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| Above, two RVs being transported to dealers. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
The problem with the county's supplychain of goods is hitting a lot of places and industries of late. And that also includes the RV industry. With demand for new RVs high, this is causing major problems.
According to a new article at RV Travel, it isn't just confined to the big stuff.
They begin with:
RV manufacturers are still fighting through the perfect storm of broken supply chains, missing parts, hiring woes, and unprecedented consumer demand.
While supply chain issues conjure images of missing water heaters, air conditioners and refrigerators, the parts that are really gumming up the manufacturing process might surprise you.
“Lately, it’s been things like ladders,” said Josh Winters of Haylett RV in Coldwater, Michigan, when asked for an example of what he’s seeing from manufacturers. Since a missing rear ladder doesn’t affect the basic function of an RV, many factories are deleting those unavailable ladders from the invoice of supplied features and shipping the units to dealers “as is.” If a buyer still wants a ladder, they will have to either find it and install it themselves or work with their dealer. Either way, if you buy an RV without a ladder it likely won’t be coming later from the factory and won’t be included in a warranty as original equipment.
There's more involved that is gumming up the works at RV manufacturing plants.
To read more, go here.
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