Case Studies
Six Files, Opened Up
Short answer
Each of these shows the first estimate, what the teardown actually found, the supplement that followed and the invoice at pickup.
OCRV Center publishes 6 detailed repair case studies covering front cap rebuilds, fifth wheel jackknife damage, Sprinter conversion collision, hidden trailer water damage, an eight unit box truck refinish and a full vintage Airstream restoration. Shop time averaged 95 days.
Updated 2026-07-29 by OCRV Center Editorial Team
A price range on a rates page tells you what a job usually costs. It does not tell you why the number moved. These files do, because each one carries the estimate written before disassembly next to the invoice paid at pickup, with the reason for every dollar in between.
Two of them ran long, and we say so, including twenty three days lost waiting on a replacement cap that arrived off the truck with a forklift puncture in it. That is a real part of this work and hiding it would make these useless.
All Case Studies
- Class A Front Cap Rebuild
A 40 foot diesel pusher took freeway debris to the front cap. Teardown found superstructure displacement nobody had estimated. 98 days, documented.
2019 Class A diesel pusher, 40 ft, 34,000 miles, 98 days in the shop
- Fifth Wheel Jackknife Recovery
A 41 ft toy hauler jackknifed on a grade and another shop called it a total loss. We rebuilt the pin box and front wall for $48,289 in 71 days.
2021 fifth wheel toy hauler, 41 ft, two machine garage, 71 days in the shop
- Sprinter Conversion Collision
A rear impact on a 2022 Sprinter 170 EXT conversion. The carrier valued it as an empty cargo van. We itemized $42,000 of build in 46 days.
2022 Mercedes Sprinter 3500 170 EXT camper conversion, 46 days in the shop
- Hidden Water Damage Rebuild
A 26 ft trailer bought used with a soft floor. The moisture grid mapped intrusion three times the visible stain. Subfloor rebuild, $16,341, 34 days.
2016 travel trailer, 26 ft, single slide, bought used privately, 34 days in the shop
- Box Truck Fleet Refinish
Eight box trucks rebranded after an acquisition. Decal removal, full refinish and new graphics, staged two at a time over 62 days. $118,640 total.
Fleet of 8 box trucks, 24 and 26 ft bodies, model years 2015 through 2022, 62 days in the shop
- Vintage Airstream Restoration
A 1974 Airstream Overlander taken to the frame. Skin panels, belly pan, outrigger repair and a full interior fabricated in house. 261 days, $147,995.
1974 Airstream Overlander, 27 ft, single axle conversion to tandem retained, 261 days in the shop