179 found another leak spot/future wood rot

I was crawling around under my 179 today and saw the exposed wood in the pic.
Highly unacceptable workmanship-  glad I found it before any damage (I hope) has been done, sealed it up with silicone sealant.
This was like this at BOTH ends of the step..and with the door being behind the wheel, this area gets hammered with road spray.
Everyone may want to check theirs

 I used to think the worst workmanship was on my 99 Thor Tahoe toy hauler-   but unfortunately FR is trying to win the penant..

Does look nasty! Will have to check ours when we pick it up next week

This is basic RV kindergarten level, you don't go chopping through weatherproofing and then leave wood exposed on the exterior.
If they have to be told that...then they need to seriously step up their quality control

As for telling them about it- If they don't have someone reading these forums they are pretty clueless/uncaring,  whatever you want to call it

Besides my experience contacting FR has been less than pleasant.
When I contacted them about my countertop issue-  I was told it would take 2 weeks to get a replacement to a dealer.
 Yeah right- been 5 weeks and still waiting  

Originally posted by David and Danette   Its the workers they are in a big rush and trailers are not inspected before leaving the factory.

I met a guy in a campground who had an Arctic Fox I think it was.  He was telling me he took a factory tour and they had a policy that if a worker found a defect he would get $20.    That would be a great QC method- have the workers themselves scrutinize each camper as it comes down the line, and they would do that very well with the financial incentive.
Presumably when a defect was found the $20 was taken from the person's pay who performed that task improperly, although I'm not sure they could actually do that- but I'm sure they would fire them if it happened too often.
I'm also pretty sure having to repair anything under warranty once it is sold costs substantially more than $20.


Every defect I've reported here would have cost nothing to have done right the first time.