Grand Design Electrical System: Wiring

Grand Design is recalling about 1,765 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. An electrical short circuit in the unprotected circuit can increase the risk of a fire.

Campaign
18V764000
Manufacturer
Grand Design RV, LLC
Reported
30 October 2018
Vehicles
1,765
Built between
Jun 2017 – Oct 2018
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
19 November 2018
Repaired
66%
Unrepaired
595

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between June 2017 and October 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2018-2019 Grand Design ReflectionBuilt June 2017 to October 2018

Repair progress

595 of 1,765 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2020.

66% repaired — 1,170 of 1,765 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 is recalling certain 2018-2019 Reflection fifth wheel trailers, models 28BH and 29RS. The circuit for the power converter does not have over-current protection.

What could happen

An electrical short circuit in the unprotected circuit can increase the risk of a fire.

What gets fixed

Grand Design RV will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the trailers to determine if the 50-amp mini breaker at the bus bar is installed correctly and that the circuit is wired correctly, correcting it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began November 19, 2018.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJune 2017 to October 2018
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA30 October 2018
  3. Owners notified19 November 2018
  4. Latest repair reportQ1 2020 — 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 30 October 2018.

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 RV customer service at 1-574-825-9679. Grand Design RV's number for this recall is 910017.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
910017
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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