSUMER AND HIS WIFE WERE INJURED WHEN HE WAS FORCED TO RUN THE MOTORHOME OFF THE ROAD IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION. (LAWYER WROTE IN ON BEHALF OF CLIENTS) JB Look up ODI 10148657 at NHTSA ↗	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
Steering	Too few reports for a range	24,292 mi	2 (sparse)	ODI 10274423 · 24,535 mi BRACKET THAT HOLDS STEERING BOX TO FRAME FLEXES EXCESSIVELY WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. TR Look up ODI 10274423 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10275364 · 24,049 mi STEERING BRACKET MOVING A LOT NOT SUPPORTED PROPERLY OR BUILT CORRECTLY. TR Look up ODI 10275364 at NHTSA ↗
Structure:Body	Too few reports for a range	24,535 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10274423 · 24,535 mi BRACKET THAT HOLDS STEERING BOX TO FRAME FLEXES EXCESSIVELY WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. *TR Look up ODI 10274423 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

2005: 2 complaints · 2006: 0 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
2005	1	2	2
2006	0	0	0

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
2005	16	0	0
2006	6	0	0

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	Steering	Structure:Body	Structure:Frame And Members
Steering	—	1 ODI 10274423 · 24,535 mi BRACKET THAT HOLDS STEERING BOX TO FRAME FLEXES EXCESSIVELY WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. *TR Look up ODI 10274423 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10273570 FAILURE: POWER STEERING GEAR MOUNTING BRACKET FLEXES EXCESSIVELY WHEN TURNING WHEELS. *TR Look up ODI 10273570 at NHTSA ↗
Structure:Body	1 ODI 10274423 · 24,535 mi BRACKET THAT HOLDS STEERING BOX TO FRAME FLEXES EXCESSIVELY WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. *TR Look up ODI 10274423 at NHTSA ↗	—	0
Structure:Frame And Members	1 ODI 10273570 FAILURE: POWER STEERING GEAR MOUNTING BRACKET FLEXES EXCESSIVELY WHEN TURNING WHEELS. *TR Look up ODI 10273570 at NHTSA ↗	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.

Steering assistance concerns

4 mentions · 50.0% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 10268864

FAILURE: STEEL BRACKET CONNECTING POWER STEERING GEAR TO THE VEHICLES FRAME"S BENDS EXCESSIVELY WHENEVER OPERATING THE STEERING. OCCURRENCE: WHENEVER VEHICLE IS OPERATED CORRECTION: NONE AT THIS TIME. *TR

Look up ODI 10268864 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 10268925

FAILURE: STEEL BRACKET CONNECTING POWER STEERING GEAR TO THE VEHICLE'S FRAME BENDS EXCESSIVELY WHENEVER OPERATING THE STEERING OCCURRENCE: WHENEVER VEHICLE IS OPERATED CORRECTION: NONE AT THIS TIME. *TR

Look up ODI 10268925 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 10269644

FAILURE: STEEL BRACKET CONNECTING POWER STEERING GEAR TO THE VEHICLE'S FRAME BENDS EXCESSIVELY WHENEVER OPERATING THE STEERING. OCCURRENCE:WHENEVER VEHICLE IS OPERATED. *TR

Look up ODI 10269644 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b