Surface Cracks Head Locker Interior

[AirOregon]

On our last trip I noticed the interior surface of our storage cabinet above the dinette is showing cracks in the white laminate. The cracks are at the front curvature and can only be seen by poking your head into the cabinet (or using a mirror). I was looking to see that I had removed everything when I spotted the cracks. I contacted JC abut this and was told the remedy is to replace the cabinet. Is anyone else experiencing this same issue? The trailer was purchased new last September and we have not stored any heavy items in the locker.

[GOUSC]

Are the cracks in the bottom part of the cabinet where it curves or the bottom part of the door where it curves? I’m assuming the cabinet but wanted to clarify.

[AirOregon]

The bottom of the cabinet where it curves.

[GOUSC]

Originally Posted by AirOregon

The bottom of the cabinet where it curves.

I don’t know if this make you feel better or me feel worse. I looked in my 2018 Globetrotter and have cracks in the same place. I had forgotten about it but we saw those cracks in ours. My wife noticed them when she was dusting out the cabinets. It appeared to me there was a plastic film that was glued on the structural part of the cabinet. I didn’t see anything structurally wrong with the cabinet so we didn’t make any warranty claim.

If it makes you feel better we have had no issue with the cabinet in 4 years over some rough roads. However; I would certainly have the factory look at it under warranty. If they tell it needs to be replaced because it’s gonna fall don’t let me know!

[s1000pre]

I had the same cracks inside the cabinet above the dinette in my 6 month old international. It’s cosmetic, the cracks are in the Formica. Watch your fingers while dusting, you can slice them open.

[AirOregon]

I’ve decided that replacing the cabinet under warranty opens up potentially new issues that’d I’d rather not entertain. Instead I’m going to use white “Gorilla” tape to tape the cracks and call it good. Thanks for your feedback.

[duckdave]

Our 2021 Globetrotter FT has similar cracks in the roof locker over the dinette. In discussing it with one dealership, I was told it is a major job to replace the locker. I brought up the issue with the mothership (Airstream Factory, Ohio) and was told that this is a common problem, and that they no longer replace the locker. In their experience the problem just reoccurs. Apparently there are voids in the underlying cabinet support and the plastic liner is somewhat fragile causing the liner to crack easily. They recommended their current fix which was to somehow fill in the voids under the cabinet bottom (I did not get the specifics on how thy might do this) and to then re-line the floor of the cabinet with some other material like felt. This both creates a nice non-slip surface on the locker bottom and hides the repaired damage.

Has anyone else had experience with repairing this type of damage? How did things work out?

[gadgetgrrll]

Originally Posted by duckdave

Our 2021 Globetrotter FT has similar cracks in the roof locker over the dinette. In discussing it with one dealership, I was told it is a major job to replace the locker. I brought up the issue with the mothership (Airstream Factory, Ohio) and was told that this is a common problem, and that they no longer replace the locker. In their experience the problem just reoccurs. Apparently there are voids in the underlying cabinet support and the plastic liner is somewhat fragile causing the liner to crack easily. They recommended their current fix which was to somehow fill in the voids under the cabinet bottom (I did not get the specifics on how thy might do this) and to then re-line the floor of the cabinet with some other material like felt. This both creates a nice non-slip surface on the locker bottom and hides the repaired damage.

Has anyone else had experience with repairing this type of damage? How did things work out?

We have the same damage in our 2023 Globetrotter. We have an appointment with the mother ship this coming week to have them take a look. They mentioned the 'felt' fix as a resolution. We will keep everyone posted on further discussion and how it was repaired.