I have always had my vehicles serviced annually. Last year I bought a brand new motorhome, my first. I thought i'd put it in for its first service this march, 12 months after getting it. However the Fiat Professional garage have informed that the service interval on Fiat Ducato is 30,000 Miles or every 2 years, The vehicle has done 7000 miles. I assume that there advice is correct and that this is compliant with the warranty guidelines.
I think the advice given is correct, but they only have a 2 year Fiat warranty anyway so no compulsion to use Fiat dealer? Mine is 2 years old in March and will be going to my reasonably priced, trusted local garage for its first service at 15k miles.
Last edited: Jan 30, 2020Oct 18, 2007 55,897 163,124 On the coast in West Sussex Funster No 658 MH Carthago Compactline Exp Since 2008 & many years tugging
I always have my first service just after the 2 year warranty is up them I use an independent at half the price of Fiat dealers.
If your FIAT base vehicle was sourced and supplied by a UK FIAT dealer I believe it will have a three year warranty. Worth a check with the supplying FIAT dealer (not the converter). If that still leaves you some concern it’s worth a phone call to Italy on their English speaking helpline, whom I have found very clear and helpful.
Oct 18, 2007 55,897 163,124 On the coast in West Sussex Funster No 658 MH Carthago Compactline Exp Since 2008 & many years tugging
If your FIAT base vehicle was sourced and supplied by a UK FIAT dealer I believe it will have a three year warranty. Worth a check with the supplying FIAT dealer (not the converter). If that still leaves you some concern it’s worth a phone call to Italy on their English speaking helpline, whom I have found very clear and helpful.
It is a Knaus so it will be 2 year warranty.Subscribers do not see these advertisements
I always have my first service just after the 2 year warranty is up them I use an independent at half the price of Fiat dealers.
Our's is a Sunlight, German, so two years, however great call Lenny . Off to a trusted independent Fiat place now
I always have my first service just after the 2 year warranty is up them I use an independent at half the price of Fiat dealers.
Lenny, would it not be best for you to have your first service carried out within the warranty period at a Fiat Dealer in case they find something wrong so any repairs / faults / engine software updates would be carried out for free?
Last edited: Jan 30, 2020Jul 1, 2010 3,235 40,326 SW Northumberland Funster No 12,394 MH Hymer B 588 DL Exp Since September 2010
My Hymer has just turned 3 years old, local garage who have serviced our cars for years charged £168.53p for a service and an MOT last week, very fair I think given the oil alone was £49
Oct 18, 2007 55,897 163,124 On the coast in West Sussex Funster No 658 MH Carthago Compactline Exp Since 2008 & many years tugging
Lenny, would it not be best for you to have your first service carried out within the warranty period at a Fiat Dealer in case they find something wrong so any repairs / faults / engine software updates would be carried out for free?
I checked with Fiat before the warranty ran out to make sure there were no updates required.Subscribers do not see these advertisements
Parrot Face you might want to check on this as well. If less than 10,000 miles per year, then an oil and filter change is required.
Apr 12, 2010 4,983 55,518 Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk Funster No 11,027 MH Weinsberg Cara Exp since 2007
Like others, I had the first service by a Fiat dealer, but now use my usual independent garage. It’s 2 years or 30 k miles.
Phil
Oct 29, 2016 4,678 57,714 Surrey Funster No 45,842 MH Carthago C Tourer Exp Motor Homing 5 years, caravan previously
As others have found its difficult to find a workshop (even a Fiat one) that will take the van due to it being too big/wide for their Ramps or too high for their workshop doors.
I envy all that have a trusted independent mechanic as some of us have learnt, listening to others on here, that Fiat seem to have made as difficult as they can for some indies to work on them.(fault dependent)
The Fiat Camper Assist App that I registered the van on when we first got it home from new, no longer works either, it was useful in that it showed whether there was a recall on anything that needed Fiat Professional workshop attention.
I did not need the van serviced or even an oil & filter change done until its 2nd anniversary, luckily the dealer did it, otherwise I might still be struggling to find a Fiat Pro workshop in my area.
Good luck to all of us in finding a trustworthy/suitably sized workshop, worth its weight in gold.
LES