After RV bursts into flames on I-15, RV specialists supply suggestions for Memorial Day vacationers

SALT LAKE CITY — A tragedy unfolded for a Utah household on Interstate 15 in Davis County Wednesday when their RV instantly went up in flames. Luckily, everybody obtained out, however their story comes with warnings forward of Memorial Day travels.

The reason for the issue is believed to be mechanical. So the primary reminder is for automobile security checks earlier than hitting the street this vacation weekend. In line with AAA, almost 44 million individuals are anticipated to journey 50 miles or extra from residence.

The RV business mentioned it expects a 50% leap within the variety of RV vacationers this yr in comparison with final yr.

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“Oh it is big. It is most likely our largest time of the yr,” mentioned Bobby Chanthaboury, the nationwide gross sales rep at Basic RV in Draper. “It is the nice kick-off for the season. We had an open sale final week and there was an enormous circulation of site visitors that has are available and on common we ship out near 50 per week.”

Dale Harrison, the service supervisor at Basic RV, mentioned one frequent mistake individuals make is to only leap of their RV after it has been sitting for a time frame and take off.

Tire stress is on the prime of his security guidelines earlier than hitting the street.

“The largest factor is the tire stress. They have been saved all winter lengthy they usually simply get in and go,” Harrison mentioned.

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He then demonstrated on an RV in his store and confirmed how the tire stress appeared good by sight however was 10 PSI too low.

“Tire stress appears to be like good, however it’s truly not.”

The subsequent verify, he mentioned, is the cooling system.

“Ensuring your cooling system is working up and proper. More often than not you possibly can simply verify your antifreeze such as you would in your common automotive,” he mentioned.

Harrison additionally mentioned it is vital to verify oil and fan belts. He mentioned in case you are uncertain about something, take it to a mechanic for a fast street journey inspection.