The defect
Highland Ridge RV (Highland) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Roamer, Mesa Ridge, Light, 3X, and Journeyer travel and fifth wheel trailers manufactured March 6, 2015, to March 26, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the screws that attach the expanding room to the sliding mechanism cable may fail allowing the room to extend unintentionally while the vehicle is in motion.
The risk
If the room extends while vehicle is in motion, there is an increased risk of a crash.
The remedy
Highland will notify owners, and dealers will replace the slide room mechanism attaching screws, free of charge. The recall began on May 5, 2015. Owners may contact Highland customer service at 1-260-768-7771.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Highland Ridge FW 3X | 2016 |
| Highland Ridge FW Light | 2015, 2016 |
| Highland Ridge FW Open Range 3X | 2015 |
| Highland Ridge TT Journeyer | 2015, 2016 |
| Highland Ridge TT Mesa Ridge | 2015, 2016 |
| Highland Ridge TT Roamer | 2015, 2016 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Ridge FW 3X | 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| Highland Ridge FW Light | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| Highland Ridge FW Light | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| Highland Ridge FW Open Range 3X | 2015 | 1 | 2 |
| Highland Ridge TT Journeyer | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| Highland Ridge TT Journeyer | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| Highland Ridge TT Mesa Ridge | 2015 | 0 | 4 |
| Highland Ridge TT Mesa Ridge | 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| Highland Ridge TT Roamer | 2015 | 0 | 4 |
| Highland Ridge TT Roamer | 2016 | 0 | 4 |
Other equipment recalls in 2015
142 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the equipment; Highland Ridge RV filed 33 campaigns in all.
| 15V890000 31 Dec 2015 | Compass Conversions, LLC |
| 15V880000 28 Dec 2015 | Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. |
| 15V877000 23 Dec 2015 | Entegra Coach |
| 15V875000 23 Dec 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 15V872000 23 Dec 2015 | Allied Recreation Group, Inc. |
| 15V860000 22 Dec 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 15V856000 21 Dec 2015 | Starcraft RV |
| 15V857000 21 Dec 2015 | McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015