Just like your car, your caravan needs regular servicing and maintenance to ensure everything works as it should — especially if you’re heading off-road or touring long distances. At SCT Off Road Campers & Caravans, we recommend a comprehensive service every 12 months (or 10,000km), along with ongoing checks before and after each trip.
Here’s everything you need to know about keeping your van in peak condition.
✅ Keeps you and your family safe on the road
✅ Prevents premature wear and expensive breakdowns
✅ Maintains warranty coverage and resale value
✅ Ensures all components are off-road ready
Even if your caravan hasn’t done many kilometres, age, weather, and vibration all affect moving parts, seals, and safety systems.
A full caravan service covers both mechanical and general maintenance checks. Here’s what a qualified technician will inspect:
Inspect and adjust electric brakes
Check and repack wheel bearings
Inspect and tighten wheel nuts & hubs
Check suspension components and bushes
Grease suspension and moving points
Check tow hitch, safety chains, handbrake and breakaway system
Inspect and lubricate the jockey wheel
Inspect the chassis for cracks or rust
Test battery voltage, charging system, and Anderson plug
Check all interior and exterior lights, including brake and indicator lights
Inspect and test 12V and 240V systems
Pressure test for leaks
Check pumps, hoses, taps, and tanks
Inspect grey water outlets and plumbing seals
Inspect and lubricate door, window & hatch seals
Check for signs of dust or water ingress
Inspect pop-top roof latches and canvas (if applicable)
Test smoke alarms & gas detectors
Inspect fire extinguisher and expiry
Ensure gas systems are leak tested (must be done by licensed gas fitter)
While a full service is done annually, there are key items you should check regularly yourself:
| Task | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Tyre pressure and wear | Before each trip |
| Check wheel nuts | Before and after each trip |
| Battery charge level | Monthly |
| Test brake controller | Every trip |
| Inspect seals & latches | Monthly |
| Clean and flush water tanks | Seasonally |
| Lubricate moving parts & Inspect Silicon Seals | Every 3–6 months |
The Irdium camper has lived up to all our expectations, we have just completed our first 3 week sojourn doing some off grid and some on grid camping, I highly recommend this camper to whoever wants comfort and practicability, it has towed like a dream.
Very professional from start right the way through . Before and after service is brilliant. Love our Deluxe II camper extremely happy thanks to all staff at signature .
We brought a elite X camper trailer. Love the camper trailer has heaps of storage. Would highly recommend Signature Camper Trailers. As there service is A1.
Great variety of campers on display. Love the Hybrid caravan/camper. Staff really helpful and not pushy.
A big thanks to the boys in the workshop they were professional but more than that really nice guys they took their time and explains everything to me once again thank you.
Placed the order in May, expecting 12 month wait. Picked up 7 months later and its everything we hoped for. The hand over from Greg was great and gave me all the information I needed. Looking forward to hitting the road and giving it a good test. Thanks Signature.
Great showroom and very friendly and helpful service by Greg, Mark and team. I am much looking forward to taking our new Signature Elite Forward Fold to its virgin camping trip!
Great showroom, with all options on display. One can explore and ask questions. Definitely worth visiting if you’re in the market for a camper trailer. Friendly, knowledgeable staff. The Iridium 13 just won most affordable camper trailer of the year 2022.
My wife and I just picked up our 2023 signature elite x from the guys at thornleigh. The whole process was fantastic. Cooper and the rest of the team there are 2nd to none for their customer service! Very knowledgeable about all aspects of the camper. Would highly recommend! Best campers around!
We’ve built our trailers from experience both travelling and extensive R&D of our products. By only using named brand components and accessories, we are building our Camper Trailers to last and provide trouble free travelling.
Signature Camper Trailers has worked very closely with brands like Toughdog, Lovells and Dobinson to ensure our trailers suspension is up to the task of combating the Australian outback and New Zealand off-road tracks. We have tweaked many of the parts in the swing arms, shocks, grease points, and more.
We noticed that many camper trailers currently available are not built to last. We started Signature Camper Trailers to buck that trend. We decided to offer a locally assembled great quality camper trailer product built for Australian and New Zealand’s tough conditions.
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