- Vehicles
- 284
- Built between
- Aug 2014 – Nov 2014
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 10 February 2015
- Repaired
- 22%
- Unrepaired
- 221
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between August 2014 and November 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2015 Highland Ridge Fw Open Range 3XBuilt August 2014 to November 2014
Repair progress
221 of 284 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2016.
22% repaired — 63 of 284 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
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.
What could happen
The screws could fail, causing the supporting bracket and the awning to fall and potentially injure a person beneath it.
What gets fixed
Highland will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective screws, free of charge. The recall began February 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtAugust 2014 to November 2014
- Recall reported to NHTSA23 January 2015
- Owners notified10 February 2015
- Latest repair reportQ2 2016 — 22% 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 23 January 2015.
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 Highland customer service at 1-260-768-7771, or Carefree customer service at 1-800-621-2617.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Highland Ridge RV
- 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.