Chassis Battery Replacement

[AbdRahim]

How often do you all replace your chassis battery? Mine is five years, likely six years old. I have not load tested it yet.

When I lived in the frigid north, I replaced these, every five years, proactively.

 

[whereRVapp]

How often do you all replace your chassis battery? Mine is five years, likely six years old. I have not load tested it yet.

When I lived in the frigid north, I replaced these, every five years, proactively.

My 2018 Bay Star chassis battery went south January 2021 and it was consistently plugged in when not camping. The second was then replaced last spring under warranty due to a bad cell.

Bill

 

[SGilbert]

At 5 years, IMHO, it's time.
They fail at the worst possible time!

 

[Neal]

5 years. FL does it for me, it's not that expensive.

 

[Joe Hogan]

The 2024 DS needed chassis batteries after first year of service. No warranty. Was not a happy camper!

 

[J&JD]

Obviously a lot depends on how they have been treated. However, even if they have been treated really well I think 5 years is about right. And, as @Neal said, they are relatively inexpensive.

 

[JRS]

Had mine done last fall on the way to Florida in Gaffney. Just a bit over 5 yrs old and as per Neal, wasn't too expensive.

 

[newmarokie]

We had a thread along this line last fall. My 2019 DSDP batteries were getting weak. I said I was going to get every drop out. One month later they died. I got six years out of them. They died in the barn, fortunately. I had been working on a couple of things and had had the coach unplugged for a few days and I couldn't bring them back from the dead.

 

[JRS]

My previous chassis batteries were serviceable and needed water. Checked them twice in the 5+ yrs of service. Needed to scrape off the tape to get to the "flat caps" that had a grove in them to use a large screwdriver. Afterwards, used duct tape to cover the "flat caps". I'm assuming the new ones will be the same way. Gained this knowledge via another forum.
Exposed to a ton of heat since they're placed directly over where the emissions regen occurs.