Vehicles we repair
RVs and Motorhomes
Motorhomes are a house built on a truck chassis, which means a repair almost always crosses three trades at once, and shops that only do one of them subcontract the rest.
Pick your vehicle
Each of these fails differently, so each has its own page covering what actually goes wrong and what it costs to put right.
Class A Motorhome Repair
$1,500 to $150,000+
The front cap is the most expensive body panel on a Class A and the most frequently damaged, which is why the repair-or-replace decision on one is worth several thousand dollars either way.
Diesel Pusher Motorhome Repair
$2,500 to $150,000+
A diesel pusher carries its weight and its systems differently from a gas coach, which means air suspension, air brakes, hydraulic leveling and hydronic heating all need a shop that has seen them before.
Class C Motorhome Repair
$1,200 to $90,000+
The over-cab bunk is the defining feature of a Class C and the most common site of water damage on one, because it has more seams and more exposure than any other part of the coach.
Class B Camper Van Repair
$1,500 to $60,000+
A Class B is a unibody van with a house inside it, so structural repair means the house comes out first, and that labor is routinely missing from an insurance estimate.
Bus Conversion and Skoolie Repair
$2,000 to $150,000+
A converted bus is a vehicle nobody manufactured, so nearly every part is discontinued or was never a part, which makes fabrication the normal answer rather than the exception.
Why motorhomes need a different shop
A motorhome is two vehicles that share a frame. Underneath there is a chassis with an engine, transmission, suspension, brakes and steering. On top there is a house with plumbing, two electrical systems, propane, appliances, cabinetry and a roof.
A repair almost never stays on one side of that line. Collision damage to a sidewall involves structure, fiberglass, paint, and frequently the wiring and plumbing routed inside the wall. A slide-out that binds may be a mechanism problem, a structural problem, or a floor that has softened from water.
Shops built around automotive work do the chassis side well and subcontract the house side. RV service centres do the house side and subcontract structural and paint. Every subcontract is a handoff, a delay, and a party who can point at the other when something is wrong.
Everything here happens under one roof, which is the entire argument for driving past closer options.
What we handle
Collision and structural repair across every class, frame straightening on a rack sized for a diesel pusher chassis, fiberglass and delamination work on caps and sidewalls, full repaints and blend work in a booth that holds 45 feet, roof repair and replacement, slide-out mechanism and structural work, electrical across 12 volt and 120 volt, solar and lithium systems, generator service and overhaul, plumbing, appliances, air conditioning and heating, and complete interior remodels.
The failure that costs the most
Water. It enters at a roof penetration, a window frame, a slide seal or a compartment door, travels inside the wall cavity, and shows nothing on the interior for a year or more.
By the time there is a stain or a soft floor, the substrate has failed, the framing is rotting and the sidewall is delaminating. A leak found at three months is a reseal. The same leak found at three years is a rebuild costing twenty times as much.
That is why the roof and seal inspection habit matters more on a motorhome than any other maintenance item, and why we check for it on every coach that comes through here regardless of what it came in for.
Insurance
Most coach work here is billed direct to a carrier. Two things are worth knowing before you file.
You choose the shop. California Insurance Code section 758.5 says your insurer may recommend a facility and may not require one, and most carrier-preferred shops are automotive shops without a rack rated for a coach chassis.
And the first estimate is never the final number on a coach, because the adjuster wrote from what was visible and teardown finds more. Supplements are normal. Our insurance section covers how we document and submit them.
What a motorhome repair costs
Ranges are wide because the difference between the ends is whether the structure moved, and nobody can determine that from a photograph.
| Job | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Single panel repair and blend | $1,500 to $4,500 |
| Front or rear cap replacement | $4,500 to $25,000+ |
| Structural repair with frame straightening | $18,000 to $75,000 |
| Full repaint, base and clear | $15,000 to $28,000 |
| Slide-out mechanism rebuild | $1,500 to $4,000 |
| Roof replacement | $3,500 to $18,000 |
| Delamination, sidewall section | $4,000 to $9,000 |
| Generator overhaul | $3,500 to $8,500 |
Body and paint labor is $210 per hour, mechanical and electrical $260, diagnostics $285. The full rate sheet including the materials formula and parts markup is on the pricing page, which is worth reading before you compare estimates from anywhere.
Getting a coach here from Cypress
The shop is at 23281 La Palma Ave in Yorba Linda, roughly 22 miles from Cypress and about 25 minutes on the 91. For a drivable coach that is a straightforward trip and the yard has room to turn and park a 45 foot vehicle, which is not true of every shop that will accept the work.
If the coach is not drivable, call before arranging a tow. Towing a large motorhome needs equipment rated for it and a driver who has done it before, and the difference between an appropriate tow and an improvised one is frequently more damage. If your policy includes towing, have your carrier send it here directly rather than to a storage yard, because storage fees start accruing immediately and they come out of your settlement.
Before you bring it in
Empty personal belongings, because we will need access and we would rather not be responsible for your possessions. Bring registration and, if you are filing, your claim number and adjuster contact. Bring receipts for any aftermarket work, solar, lithium, lift, custom bumpers, interior build, since that documentation is the difference between a modification being covered and being written off as pre-existing. And tell us about anything you already know is wrong, even if it is unrelated to why you are coming in, because it is cheaper to address while the coach is here than to bring it back.
Answers
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Class A, B and C?
Do you work on diesel pushers?
How long does motorhome repair usually take?
Can you work on a coach that another shop turned away?
Bring us the job the other shop turned down
We work on all years, all makes and all classes, from Class A diesel pushers down to enclosed cargo trailers. Estimates are $150 and are credited back against an authorized repair, so the money goes toward the work rather than to a shop that never touches your vehicle.
23281 La Palma Ave, Yorba Linda, CA 92887 | (949) 799-3387