cracked front panel-bailey ranger

[peo]

I have a ranger500/5 that is 1 yr old. it has developed a 1 1/2" crack in the front panel at the point where the front position light is. A picture has been e;mailed to bailey by my dealer but as yet I havent heard anything( about 8 weeks). has anyone else had this problem and how was it dealt with? seems very poor for a van that has only been used for a 6 weeks in total

 

[Iain]

We currently own a 2005 Ranger 460/2.

When it was serviced in January this year water ingress was found at the front. This it was discovered was due to splits on the front panel - though in our case up on the top where it meets the roof. The 'van was taken back to Bailey about 4 weeks later and the panel replaced.

We have a 2007 Ranger on order and hope this doesn't happen again!

 

[DavidM.L.]

We also have a 2005 Bailey Ranger 500/5 with very similar problems. In June this year it went in for its first servive and damp was found in various areas, and cracks in both the front and rear panels where they join the roof. Both panels have been replaced under warranty along with a section of the floor and part of the side panel around where the toilet cassette slots in. The van was returned to Baileys for repair and was with them for a fortnight. When carrying out the repair we were told it would be returned 'as good as new' which is a bit of a worry considering it was new when it leaked in the first place. I believe that they close down for two weeks in August which may explain the delay for you. You may want to try to contact maria@bailey-caravans.co.uk (Maria Sweet) who was very helpful when we were chasing the repairs to our van as it was only returned to Baileys 4 weeks before we were due to go to France for a fortnight.