Lippert Visibility: Glass, Side/Rear

Lippert is recalling about 10,242 vehicles over a problem with the visibility. If the window glass detaches while the vehicle is moving it could become a projectile, increasing the risk of injury or a crash.

Campaign
20E039000
Manufacturer
Lippert Components, Inc.
Reported
15 June 2020
Vehicles
10,242
Built between
Not published
Models
1
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
3 August 2020
Repaired
17%
Unrepaired
8,515

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • Lippert 3000 Series Windows

Repair progress

8,515 of 10,242 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2022.

17% repaired — 1,727 of 10,242 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

Lippert Components, Inc. (LCI) is recalling certain 3000 Series Frameless windows sold for installation into recreational vehicles. The adhesive bond between the glass and the metal hinge frame of the frameless crank out vent windows may fail which could then allow the glass to detach and fall out.

What could happen

If the window glass detaches while the vehicle is moving it could become a projectile, increasing the risk of injury or a crash.

What gets fixed

LCI will notify the affected RV manufacturers whose dealers will inspect the frameless windows for proper adhesive bond strength, replacing the windows as necessary, free of charge. LCI did not provide a manufacturer notification schedule.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA15 June 2020
  2. Owners notified3 August 2020
  3. Latest repair reportQ2 2022 — 17% 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 15 June 2020.

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 LCI customer service at 1-574-537-8900 or via email by using customerservice@lci1.com. LCI's number for this recall is 228-01-2020.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
228-01-2020
Recalling manufacturer
Lippert Components, Inc.
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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