Roof leak

[Mountainsurfer]

2018 RS26. Picked it up new in April. Second time out got a roof leak. Took it to Transwest for repair. Said it was repaired, but had a rainstorm come through before I picked it up. Found leak not repaired as the interior was wet again. Left it to try again. Now both transwest and Thor are saying it's out of warranty. Still dont understand not standing behind your product. Anyone have the same problems. Any hints on fixing leaks. Guess I'll have to do it myself.

[Bob Denman]

New in April, and it's already out of warranty?
Did you http://www.thorforums.com/forums/att...511909220check your paperwork on this??

[Pawpaw's House]

Out of warranty in 7 months?? I think not. I hope not. I don't have my warranty in front of me, but I'd sure question that real hard unless you put a million miles on it already.

[Mountainsurfer]

Thor says the sealant on the roof is only warranties for 90 days. Customers problem after that. Service guy name of Rom from Thor said customers responsibility to check rook sealant periodically.

[Pawpaw's House]

I'd still check the printed warranty. 90 days is definitely not long enough, especially since it spends (mine) 6 weeks back at the dealer after the shake down.

[Bob Denman]

I agree: this is an ongoing problem, that was never adequately addressed the first time.

[16ACE27]

Periodically as defined to RV roof inspections is generally an annual inspection. Are they saying their sealant is only good for 90 days?

[SuperD]

Apply self-leveling Dicor sealant. If you have an idea where the leak may be, clean and dry the area, apply Dicor liberally. Pay particular attention to any items like antenna, roof vents, skylights, and roof edge seams. Should fix your problem.

[tnedator]

Originally Posted by SuperD

Apply self-leveling Dicor sealant. If you have an idea where the leak may be, clean and dry the area, apply Dicor liberally. Pay particular attention to any items like antenna, roof vents, skylights, and roof edge seams. Should fix your problem.

How often should this be done?

[SuperD]

Originally Posted by tnedator

How often should this be done?

Depends on where you live, when we were in Texas with the blazing hot sun, I usually checked the roof every couple of months. I only had to add caulk once in 1 1/2 years.

[16ACE27]

Originally Posted by tnedator

How often should this be done?

Originally Posted by https://rvshare.com/blog/ultimate-rv-roof-guide/

RV roof maintenance is important. Regardless of the type of RV roof that you have, and depending on how often and in what conditions you use your RV, you’ll need to apply RV roof caulk at least once a year to seal your RV roof.
One example type of RV roof caulking is the popular sealant Dicor, available at Amazon. At roughly $10 per tube, it’s an affordable RV roof repair option.

Annually

[snk1424]

Dear Friend, I surprisingly got the similar problem with my THOR RS26, I got mine new in May this year (2017) got just 6K miles , with in couple of months (after first rain ) i saw wet patch in the window sill in the front bunker bed window which has the power shades, then after a months i saw a leak on the Left front inside of the bunker from the ceiling bead and took pictures and brought it to General RV in Mt Clemens in MI, they said they will check it out, they now call and saying the leaks are from pokes form tree branches and it will cost $7K for a new Roof !!!!!, i think its a scam, since I am the only driver and i know I did not drive under any branches and all roof mounted fixtures are clean. I think they doing it to avoid fixing a bad roof job in production,they are pushing me to work thru my Insurance but I want to ensure the root cause is legitimate, soo pissed off , thinking of trading in the unit after just 5 months , there has been no other major issue with the unit but a lot of minor quality quirks, and Thor has been fixing them up so far, but bad roof job that's a big red warning light on the build quality of the unit