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Jayco recalls motorhomes for incorrect weight label

Jayco is recalling certain 2018-2019 Jayco Alante, Precept, Seneca, Redhawk, and Melbourne motorhomes. The Cargo Carrying Capacity (CCC) label incorrectly overstates the cargo capacity,...

Jayco trailer recall: Screws on ladders may break

Jayco is recalling certain 2019 Jayco White Hawk travel trailers. The screws that secure the ladder steps to the ladder rail may break, which...

Jayco recalls motorhomes for windshield wiper issue

Jayco is recalling certain 2019 Jayco Alante and Precept motorhomes. When traveling at highway speeds, the windshield wiper arms may lift away from the...

RV and RV-related recalls for July 2018

Here is our monthly summary of RV recalls for July 2018 and related equipment we feel are of interest to our readers. This information...

Forest River recalls some trailers: water heater exhaust issue

Forest River is recalling certain 2016-2018 Forest River Wildwood, and 2016-2019 Forest River Salem travel trailers. The outside auxiliary shower faucet cover may cover...

Newmar recalls some motorhomes: Slide out may move unexpectedly

Newmar is recalling 930 model year 2018 Newmar Bay Star, King Aire, London Aire, Mountain Aire, Bay Star Sport, Canyon Star, Dutch Star, Essex,...

Keystone recalls trailers: wrong tire rim size on Federal ID label

Keystone RV Company is recalling certain 2019 Keystone Summerland travel trailers, model 2020QB. The Federal Identification Label on these vehicles may indicate an incorrect...

Airstream says “cease and desist” to new Silver Streak plans

It had been 20 years since Silver Streak manufactured travel trailers, the aluminum-bodied brand launched in 1946. Entrepreneur Ellie Dillon acquired the rights from...

Violent wind flips truck and camper in South Dakota hailstorm

The hail came so suddenly and violently that Lynn Summers scrambled into the backseat to protect her daughter. Lynn’s husband, William, had just pulled their...

Forest River recalls RVs: possible trailer brake malfunction

Forest River is recalling certain 2019 Forest River Wildwood and Salem travel trailers. The break-away safety switch may have been improperly wired such that...

Thor recalls travel trailers: water can enter tow modules

Thor Motor Coach is recalling certain 2016-2018 Thor Gemini and Compass travel vehicles built on a Ford chassis and equipped with a trailer tow...

Forest River recalls some trailers: wrong tire pressure placard

Forest River, Inc. is recalling certain 2016-2018 Forest River Prime Time travel trailers. The Federal Placard incorrectly states that the tire pressure should be...

Forest River recalls trailers for stove top problem

Forest River, Inc. is recalling certain 2019 Forest River Prime Time travel trailers. The stove is not isolated from the furnace return air, which...

Grand Design recalls fifth wheels for propane leak issue

Grand Design RV is recalling certain 2018-2019 Grand Design Solitude fifth-wheel trailers. The liquid propane (LP) gas line on the optional pull-out outside kitchen...

Newmar RV recalls motorhomes for windshield wiper problem

Newmar Corporation is recalling certain 2018-2019 Newmar Mountain Aire, London Aire, Essex, and King Aire motorhomes. These vehicles are equipped with windshield wipers that...

Thor recalls motorhomes: Loose U-bolts could cause crash

Thor Motor Coach is recalling nearly 700 model year 2019 Thor Four Winds, Chateau, Freedom Elite, Majestic, Outlaw, Quantum and Vegas motorhomes built on...

Forest River recalls travel trailers for axle issue

Forest River is recalling certain 2019 Forest River Salem and Wildwood travel trailers. These vehicles are equipped with an axle equalizer that can allow...

Keystone RV recalls 5,107 trailers for fire hazard

Keystone RV Company is recalling 5,107 model year 2018-2019 Keystone Cougar travel trailers equipped with an outdoor propane grill. The outdoor propane grill is...

RV and RV-related recalls for June 2018

Here is our monthly summary of RV recalls for June 2018 and related equipment we feel are of interest to our readers. This information...

Jayco recalls fifth wheels: propane tank could detach when RV moves

Jayco is recalling certain 2018-2019 Eagle, Eagle HT, NorthPoint, Pinnacle, Talon and Seismic fifth-wheel trailers. The strap that secures the liquid propane (LP) gas...

Forest River motorhome recall: Loose U-bolts could cause loss of control, crash

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019 Forest River Forester and Sunseeker and Coachmen Leprechaun and Freelander motorhomes. The U-Bolts that secure...

Coachmen recalls trailers; LP tank may detach while moving

Forest River is recalling some 2019 Coachmen Chaparral, Chaparral Lite and Brookstone, and Shasta Phoenix recreational trailers. The liquid propane (LP) gas bottle ring...

Tiffin recalls motorhomes: Door may open while RV moves

Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. (Tiffin) is recalling 1,223 model year 2018-2019 Tiffin Allegro RED, Allegro Open Road, Breeze, Bus, Phaeton, and Zephyr motorhomes. The entry...

Forest River recalls RVs for missing side marker lights

Forest River, Inc., is recalling certain 2017-2019 Forest River Vengeance Rogue recreational trailers, models VGT25V-73 and VGT25V-73-W. These vehicles may be missing side marker...

Tiffin motorhome recall: tow hitch could detach

Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. (Tiffin) is recalling 5,871 model year 2013-2018 Allegro Open Road motorhomes. Insufficient strength of the frame rail could allow the tow...

Forest River recalls some Coachmen trailers for tire inflation issue

Forest River is recalling certain 2019 Coachmen Viking travel trailers, models T17BHS and T17FQS. The Federal Placard states that the tires have an inflation...

Keystone recall. Compartment leak could let LP gas seep into RV

Keystone RV Company is recalling certain 2019 Keystone Cougar fifth-wheel trailers, models 28GS and 27RLS. The propane compartment may not have been sealed properly...

Keystone recalls some Montana fifth-wheels for slide-out issue

Keystone RV Company is recalling certain 2018 Keystone Montana fifth-wheel trailers. The switch for the slide-out room may not have circuit protection. Without circuit protection,...

Newmar recalls motorhomes for tank bracket issue

Newmar is recalling certain 2016-2018 Newmar Mountain Aire motorhomes. The Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) tank bracket may contact the tag axle tire, possibly causing...

Entegra Coach recalls some motorhomes: wipers could fail

Entegra Coach (Entegra) is recalling certain 2019 Vision and Emblem motorhomes. The windshield wiper system motor on these vehicles may fail when being operated...

Forest River recalls some trailers for fridge fire risk

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018 Forest River Surveyor trailers, model SVT241RBLE. The refrigerator in the slide room may not have...

Keystone recalls trailers: Ladder may block emergency exit

Keystone RV Company (Keystone) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Crossroads Redwood travel trailers. The ladder on the back of the vehicle may be blocking the...

Jayco recalls some motorhomes: windshield wipers could fail

Jayco is recalling approximately 1,000 model year 2018 Jayco Alante and 2018-2019 Jayco Precept motorhomes. The windshield wiper system motor on these vehicles may...

RV and RV-related recalls for May 2018

Here is our monthly summary of RV recalls for May 2018 and related equipment we feel are of interest to our readers. This information...

Jayco RV recalling some 2018 fifth wheels

Jayco is recalling 610 model year 2018 Jayco Eagle HT fifth wheel trailers equipped with certain 16K rotational rubber pin boxes. The spindle placement...

Jayco recalls some trailers: roof could collapse

Jayco is recalling certain 2011 and 2013 Jay Series BB, BC and BD travel trailers equipped with a Lippert Power Roof Lift Mechanism. The...

Thor recalls motorhomes for hose problem, fire hazard

Thor Motor Coach (TMC) is recalling 895 model year 2011-2017 Thor Tuscany and Venetian motorhomes, built on Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) chassis. The...

Winnebago recalls some RVs: roof rack may detach

Winnebago Industries, Inc., is recalling certain 2018 Winnebago Travato and 2018-2019 Winnebago Era, and Revel RVs. The roof rack may not have been installed...

KZRV recalls trailers: awning may fly off when RV is moving

KZRV is recalling 7,401 model year 2018-2019 KZRV Durango, Spree, Spree Escape, Connect, Sportsmen, Sidewinder, and Venom travel trailers. The Solera Smart Arm awning...

Forest River recalls Coachmen RVs for propane-related issue

Forest River is recalling certain 2018-2019 Coachmen Spirit travel trailers, models SBT2963BH and SBT2342BH. The outdoor cooktop may have been installed without a liquid...

RV and RV-related recalls for April 2018

Here is our monthly summary of RV recalls for April 2018 and related equipment we feel are of interest to our readers. This information...

Gulf Stream recalls motorhomes with missing side lights

Gulf Stream Coach, Inc. (Gulf Stream) is recalling 363 model year 2016-2018 Gulf Stream Conquest and B Touring Cruiser motorhomes, models 6314, 6316, 6317,...

Fire risk forces recall of some 2018 Newmar motorhomes

Newmar is recalling 653 model year 2018 Newmar Bay Star, Bay Star Sport, Canyon Star, Ventana LE, Ventana, Dutch Star, New Aire, Mountain Aire,...

Newmar recalls 2,038 motorhomes for headlight issue

Newmar is recalling 2,038 model year 2016-2017 Newmar Ventana, 2015-2016 Newmar London Aire, and 2013-2017 Newmar Dutch Star motorhomes. When switching from using the...

Forest River recalls some RVs for wrong weight label

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Coachmen Crossfit Class B motorhomes. The Federal Placards on the vehicles incorrectly list a rear...

Forest River recalls RVs: Door may open during travel

(April 27, 2018) — Forest River is recalling approximately 600 model year 2018-2019 Forest River FR3 and Georgetown motorhomes. The entry door latch may...

Keystone recalls towables for fuel issue

Keystone RV Company (Keystone) is recalling 423 model year 2018 Keystone Carbon and Raptor travel trailers and fifth wheels. The vehicles were manufactured without...

Keystone RV recalls trailers for brake wire issue

Keystone RV Company is recalling 876 model year 2018 Crossroads Cruiser and Volante travel trailers. The brake wire may have been improperly attached to...

Newmar recalls some New Aire RVs for wheel issue

Newmar Corporation is recalling certain 2018-2019 Newmar New Aire motorhomes built on Daimler Trucks FCCC XCS chassis equipped with wheels that have Freightliner-logo shaped...

RV News for March 31–April 6, 2018

Return to RV Travel Issue 840. As anticipated, values for sales of used RVs on the auction market in February were up. According to market...