NHTSA Campaign 15V518000
SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 15V518000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly. The repair is free.
Grand Design RV, LLC filed the report for 15V518000 with NHTSA on August 14, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V518000, NHTSA lists up to 1,721 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 5, 2013 and June 30, 2015.
The 15V518000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V518000 were scheduled from September 10, 2015, 27 days after the report.
15V518000 covers 1 model from Grand Design, model years 2014–2016.
Owners of the model years 15V518000 covers have filed at least 5 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V518000 vehicles, the 2015 Grand Design Reflection has the most (3).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V518000 ranks 16 of 52 Grand Design RV, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 15V518000, Grand Design RV, LLC has 8 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 15V518000 was 15V212000, reported on April 10, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Grand Design RV, LLC (Grand Design) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Reflection fifth-wheel trailers manufactured September 5, 2013, to June 30, 2015. The affected vehicles may have been manufactured with axles rated to 5200 lbs. instead of 6000 lbs. as designed and as listed on the Certification Label. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."
- The risk
- The inaccurate label may result in users overloading their trailer, resulting in axle or tire failure and increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Grand Design will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the trailers and will replace any axle that is only rated to 5200 lbs. with an axle rated to 6000 lbs., free of charge. The recall began on September 10, 2015. Owners may contact Grand Design customer service at 1-574-825-8000 ext. 2015. Grand Design's number for this recall is 910004.
Reported August 14, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V518000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V518000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: August 14, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted