Recall campaign · NHTSA 16V115000

Equipment: other: labels

Open Range R.V. Company filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2016-02-26.

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V115000

Equipment: other: labels

Component
Equipment: other: labels
Manufacturer
Open Range R.V. Company
Vehicles affected
1,956
Reported to NHTSA
2016-02-26
Owners notified
2016-04-11

Defect description

Open Range R.V. Company (Open Range) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Mesa Ridge and Roamer trailers, and 2013-2014 Light trailers manufactured March 23, 2011, to March 20, 2014. In the affected fifth wheel and travel trailers, the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) calculation on the label may be incorrect, which may result in the overloading of the vehicles.

Safety risk

If the owners load the trailers based on the incorrect labels, the trailers may be overloaded, resulting in tire failure, and increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Open Range will notify owners and will provide a label with the corrected weight information, free of charge. The recall began on April 11, 2016. Owners may contact Highland customer service at 1-260-768-7771. Open Range's number for this recall is 9905283.

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

8 model years across 3 models.

ModelYears on record
OPEN RANGE Light2014 2013
OPEN RANGE Mesa Ridge2014 2013 2012
OPEN RANGE Roamer2014 2013 2012

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.