got my hawk last wed. took her to the old neighborhood sat to show to a friend looking to get into campers. 1 city over. 7 mile drive. coming home me and the wife heard a noise, like a bowl of screws hitting the floor. which I did have back there because I was adding some features before my trip. got home, opened door to find that front window shattered. safety glass all over the floor. only thing I can think is going over railroad tracks? should be covered im sure. had to put plywood for my thanksgiving trip. since service is closed this week. I heard that the front wall is the wall that flexes the most?
hawk window blow out
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gadzooks I have never heard of that... sorry to hear it happened ... I believe you will find FWC are wonderful to deal with. Hang in there and though caused by something else my back door window was broken and I did the plywood thing until replacement. Gotta keep on trucking.
The FWC folks will take care of you. This is certainly an anormality. Windows don't break out going over really really big bumps. Too bad it cannot be fixed prior to your first big trip. Best of luck and have a great trip.
ya, I have too much invested on this trip to stop now. LOL on a good note got inverter, lights, outlets, onboard charger, seats, curtains, solar all installed/hooked up prior to trip. this rig is ready. towing a 12 foot trailer with utv and firewood out to the desert. weather reports look good.
Wow. I have a 2015 Hawk, never heard of this. I have hit that window pretty hard (unintentionally) with the Dinette table and while hauling various items.
I did suffer a broken rear window on a jeep once - I lowered the hard top down incorrectly and hit the rear tire with it. It sounded like an explosion.
My guess in your case is a minor flaw in the glass or the installation - clearly not a design problem.
FWC will fix it right up.
I did suffer a broken rear window on a jeep once - I lowered the hard top down incorrectly and hit the rear tire with it. It sounded like an explosion.
My guess in your case is a minor flaw in the glass or the installation - clearly not a design problem.
FWC will fix it right up.
Questions on broken window: Was it broken 'into' or 'out of' the Hawk? Was it a slider or solid window?
Sounds like the way you described it that the window broke inward; it it did, what could have struck the window from the outside? Cab of truck? Bed rail?
Check your turnbuckles to see if camper flexed forward or slid forward..front wall seems to be very ridgid and I doubt it flexes at all.
Phil
Sounds like the way you described it that the window broke inward; it it did, what could have struck the window from the outside? Cab of truck? Bed rail?
Check your turnbuckles to see if camper flexed forward or slid forward..front wall seems to be very ridgid and I doubt it flexes at all.
Phil
craig333
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Hmm, I had to shove a kayak through mine to get it break.
DYNOBOB
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Our window blew out going to Alaska in Aug. Don't know what caused it for sure, could have been a rock bounce off the trailer and hit it. I also had all the windows shut tight expecting rain and we had G'd out over some whoops in the road, it crossed my mind if the roof may have deflected down in the middle and produced air pressure spike?
Thankfully the plexi that protects the lower part of the screen door just covered the opening...
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Thankfully the plexi that protects the lower part of the screen door just covered the opening...
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Original discussion was about the front window in his Hawk...but this loss of the window in your door is indeed perplexing...you mentioned your trailer kicking rock forward and striking the door window...how is that possible? Could be, just never heard of that...it seems the window broke inward, since you mentioned trailer as a source, so rule out air pressure inside the Hawk regardless of roof tin canning....and the campers are not really air tight 
Phil
No damage to screen door?
Phil
No damage to screen door?
DYNOBOB
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We think maybe the truck kicked up a rock that bounced off the front of the trailer and hit window. However most of the glass was gone indicating it maybe blew outward? Who knows...
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well the plywood got me through my trip. which is good, because it was 30 degrees thur night in the desert. im tempted to keep the plywood with me on future trips. if another window blows I don't want to freeze. LOL anyways the dealer emailed me that FWC sending out a replacement asap. Jason and steve at American rv are the best to deal with. I bugged those poor guys for 1 1/2 years before making my purchase. LOL
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