ed209:

> Read somewhere on this forum about possible
> corrosion on some eribas prior to 2016 also issues
> with fixtures on early german vans would all the
> problems have been sorted out now on say a 2017
> Triton 430?

2012 is the year that the subframe was extensively galvanised and the full production was transferred to Germany. I had a 2012 Eriba which had a few electrical issues that were corrected within the warranty,   however I did not have any fixture/furniture issues. I now have a 2015 Eriba Familia, this has had no problems regarding the furniture/fixtures.  If your buying second hand it will be a case of inspecting them on an individual basis as not all Eribas were impacted with the problems you described..

I have a 2017 Triton. It has suffered LED touch-light problems, now resolved, I think. Hinges and poor plywood used in carcase work will continue to be an issue that I will need to keep an eye out on, re-fixing hinges with araladite as required. Window rubber gaskets are the subject of a recall. Rust on framework should hopefully not be an issue as this is now zinc plated. I have however detected some drawbar corrosion near the coupling.
Whilst these observations may initially sound alarming they are in-fact "sod-all" when compared to a normal white wobbly box caravan and can be addressed, subsequently leading to a long and trouble free ownership.

Colin

I met a new Eriba owner last week who mentioned he had received the window seal recall notice.  He said he'd checked his window seals carefully, couldn't see a problem and was planning to ignore it.