Maintenance

A Garage for every rig: maintenance that reminds you

By the RV Compass team 4-minute read
Garage · Fifth wheel Odometer 48,210 mi Generator 628 hours Due now Roof and sealant inspection Mark done Due soon Repack wheel bearings · in 1,200 mi Due soon Generator oil and filter · in 22 hours Monday 1 item due 2 coming up Open the Garage

Most RVers keep maintenance in their head, a notebook, or a pile of receipts in the dash. RV Compass now has a Garage for every rig: the readings, the schedule, the service history, and a nudge when something comes due.

Readings

Log your odometer and generator hours whenever you think of it. RV Compass warns you if a reading is lower than the last one, which usually means a typo.

A schedule that fits your rig

Start from a list of 14 common items with the intervals the makers recommend, fitted to your kind of rig. A fifth wheel gets wheel bearings (Dexter's 12 months or 12,000 miles) and trailer brakes (every 3 months or 3,000 miles). A motorhome gets engine oil. Generator items show up if you have one (Cummins Onan's 150 hours or once a year for oil), and propane items if you carry it. Every rig gets the roof and sealant check every 90 days and tires replaced by age. Keep what fits, drop what doesn't, and add your own.

Each item can run on days, miles, hours, or a mix. Its status uses whichever comes due first, so a generator that sat all year still comes due on the calendar.

Mark it done, keep the receipt

One tap marks an item done at your current readings. Or add a full service record, with the date, the readings, the cost, and a photo of the receipt. The service history keeps it all, with totals. When you need it on paper, for the shop, a warranty claim, or a buyer, Print gives you a clean report.

A Monday email, only when it matters

If something is overdue or coming up soon, you'll get a short email on Monday morning listing it. If nothing is due, there's no email. One click in the email turns it off.

On the phone, even with no signal

The Garage is in the app too: readings, the due list, one-tap Mark done, and a quick fill-up log. Changes you make with no signal wait on the phone and sync when you're back in range.

The Garage is free. For the full schedule and why each item matters, read an RV maintenance schedule you'll actually keep.

Try it on your next trip

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