I went looking again today for the ODB2 port in my motor home. Like the last time I looked for it, I slid on my back across the driver's seat and ducked my head under the steering column with a flashlight to look around. Just as I got into position and started looking, my butt slid off the side of the driver's seat and my torso slid further into the foot well than I had planned. At first I thought, "that's further than I meant to go, but while I'm here let's look around for that port." After not seeing anything from that angle I decided to change positions, and I realized that I couldn't! My right hip was wedged against the side of the driver's seat and my left leg was under the front of the passenger seat. I was stuck. I've only had a class A for less than three months now, so I still had the initial instinct of trying to wiggle my arms free to reach for the door handle to crawl out the driver's door, but my quick realization that my rig doesn't have a driver's door coincided with a slight panic that I couldn't get out. Here I am, stuck under the steering wheel, I'm at the storage facility two miles from my house, and I left my cell phone out of reach so I can't call my wife for help. One passing thought was that I could still reach the horn in case I needed to get someone's attention so they could help pull me out, or at least hand me my phone so I could call the fire department or something. I spent about a minute struggling in futility to get myself free, followed by a minute of looking again for that ODB2 port, figuring hey, as long as I'm here. Then, determined to get myself out, I twisted my body every which way, bent my legs and hips this way and that, and finally found an angle where I was able to inchworm my way out after probably about three minutes of just wiggling. That whole time I was thinking how much easier it would have been to just open the driver's door and dive out head-first. Never did find that ODB2 port.
Steve -- Murphy, TX
2011 Fleetwood Storm 32BH (2011 Ford F-53 V10)
2006 Honda Odyssey toad, Blue Ox Aventa LX tow bar, BrakeBuddy, cute decorative lights in the shapes of peppers and RVs, one lovely wife, and three little kids
Have you looked in the engine compartment. I had a Fleetwood 32V with a driver door......was basically very hard to get in and out of the motorhome that way........but was very nice for working under the dash.
Brian
Another option if I had my iPhone with me would be to connect to RV.net to post and new thread titled, "Help! How does one free one's self from the foot well of a 2011 Fleetwood 32BH on a 2011 Fort F-53 chassis? (with pictures)"
OldBlackWater wrote: I went looking again today for the ODB2 port in my motor home. Like the last time I looked for it, I slid on my back across the driver's seat and ducked my head under the steering column with a flashlight to look around. Just as I got into position and started looking, my butt slid off the side of the driver's seat and my torso slid further into the foot well than I had planned. At first I thought, "that's further than I meant to go, but while I'm here let's look around for that port." After not seeing anything from that angle I decided to change positions, and I realized that I couldn't! My right hip was wedged against the side of the driver's seat and my left leg was under the front of the passenger seat. I was stuck. I've only had a class A for less than three months now, so I still had the initial instinct of trying to wiggle my arms free to reach for the door handle to crawl out the driver's door, but my quick realization that my rig doesn't have a driver's door coincided with a slight panic that I couldn't get out. Here I am, stuck under the steering wheel, I'm at the storage facility two miles from my house, and I left my cell phone out of reach so I can't call my wife for help. One passing thought was that I could still reach the horn in case I needed to get someone's attention so they could help pull me out, or at least hand me my phone so I could call the fire department or something. I spent about a minute struggling in futility to get myself free, followed by a minute of looking again for that ODB2 port, figuring hey, as long as I'm here. Then, determined to get myself out, I twisted my body every which way, bent my legs and hips this way and that, and finally found an angle where I was able to inchworm my way out after probably about three minutes of just wiggling. That whole time I was thinking how much easier it would have been to just open the driver's door and dive out head-first. Never did find that ODB2 port.
I don't care who you are, that there is funny. BTW, you'll most likely find the OBDII port on the right side of the steering wheel, closer to the dash A/C controls.
supercub wrote: Have you looked in the engine compartment. I had a Fleetwood 32V with a driver door......was basically very hard to get in and out of the motorhome that way........but was very nice for working under the dash.
Brian
I took a peek in there through that floor panel between the front seats (whatever that thing is called), but didn't notice much for wires or ports.
holstein13 wrote: I don't care who you are, that there is funny. BTW, you'll most likely find the OBDII port on the right side of the steering wheel, closer to the dash A/C controls.
I sent a 20 something year old in to find it.
Thanks, I'll take a look in that area next time I'm there. Based on your sig, there's a good chance that I'll find it in the same place as yours.
Another thing that people do not think about is what if you have to have someone work on your motorhome? With a driver's door the repair goes a lot quicker and that saves you money.
A lot of repair shops charge around $100 per hour for labor.
And it provides another escape route in an emergency.
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