Delayed Delivery on 400s?

manyman297

Anybody awaiting delivery of a 400 hear of any delays? I spoke with my dealer maybe two weeks ago and he was lamenting that Nucamp was due to send him some trailers (some T@Gs and Cirrus 620) and they were late. He wasn’t able to give me an exact date for ours but said late March to early April. Anybody seeing delays or vague delivery dates?

kmulh

Yes!  My 400 is delayed due to a lack of door hinges (I think the bathroom door) and blinds for the front window.  At least that's what I was told today.

manyman297

I’ve noticed that the nationwide listings for 400s haven’t moved for a couple of weeks (yeah, I’m that obsessed) so I’m wondering if there’s a huge backlog due to parts availability (which seems to be the norm due to Covid). 

TomCanada

We got our 400 about 2 weeks late one week ago. Not too bad for delays..

kbdigitiqe

Ours came in a week ago as well, which was about two weeks late. 

We left ours at the dealer so they could fix some factory mistakes (we caught not the dealer) though and will be going back soon to actually pick it up. 

CharlieRN

Delivery of our 320 BD ordered back in August and originally scheduled for early March arrival was delayed for a week or so due to parts shortages. There were a few parts involved but the only one I recall was the porthole window. The rescheduled delivery date (for arrival at the dealer) was yesterday, but I don't yet know if that actually happened. I do know that our BD will arrive without a rack and with a different toilet installed, again due to supply chain issues.

Problems with part shortages are affecting many industries not just the RV manufacturers. Things will work themselves out over time but there's no recourse at present, and we'll just have to learn to live with the delays.

dsfdogs

I have a new platform and tub on order with my dealer in Portland, to be shipped with next trailer delivery. He called me Friday to say it's been delayed another couple weeks as nuCamp waits for parts for trailers due to be shipped.

manyman297

Just a quick update for anybody that might be waiting on their 400. Just called my dealer and I guess ours was done and off the line on the 7th but they're waiting on cushions (something about windmills going down in Texas affecting their supplier). I guess ours will be on with a shipment of Cirrus 820s...hopefully soon.

NorCalMike

I have a 400 DB which was supposed to be built week of June 7 and they already pushed out one week.  I won't be surprized if further push outs occur.  Makes camping reservations a crap shoot...

USSBird

We have just received an update from our dealer on our 400BD, NuCamp is estimating the 3rd week of May to ship, a one week slip from original date.

scottincarmel

Supply chain woes have impacted nearly everything, even cars and trucks. The winter storm in Texas shut down the chemical factories that make foam for seats, mattresses, insulation, etc. Anything imported via containers is delayed by weeks if not months. Take a look at this WSJ video about the delays at the Port of Los Angeles: https://www.wsj.com/video/cargo-ship-logjam-in-los-angeles-highlights-pandemic-supply-chain-issues/6263BB27-B208-46C9-B41F-B5C4C9A1243A.html

USSBird

scottincarmel said:

Supply chain woes have impacted nearly everything, even cars and trucks. The winter storm in Texas shut down the chemical factories that make foam for seats, mattresses, insulation, etc. Anything imported via containers is delayed by weeks if not months. Take a look at this WSJ video about the delays at the Port of Los Angeles: https://www.wsj.com/video/cargo-ship-logjam-in-los-angeles-highlights-pandemic-supply-chain-issues/6263BB27-B208-46C9-B41F-B5C4C9A1243A.html

After looking at the video, I was surprised that I didn't get worse news on the delivery date.

Marceline

scottincarmel said:

Supply chain woes have impacted nearly everything, even cars and trucks. The winter storm in Texas shut down the chemical factories that make foam for seats, mattresses, insulation, etc. Anything imported via containers is delayed by weeks if not months. Take a look at this WSJ video about the delays at the Port of Los Angeles: https://www.wsj.com/video/cargo-ship-logjam-in-los-angeles-highlights-pandemic-supply-chain-issues/6263BB27-B208-46C9-B41F-B5C4C9A1243A.html

There are more ships at the anchorage outside of the Port of Oakland than I've ever seen before. Normally there would be 1-3 oil tankers. Now there are a bunch of container ships, too. 

manyman297

Finally got the call today. It’s ready to be picked up next week!

Pcman

Hope to get some answers on my Tab 400 boondock I place a order in April with down payment was told it be delivered in mid part of June no show. now it August  what's up NUCamp.

JohninMissouri

  We ordered our Tab400 in mid-February for May delivery.   Later, dealer told us due to parts shortages the delivery was expected late June.  Called dealer last week (end of July) and was told the he walked inside our 400 at the Ohio factory where is is parked in storage.  Waiting for an air conditioner "kit".   Air conditioner unit is installed, but still waiting for other hose, brackets, etc.   It is not known when the parts will come.

AirBoss

May not be much consolation but let's remember. Back in 2019 we were in a bit of a trade war. Like it or not, China and parts east play a critical role in the supply chain. Should we take steps to fix that...well, that's a topic for an entirely different fourm.

Fact is, for the past decade or more manufacturing was all about JIT inventory and staying as lean as possible. The past 18 months have blasted a huge whole in that concept. If manufacturing businesses subscribed to the "Lean and Mean" JIT inventory thinking, they were caught short. Not saying that's what happened to nuCamp...I have no insight into how they manage their business. 

But the fact remains..."trickle-down" is alive and well in the supplier/procurement/vendor management world. 

I have no doubt nuCamp is jumping thru every hoop possible to get as many units our the door to dealers ASAP...after all, they have nothing to gain by NOT doing so. They are in business of selling units...not storing them. 

Pcman

Well I got the call it is ready to be pick up awesome was not disappointed 

AirBoss

Congrats! Enjoy!

Sharon_is_SAM

Jkjenn did an interview with PJ of Princess Craft fame.  PJ  revealed the issues with supplies - including a urethane shortage that has impacted our foam cushion supplies.  Starts at 6:29.

https://youtu.be/0tE-5OIjwO8

JohninMissouri

  Our Tab just came Monday the 9th August.    Looks good, except the factory did not install the agreed upon Maxx Air fan.   Also, seem the dining are cushions are a little thin.   So, ordered mid-February, delivered to dealer early August.

CJax

Ours just showed up as well on Aug 11... also ordered in February. Looking forward to picking it up in the next few days. Then I can start installing all the stuff I learned about in this forum that I've already procured (fan upgrade, aeroflo, soft-start, Victron, etc...) and checking for the issues widely reported in the 2021 400s (dining table bracket, brake wires, keder sharp edges,  front tub gouging the trim)... anything else I need to look out for?

We are super excited to get out there and join all the rest of you! Really happy it's finally here!

Cheers,
C

manyman297

Interior fit and finish is what we had the most issues with (granted the frayed brake wire was #1). 

Cabinets that were misaligned and the biggest issue that I’ve yet to deal with is the entire upper cabinets weren’t installed parallel to the lower cabinets. The result is a 5/8” or so difference in their sitenced from each other from left to right. I’ll need to remove all of the screws holding the uppers in place and hopefully push the right side up slightly to minimize how bad it looks. 

Another issue is the white interior cabinet pieces are splitting (the cubbies above the dinette). This wasn’t readily apparent until I really checked them out a month after picking it up. I’ll probably need to replace those pieces at some point as well. 

I have a laundry list of other issues I’ve had to correct as well. Definitely an eye opening experience with this thing so far.

JohninMissouri

   ...and I just figured out that the "official"  Tire Loading Information, yellow sticker on the trailer is wrong.
    It has the Tab's vin number and the wrong tire size listed.   And therefore the wrong max tire pressure listed.   Listed pressure is 50 psi and when I got it at the dealer the tires had 65 psi. .......so I reduced the pressure to 50 and drove 114 miles home.   65 was correct.  99 degree day on the Interstate, I hope I did not hurt the sidewall.

Dutch061

They are fine, the 65 PSI is what is recommended for the Maximum Load of the tire. I am pretty sure that you were no where near that, the GVWR of our 2020 400 BDL is 3700 pounds.

Look at the label on the tongue of the camper and look at that sidewall of the tire. In our case they are both 50 PSI. I would think that at 65 PSI you would wear the center of the tires out. On ours, 205 or 235/75R/15 are still set to 50 PSI for maximum weight rating as per the label. 

Brad

P.S. Another thing that I like to do is to always stop after about 50 miles and just do a quick touch of all the tires (including TV), as something that is low on pressure will be warmer. I also touch the hubs on all wheels.

JohninMissouri

  Dutch061, I think you are correct, that no real damage was done in114 miles of 60 MPH interstate during 99 degree day.  Did make 2 rest stops for a bit, feeling hot tires (did not seem too hot).   Yup, that new Tab was pretty empty too, so low weight.
   Just seems they should get the label correct on a new Tab.  Especially since it sat on the lot for months waiting parts.  AND they did not get the MaxxAir fan installed, although they billed for it.