Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V030000

Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer

Highland Ridge RV filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-01-23.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V030000

Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer

Component
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer
Manufacturer
Highland Ridge RV
Vehicles affected
284
Reported to NHTSA
2015-01-23
Owners notified
2015-02-10

Defect description

Highland Ridge RV (Highland) is recalling certain model year 3x recreational trailers manufactured August 5, 2014, to November 17, 2014 equipped with recalling Latitude Awnings styles GX and G manufactured April 10, 2014, to November 4, 2014 manufactured by Carefree of Colorado. The affected awnings may have screws that attach the lateral arm brackets to the mounting brackets that were not manufactured to specification.

Safety risk

The screws could fail, causing the supporting bracket and the awning to fall and potentially injure a person beneath it.

Manufacturer remedy

Highland will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective screws, free of charge. The recall began February 2015. Owners may contact Highland customer service at 1-260-768-7771, or Carefree customer service at 1-800-621-2617.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
HIGHLAND RIDGE FW Open Range 3X2015

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.