Grand Design Equipment: Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

Grand Design is recalling about 114 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. Tire failure can increase the risk of a crash.

Campaign
17V743000
Manufacturer
Grand Design RV, LLC
Reported
21 November 2017
Vehicles
114
Built between
Sep 2017 – Nov 2017
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
14 December 2017
Repaired
100%
Unrepaired
0

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between September 2017 and November 2017. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2018 Grand Design ReflectionBuilt September 2017 to November 2017

Repair progress

The manufacturer reports every reachable vehicle in this recall has been repaired, as of Q2 2018.

100% repaired — 114 of 114 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 2018 Reflection travel trailers, model 297RSTS. These vehicles may have insufficient clearance between the tire and the ram that moves the slide out room. The tire can contact the ram for the slide out room while the trailer is being towed, causing tire damage or a possible tire blowout.

What could happen

Tire failure can increase the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Grand Design will notify owners, and dealers will install a lift kit at each of the axle hangers, giving two additional inches of clearance. Tires that show evidence of damage will be replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on December 14, 2017.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtSeptember 2017 to November 2017
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA21 November 2017
  3. Owners notified14 December 2017
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2018 — 100% 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 21 November 2017.

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 910011.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
910011
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.

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