TLDR
Electrical Repair for Newport Beach RV, van, trailer, and truck owners. Typical range $285 to $1,500, direct carrier billing, all work completed in shop.
About Electrical Repair in Newport Beach
Electrical repair covers 12V and 120V systems, battery and charging, solar and inverters, wiring and fuse boxes, and shore power. OCRV Center diagnoses Newport Beach RV and van electrical faults with instruments, and the diagnostic hour is credited against the authorized repair.
A recreational vehicle runs three electrical systems that have to coexist: a 12 volt house system, a 120 volt shore and generator system, and the chassis system that belongs to the vehicle itself. Add an inverter, a converter, a transfer switch, and increasingly a lithium bank with solar and DC to DC charging, and you have a system where a fault in one place produces a symptom in a completely different one. This is why replacing parts in sequence gets expensive so fast. We diagnose with instruments. Diagnostic time is $285 per hour with a one hour minimum, refunded as a credit when you authorize the repair, so finding the actual fault costs you nothing if we go on to fix it. Newport Beach owners running solar for coastal trips see us most for charge management rather than panel failures.
Problems We Solve
These are the situations Newport Beach owners bring us most often for this work. If yours is not listed, call and describe it. We would rather tell you it is outside our scope than take a job we are not the right shop for.
- House batteries not holding charge or never reaching full
- Inverter faulting under load or shutting down unexpectedly
- Shore power tripping the breaker immediately on connection
- Solar producing less than it should or the controller reading wrong
- Intermittent 12V faults that come and go with vibration
- Corrosion at terminals and connectors from coastal humidity
Our Process
- Symptom isolation: We separate what actually fails from what only appears to, because RV electrical faults commonly present downstream of their cause.
- Instrumented testing: Load testing, current draw measurement, voltage drop testing, and thermal inspection of connections.
- Findings and options: You get the real fault and the repair options with cost before any parts are ordered.
- Repair or system build: Components replaced or the system reconfigured, with the diagnostic hour credited against the work.
- Load verification: The system is tested under real load and adjacent systems checked to confirm nothing else was affected.
What Is Included
- 12V, 120V, and shore power diagnostics
- AGM, lithium, and LiFePO4 battery systems
- Inverter, converter, and transfer switch service
- Solar installation with MPPT controllers
- Wiring harness and fuse box repair
- DC to DC charging and alternator integration
Ballpark Pricing
Every job is quoted from the vehicle after inspection. The ranges below let you plan before you call. Body and paint labor is billed at $210 per hour, mechanical and electrical at $260 per hour, and diagnostics at $285 per hour with the diagnostic hour refunded as a credit against an authorized repair.
| Scope of Work | Ballpark Range | Typical Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnostic and minor repair | $285 to $1,500 | 1 to 6 hours |
| Battery, inverter, or converter replacement | $500 to $5,500 | 2 to 14 hours |
| Solar and lithium system build | $1,500 to $12,000 and up | 8 to 40 hours |
Ranges are ballpark figures for planning. Your written estimate is built from the actual vehicle after inspection.
Collision estimates are provided at no charge and insurance walk ins are always welcome. RV systems estimates covering slides, awnings, water, electrical, and generators are $150, refunded as a credit against an authorized repair. See the full posted rates and terms.
Insurance Notes
Water damaged wiring is one of the most commonly missed supplement items. Corrosion inside a harness does not show in a photo, so it has to be traced and documented.
We bill direct with every major carrier and hold direct repair relationships with several. Read how the claim process works or the 25 things carriers do not tell you about RV and van claims.