Grand Design & Ram Recalls, Starlink Brings Back Waitlist, New Battle Born 'Smart' Batteries

In this week's RV & Camping News Roundup, @battlebornbatteries have a new "smart" battery, Grand Design and Ram have been hit with recalls, Starlink is back to waitlisting customers, and the RVIA works to solve the "motorhome ban" in California and other states.

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[sherriweber]

Jason thank you for the information on Ram trucks being recalled and Grand Design being recalled on the propane disconnects. And mentioning Battle Born Batteries. And the other news and information as well.

[tuvia]

Thanks Abby and Jason for your hard work.

[TW---]

So Battle Born finally catches up to their competitors by coming out with a smart BMS and still wants to charge $850 for 100ah ?! And that's on sale? What a joke.

[EarlJames-nj]

Here in Elkhart, we call them “Grand Decline”

[jayseidel]

Keep up the hard work. Love your vids, and appreciate your time and dedication to the community.

[supersami]

I’m 75 years old and I’m amazed that I (and thousands of people, just like me) I have survived unharmed for over 50 years pulling all sorts of trailers 5K to over 12K without an electronic stability control. I had that annoying feature and 2 other supposed safety items eliminated from my 2019 truck.

[Gratefulwon]

IMO, Battleborn will have to change their price point strategy biggly. You can now buy a decent 300 ah battery for about $500, and it is not much bigger than a BB 100 ah. So nearly half the price and 3x the capacity.

[GEORGEHATTON-su]

Buying an selling credits foe carbon or anything is a shell game an a scam . Continue to watch who will correct this mess an follow those who have the people, the environment an the future as there best interest. This is not politics, i don't give a hoot what affiliation you claim, just do the right thing an you get my support.

[yankeesusa]

Outdoor recreation is about to take a hit starting next year. It's going to be interesting.

[davidpatrick]

I heard the disk/dish manufacturing is running short ... so the demand might be higher than availability

[bt]

Our insurer told me that I had to reside in the state that my vehicle was registered in.

[carnerr]

sadly our Ram needed the same repair but it is a 2016 and not part of the recall. sigh.

[bah]

Well I guess if you want one you'll just have to move to a different state.

[colindilworth]

I have a 2024 reflection and the LP "quick" connect is absolute garbage. Takes like 5x as long to connect as a standard propane connection. I have to get under the RV and use both hands pushing and twisting as hard as I can to get the tube in there. Want to see about switching it for just the standard twist on. So annoying. Love the RV otherwise.

[Nahbruhsheesh]

Brinkley rv is a disaster. They tell you they are better then say they are the industry standard. Save your money.

[jeremiiah]

Ironically - my Starlink has been parked for over 24 months and they sent me an email offering me a bonus $200 if I transferred my equipment to another user who wanted to sign up.

[jerrygundrum]

Battle the price of that 100ah battery I bought a 400ah litime. not sure battleborn or big beard battery make sense

[-Pack]

So according to CARB California’s air will be cleaner if a CA resident buys a non-compliant motorhome and registers it out of state. Makes no sense.

[mattgustafson]

Regulations that demand zero emissions vehicles are overreaching and should end right away. This is ridiculous.

[Rvfootprints]

I hated California politics when I lived there.