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Our one year old van went in for its first service last month.  We highlighted a couple of minor issues, which we had advised the dealer of during the course of the year.

Two bigger problems related to the front panels.  Shortly after collection, a crack appeared in the gel-coat of the front gas-locker door.  By the end of the year, we also noticed dark flecks/speckles all over the front panels.  The speckles looked rather like the van had been near some paint-spraying - although this was not the case.

We are now rather dismayed to hear that the front panels are too thinly coated and it is the grey fibreglass showing through which causes the speckles.  It needs to be completely replaced under warranty - which Swift have approved.

We now have to wait whilst the panels are ordered (which can take many weeks apparently), so that it is likely to have the front end replaced later in the year - after our holidays.

Not good eh?

Not good at all but at least it sounds as if Swift are sorting it at no cost to you.

I'll bet you have now double checked all the other panels???

I  have a 2010 Sterling Europa with exactly the same faults.

Taking it back to the dealers tomorrow see what they say & if they will be so cooperative as your sounds they have been.

So pleased I come across this post as I thought it was a manufacturing fault.

We had a similar problem (along with many many other faults) on our swift charisma we bought new in 2007, Kept it for 2 years and got rid before anything else went wrong with it,