The defect
Highland Ridge RV (Highland Ridge) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Open Range, Mesa Ridge, Highlander, Silverstar fifth wheels, and 2019-2020 Open Range, Mesa Ridge and Silverstar travel trailers equipped with Dometic 3 burner cooking stoves. The saddle valve securing bolt may be overtightened, possibly damaging the O-ring seal and causing a continuous gas leak.
The risk
A gas leak can increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Highland Ridge will notify owners, and dealers will install a remedy kit of gaskets, washers, thread locker bolts, and two round orange labels, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed on May 3, 2021. Owners may contact Highland Ridge customer service at 1-800-283-8267. Highland Ridge's number for this recall is 9904564.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Highland Ridge FW Highlander | 2019, 2020 |
| Highland Ridge FW Open Range | 2019 |
| Highland Ridge FW Silverstar | 2019, 2020 |
| Highland Ridge TT Mesa Ridge | 2019, 2020 |
| Highland Ridge TT Open Range | 2020 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:OVEN/STOVE/COOKTOP
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 Highlander | 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| Highland Ridge FW Highlander | 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| Highland Ridge FW Open Range | 2019 | 3 | 2 |
| Highland Ridge FW Silverstar | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Highland Ridge FW Silverstar | 2020 | 0 | 3 |
| Highland Ridge TT Mesa Ridge | 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| Highland Ridge TT Mesa Ridge | 2020 | 0 | 3 |
| Highland Ridge TT Open Range | 2020 | 1 | 3 |
Other equipment recalls in 2021
166 of the 988 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2021 concerned the equipment; Highland Ridge RV filed 33 campaigns in all.
| 21V998000 20 Dec 2021 | Altec Industries, Inc. |
| 21V994000 20 Dec 2021 | Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC |
| 21V992000 18 Dec 2021 | KZRV, L.P. |
| 21V988000 17 Dec 2021 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 21V975000 15 Dec 2021 | Bentley Motors, Inc. |
| 21V970000 14 Dec 2021 | TOURIG |
| 21V948000 8 Dec 2021 | Carson Trailer, Inc. |
| 21V945000 8 Dec 2021 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2021