The defect
Grand Design RV, LLC (Grand Design) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Momentum 23G and 25G travel trailers. The installed safety chains are underrated for the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR).
The risk
Underrated chains can allow the trailer to detach from the tow vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the safety chains, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 6, 2023. Owners may contact Grand Design customer service at 1-574-825-9679. Grand Design's number for this recall is 910040.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Grand Design Momentum | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
Components: TRAILER HITCHES
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Design Momentum | 2022 | 33 | 8 |
| Grand Design Momentum | 2023 | 25 | 9 |
| Grand Design Momentum | 2024 | 11 | 6 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 2023
10 of the 894 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2023 concerned the trailer hitches; Grand Design RV, LLC filed 64 campaigns in all.
| 23V629000 11 Sept 2023 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
| 23V529000 28 Jul 2023 | Temp-Air, a division of Sunbelt Rentals |
| 23V383000 30 May 2023 | Wabash National Corporation |
| 23V351000 18 May 2023 | REV Recreation Group |
| 23V319000 4 May 2023 | PJ Trailers |
| 23V181000 17 Mar 2023 | Hyundai Motor America |
| 23V179000 17 Mar 2023 | Kia America, Inc. |
| 23V135000 1 Mar 2023 | Mazda North American Operations |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2023