The defect
Escape Trailer is recalling certain 2024 Escape 17, 19, 21, 23, and 5.0 travel trailers. The LED backlight circuit board in the cooktop range may fail, causing the board to overheat.
The risk
A circuit board that overheats increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Dealers will cut the circuit powering the LED backlights and terminate the wiring, or remove the LED backlights, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 27, 2024. Owners may contact Escape Trailer customer service at 1-604-703-1650.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Escape Escape 17 | 2024 |
| Escape Escape 19 | 2024 |
| Escape Escape 21 | 2024 |
| Escape Escape 23 | 2024 |
| Escape Escape 5.0 | 2024 |
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 | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Escape Escape 19 | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Escape Escape 21 | 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| Escape Escape 23 | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Escape Escape 5.0 | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
Other equipment recalls in 2024
156 of the 950 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2024 concerned the equipment; Escape Trailer filed 5 campaigns in all.
| 24V958000 20 Dec 2024 | Gillig, LLC |
| 24V952000 20 Dec 2024 | Altec Industries, Inc. |
| 24V934000 17 Dec 2024 | Cummins, Inc. |
| 24V929000 13 Dec 2024 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 24V931000 13 Dec 2024 | Featherlite Trailer Manufacturing, LLC |
| 24V912000 6 Dec 2024 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 24V902000 29 Nov 2024 | Kuntry Kustom RV, LLC |
| 24V893000 26 Nov 2024 | Volvo Bus Corporation |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2024