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2005 Western Alpenlite

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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4Owner complaints

Model-year median: 1

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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What owners reported most

Wheels
3Equipment
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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Wheels. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Equipment. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

Wheels complaints

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20,000 miles · Jul 22, 2010
Wheels

THE WELDS HOLDING THE CENTER OF THE WHEEL TO THE RIM ON THE CHROME WHEELS THAT CAME AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON MY 2005 ALPENLITE 5TH WHEEL TRAILER HAVE FAILED. THREE OF THE FOUR WHEELS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. ONE WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY SEPARATED WHEN I DISCOVERED IT. SINCE WESTERN R V IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS I'VE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND OU…

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THE WELDS HOLDING THE CENTER OF THE WHEEL TO THE RIM ON THE CHROME WHEELS THAT CAME AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON MY 2005 ALPENLITE 5TH WHEEL TRAILER HAVE FAILED. THREE OF THE FOUR WHEELS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. ONE WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY SEPARATED WHEN I DISCOVERED IT. SINCE WESTERN R V IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS I'VE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND OUT WHO SUPPLIED THEM WITH THESE DEFECTIVE WHEELS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS CONDITION IS NOT UNIQUE TO MY UNIT AND THAT ANOTHER OWNER WILL HAVE A HIGHWAY ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10344737

Mileage unknown · Apr 24, 2008
Wheels

2005 WESTERN ALPENLITE RV WHEEL BROKE OFF. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WHEEL BROKE OFF DUE TO A BROKEN WHEEL WELD. *KB

NHTSA ODI #10226199

Mileage unknown · Mar 30, 2006
Wheels

ALPENLITE 5TH WHEEL RV 4 RIM FAILURES IN 8 MONTHS OF PURCHASE. FIRST ONE WAS FROM TREDIT UNDER RECALL. TWO WHEELS FROM TREDIT( ALLOY), TO REPLACE THE RECALL WHEELS EXPLODED. 1 WHEEL FROM LES SCHAWB, HEAVY DUTY STEEL, SEPARATED AT THE WELDS AND NEARLY HIT A HIGHWAY WORKER. *NM

NHTSA ODI #10154197

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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