- Vehicles
- 356
- Built between
- Jun 2013 – Mar 2014
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 18 August 2014
- Repaired
- 66%
- Unrepaired
- 120
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between June 2013 and March 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2014 Grand Design Momentum 355THBuilt June 2013 to March 2014
- 2014 Grand Design Momentum 380THBuilt June 2013 to March 2014
- 2014 Grand Design Momentum 385THBuilt June 2013 to March 2014
Repair progress
120 of 356 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2017.
66% repaired — 236 of 356 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
Grand Design RV, LLC (Grand Design) is recalling certain model year 2014 Momentum 355th, 380th, and 385th fifth wheel trailers manufactured June 24, 2013, to March 21, 2014 and built with 8,000lb capacity axles. The affected trailers may have been built with suspension bolts that can shear. These bolts connect the axle springs to the frame, and after they shear, the axle spring may detach from the frame hanger or "shackle".
What could happen
A spring that detaches from the hanger may result in a loss of control of the trailer, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Grand Design will notify owners, and dealers will replace the suspension bolts with ones that have a shorter thread depth, free of charge. The recall began in August 2014.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJune 2013 to March 2014
- Recall reported to NHTSA4 August 2014
- Owners notified18 August 2014
- Latest repair reportQ2 2017 — 66% 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 4 August 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 Grand Design customer service at 1-574-825-9679. Grand Design's number for this recall is 910002.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 910002
- Recalling manufacturer
- Grand Design RV, LLC
- 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.