PleasureLand RV - Brainerd
Brainerd RV dealer with a large service center, known for staff who fit travelers in and keep them posted.
A warm fridge full of food and no way to keep it cold is the kind of problem that ruins a trip fast. Brainerd has four shops and mobile techs that work on RV refrigerators, and two more are close by. The average rating sits at 4.5, so there is decent help around the lakes. Here is who does the work and what to ask before you haul the rig in.
Brainerd RV dealer with a large service center, known for staff who fit travelers in and keep them posted.
Family-owned Brainerd RV dealer since 1951, rated 4.5 stars, handling sales, service and repairs.
RV repair shop in Brainerd, MN, with a 4.4-star rating from 20 Google reviews.
RV repair shop in Brainerd, MN, offering mobile service and AC, battery, and electrical repairs.
Within a short drive of Brainerd. Mobile techs on this list often cover the towns around them too.
Baxter, MN shop handling RV, truck and diesel repair, from AC and brakes to engine overhauls and DOT inspections.
RVTI-certified RV restoration and repair shop north of Motley, MN, with mobile and emergency service in a 90-mile radius.
PleasureLand RV - Brainerd is the big one, with 568 reviews and a 4.6 rating, and it handles both fridge and awning work. Hilltop Camper and RV sits at 4.5 across 167 reviews, and it is the one shop in the group open on weekends, which matters when the food is already thawing on a Saturday. Randy's Rec Repair carries a 4.4 from 20 reviews and keeps parts on hand, so a call ahead on a cooling unit or burner can save you a second trip. North Star RV Repair is the mobile option, and it also does A/C and awnings.
A dead fridge is often a diagnosis problem before it is a repair problem. If the unit will not cool on either shore power or propane, a mobile tech like North Star can check the board, the heating element and the burner at your site, and you keep the food in a cooler instead of towing. If the cooling unit itself is gone, that is a bench job and you want a shop with the part in stock. Ask on the phone which it sounds like, and ask whether they have the piece before you drive over. One more thing worth knowing: none of the four listings here say they do warranty work. If your fridge is still under an RV or appliance warranty, call the warranty provider first and get approval in writing before anyone touches it.
Brainerd fills up in summer, and the week before a holiday weekend is the worst time to need fridge work. Book ahead in spring if you can, and if you are already on the road, call early in the day. The shops that also handle awnings and roof work, like Randy's, get pulled in several directions once the season starts, so a fridge appointment may wait behind a torn awning. Have your fridge model and year ready when you call. It speeds up the parts question and tells them whether the job is a quick fix or a full cooling unit swap.
There are 4 shops and mobile techs listed for RV refrigerator repair in Brainerd, plus 2 more nearby. The group averages a 4.5 rating, with PleasureLand RV - Brainerd carrying the most reviews at 568.
Yes, North Star RV Repair is listed as mobile and works on refrigerators along with A/C and awnings. That means the tech can come to your site, which helps when the fridge fails and you would rather not tow the rig.
Hilltop Camper and RV lists weekend hours, and it handles refrigerator and awning work. The other shops here do not list weekend availability, so call ahead before assuming anyone is open on a Saturday.
None of the 4 Brainerd listings say they do warranty work. If your refrigerator is still covered, contact the warranty provider first and get approval before the repair, then ask the shop whether they will bill the provider directly.