Awning pulling out ?

[joe in pa]

hello, I have a 2015 24 fqsl and while camping this weekend a camper next to me came over and pointed out that my awning is starting to pull out in the one corner, I am still under warranty but is this something that I can put back in myself, I really didn't plan on taking my camper back until the end of the camping season, I also noticed that they over tightened one screw in my shower surround and cracked the one corner in it. any suggestions. thanks joe

[breezyhillfarm]

Photos?

[bpa098]

i have the same awning issue i noticed this weekend. this week i plan to see what i can do to fix myself if no i will get it taken care of by the dealer as long as it doenst cost me any of my planned trips. id rather not use my awning than miss my trips. We only get a few months of camping between weather and kids school/sports.

[TURBS]

Pulling out of the camper mounted track?
Picture worth a thousand words!

TURBS
08 duramax tuned n modded
2011 32bhok Sabre
2015 camping "11 nights"

[joe in pa]

having problems with my camera, but yes its starting to come out of the track that's attached to the trailer. thanks joe

[nomad297]

Originally Posted by joe in pa

having problems with my camera, but yes its starting to come out of the track that's attached to the trailer. thanks joe

It should be a pretty easy fix. Just pull it back to where it belongs and then put a screw in the track so the awning can't creep out again.

Bruce

[OldCoot]

Just shove it back in and take a pair of pliers and close the channel down as far as you can reach. Make sure the material is centered on the roller.

[Big Bill]

thats pretty hard to do, the track must have spread from high winds? poor cord??? sounds like it needs to go to the dealer for inspection??

[OldCoot]

Originally Posted by Big Bill

thats pretty hard to do, the track must have spread from high winds? poor cord??? sounds like it needs to go to the dealer for inspection??

It needs to be shoved back in the groove before traveling on the highway and with a blunt nosed tool it's not a hard task.

[joe in pa]

thanks for the input, I will try to shove it back in the track and give it a squeeze over the weekend, right now theres only about 3 inches or so that is out and its on the left side looking at the awning so I don't think the road wind is going to pull it out anymore, at least it didn't move anymore on my way home from camping this past weekend. thanks again for the help. take care joe

[CHD Dad]

Mine is the same way! Brand new 27HFS and took it out for it's maiden over the weekend. The rear edge of the awning pulled out of the track where it attaches to the camper. I was coming on here to see about fixing it when I saw this thread. No idea why or how it happened, noticed it the first time we put the awning out.

[jamiller45]

Can we get pictures?

[TURBS]

Originally Posted by jamiller45

Can we get pictures?

After at least 3 people asked you'd think lol [emoji12]

TURBS
08 duramax tuned n modded
2011 32bhok Sabre
2015 camping "15 nights"

[CHD Dad]

Sure, I can try for one this evening when I get home. It's still airing out after loading up and driving home in a monsoon last night!

EDIT: Wife just took these for me. Camper is one week old and this was the first trip with it. We opened it up fully and I saw it hanging out. Dealer isnt all that far away (about 40 min) but where I have to park at home is a pain to get in and out of. Is this an easy at home fix or will I have warranty issues if I do that?

[bpa098]

My brother has my unit camping for a few days but my pics would look the same

[joe in pa]

ditto on that for mine, also looks the same, thanks for posting the picture.

[jamiller45]

Thanks for the photos. Will get with production team tomorrow to look into this further

[northstar1960]

i've noticed the same on mine the rear edge of the track the awning has about 3" that has come out . it is a manufacture issue will try and do the same and get it back in most dealers are worthless

[Stormrider151]

Simple fix. Roll the awning out about 1 or 2 feet. This releases tension on the fabric. Using vice grips with a little tape around the jaws crimp the channel around the fabric after pushing it back into the channel. The tape will protect the finish. Using a small sheet metal screw, Set the screw through the channel and into the fabric. Your done. I always put screws in both ends of me awnings. Slide awnings as well. Some dealers that are proactive do this during prep.

[CHD Dad]

Seems kind of sad that I have to do this to a 1 week old unit... I guess I shouldnt be surprised, this is my third FR camper and all three had QC issues that should have been caught at the factory.