I will point out a couple things. Take them for what they are worth.
1. To my knowledge, TM has never experienced a recall. Compare that to the page-long monthly lists of recalls for other manufacturers. The fact that the TM company is smaller than Forest River or Thor, for example, is not relevant. A fault that merits a recall would not be influenced by the number of units produced.
2. In the early- to middle-life of the Tennessee factory, they had an active engineering group that reviewed existing problems, and designed and reviewed potential changes. When I visited the Tennessee factory, I talked with a number of the engineers, and was generally impressed. As the Tennessee factory neared the end of its life, the engineering effort appeared to me to dwindle. Now the South Dakota factory has an even more energetic engineering department, and they are working on several design changes and upgrades. Off-hand, I think of:
o New toilet option
o New door shape to eliminate ripped awnings
o New heavier-duty axle
o Electric slide (though this may have started before South Dakota came on board)
o They are working on a plumbing protection cage
o New trailer frame construction
o Swing tongue will soon be standard rather than optional
o Cabinet construction is now done in-house.
o Limited demand models eliminated, new model added.
o Parts department gearing up
There are others. For a small company, I find this impressive.
Bill
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