The defect
Escape Trailer (Escape Trailer) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Escape 17, 19, 21, and 5.0TA travel trailers, equipped with certain SDS2 2-Burner Drop-in Cooktops. The internal aluminum burner tubes connecting the gas valves to the cook top burners can fracture from excessive vibration or shock, causing a gas leak.
The risk
A gas leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the cooktop, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 23, 2022. Owners may contact Escape Trailers customer service at 1-604-703-1650.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Escape Escape 17 | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Escape Escape 19 | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Escape Escape 21 | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Escape Escape 5.0 | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Escape RV !escape 21 | 2021 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escape Escape 17 | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Escape Escape 17 | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Escape Escape 17 | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| Escape Escape 17 | 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| Escape Escape 19 | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Escape Escape 19 | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Escape Escape 19 | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| Escape Escape 19 | 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| Escape Escape 21 | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Escape Escape 21 | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Escape Escape 21 | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| Escape Escape 21 | 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| Escape Escape 5.0 | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Escape Escape 5.0 | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Escape Escape 5.0 | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| Escape Escape 5.0 | 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| Escape RV !escape 21 | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
Other equipment recalls in 2022
182 of the 933 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2022 concerned the equipment; Escape Trailer filed 5 campaigns in all.
| 22V949000 22 Dec 2022 | REV Recreation Group |
| 22V951000 22 Dec 2022 | Kibbi, LLC |
| 22V948000 22 Dec 2022 | SHADOW TRAILER, LLC |
| 22V932000 15 Dec 2022 | Airstream, Inc. |
| 22V920000 13 Dec 2022 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 22V917000 12 Dec 2022 | Volvo Bus Corporation |
| 22V901000 7 Dec 2022 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 22V894000 5 Dec 2022 | OLD SCHOOL TRAILERS, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2022