Velocity Truck Centers for engine air heater repair

As we were arriving in Phoenix, we got a Check Engine light on our dash. Never a welcome occurrence!

Looking in the BlueFire app, it showed more details of the codes; clearly a short of the engine intake air heater:

Later in our stay, we started the engine again to see if the codes were still there. They were, so I contacted NIRVC to see if they could fix it. They referred me to Velocity Truck Centers, which is a Cummins dealer, and has an RV department.

Travel route, heading south then back north afterwards:

Our appointment was for 7 AM; we considered arriving the day before, since they had a few full-hookup spots, but decided to just go very early in the morning. Probably a good thing, as their RV department was very busy that day; there may not have been a spot for us.

We toaded up just before sunrise:

Sunrise:

Exit to the truck place:

A hot air balloon in the distance:

Arriving at the truck service center:

Velocity Truck Centers:

The RV waiting room was so crowded that one couple brought in camp chairs:

We decided we didn’t want to hang out there, so went to Chick-fil-A for second breakfast:

Then some chores, and to Starbucks to spend the next five hours:

They completed the work in the afternoon; the issue was a metal-wrapped line intermittently touching the heater relay, causing a short. They secured the line, and replaced the relay, since it had been damaged by the arcing. Just over one RV Buck (about $1,300) to fix.

Heading back to the RV park after the work was complete:

Arriving back at Paradise:

Back to our site, which looks a bit weird without the RV there:

A hassle, but I’m glad it was a relatively easy fix.