The defect
EverGreen Recreational Vehicles, LLC (EverGreen) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Lifestyle, Bay Hill, Alpha Gold and Tesla fifth wheel recreational trailers manufactured March 11, 2014, to January 23, 2015. In the affected vehicles, a rivet for the quad entry steps may shear and fail, causing the steps to give when being used.
The risk
If the rivet shears under occupant load, the steps may give and the occupant may fall, increasing the risk of personal injury.
The remedy
Evergreen will notify owners, and dealers will remove the rivets and the step sections will be bolted together, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin August 7, 2015. Owners may contact EverGreen customer service at 1-574-825-4298.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Evergreen Alpha Gold | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Evergreen BAY Hill | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Evergreen Lifestyle | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Evergreen Tesla | 2014, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen Alpha Gold | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Evergreen Alpha Gold | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Evergreen Alpha Gold | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Evergreen BAY Hill | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Evergreen BAY Hill | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| Evergreen BAY Hill | 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| Evergreen Lifestyle | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Evergreen Lifestyle | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| Evergreen Lifestyle | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Evergreen Tesla | 2014 | 2 | 1 |
| Evergreen Tesla | 2015 | 2 | 1 |
| Evergreen Tesla | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
Other equipment recalls in 2015
142 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the equipment; EverGreen Recreational Vehicles, LLC filed 7 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