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Read the guideUse a mobile RV technician for the large majority of repairs — electrical, plumbing, appliances, air conditioning, roof sealing, tank service and inspections — because there is no tow, no queue, and you keep possession of your RV. Use a dealership for warranty claims, structural and collision repair, and anything needing a paint booth or a lift.
What mobile service does better
Speed. Dealership backlogs of three to six weeks are normal in season. Mobile appointments are commonly available within days, because the constraint is a calendar slot rather than a bay and a queue.
You keep your RV. No towing, no dropping it off, no wondering where it is or who has touched it. If you live in it full-time, this alone settles the question.
You are present for the work. You watch the diagnosis, ask questions, and see the failed part. Whatever else that does, it makes certain kinds of dishonesty considerably harder.
One person owns the job. The technician who diagnoses is the technician who repairs. Nothing gets lost in a handoff between a service writer, a shop foreman, and whoever is free that afternoon.
What a dealership does better
We would rather tell you this than have you find out after paying us to come look.
Manufacturer warranty work. If your RV is under warranty, the manufacturer generally requires an authorized dealer. Going mobile can mean paying out of pocket for something that would have been covered.
Structural and collision repair. Frame damage, major delamination, and body work need a shop, lifts, and controlled conditions.
Paint and fiberglass finishing. Needs a booth. Nobody is color-matching gelcoat in a windy campground.
Major slide reconstruction. Adjustment and motor work is routine mobile service; rebuilding a slide room is not.
The credential question
The important thing to understand is that "mobile RV tech" is not a protected title. Anyone can buy a van and print business cards. The training gap between a properly certified technician and a hobbyist is enormous, and it is invisible until something goes wrong.
Ask about NRVTA training and RVTAA registration specifically. Ask for proof of insurance. A legitimate technician answers both without hesitating.
How to decide, quickly
- Under manufacturer warranty? Start with the dealer, or you may pay for covered work.
- Structural, frame, or paint? Dealership or body shop.
- Anything else, and you want it fixed this week? Mobile technician.
- Living in the RV? Mobile, nearly always.
- Buying a used RV? Independent mobile inspection, before you sign anything.
What we will tell you
If your problem genuinely belongs at a dealership, we will say so on the phone rather than collecting a service call fee to arrive and tell you in person. That costs us the job. It is also the only version of this business we are interested in running.
Nine years in the RV industry, most of it in dealership service departments near San Antonio. NRVTA-trained at the National RV Training Academy in Athens, Texas, and RVTAA-registered.
Questions
Frequently Asked
Repairs performed outside an authorized dealer are generally not covered under manufacturer warranty, and some manufacturers are strict about who performs work during the warranty period. Check your warranty terms before booking anything while still covered.
Most things, but not all. Structural repair, collision work, paint, and major slide reconstruction need shop facilities. Nearly everything else can be done on site.
Some are and some are not — the title is unregulated. Look specifically for NRVTA training and RVTAA registration, and ask for proof of insurance.
We carry common failure parts and can complete most repairs in a single visit. When a part has to be ordered, we quote it, order it, and schedule the return trip — and we tell you that upfront rather than after disassembling something.
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