- Vehicles
- 28
- Built between
- Sep 2013 – Feb 2014
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 22 May 2014
- Repaired
- 54%
- Unrepaired
- 13
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 2013 and February 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2014 Libero L24CBBuilt November 2013 to February 2014
- 2014 Serenity S24CBBuilt September 2013 to February 2014
Repair progress
13 of 28 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2016.
54% repaired — 15 of 28 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Triple E Recreational Vehicles (Triple E) is recalling certain model year 2014 Libero motorhomes, model L24CB, manufactured November 2013 through February 2014, and model year 2014 Serenity motorhomes, model S24CB, manufactured September 2013 through February 2014. The affected vehicles were built with taillight clearance lights with lower wattage bulbs. As such, the vehicles do not conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
What could happen
The lower wattage bulbs may decrease the visibility of the motorhome and thus increase the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Triple E will notify owners, and dealers will replace the lower wattage bulbs with new higher wattage bulbs, free of charge. The recall began on May 22, 2014.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 2013 to February 2014
- Recall reported to NHTSA25 March 2014
- Owners notified22 May 2014
- Latest repair reportQ1 2016 — 54% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 25 March 2014.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Triple E at 1-204-325-4361. Triple E's number for this recall is CA#7842-1.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- CA#7842-1
- Recalling manufacturer
- Triple E Recreational Vehicles
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 108
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional 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.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.