The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighNHTSA·23V455000·Announced 2023-06-29

2023 Grand Design travel trailers recalled for improperly tightened axle fittings

Grand Design is recalling certain 2023 Momentum and Reflection travel trailers with 5200 and 6000 CURT RV axles due to improperly tightened grease fittings that may separate, risking wheel detachment and crashes.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The source text describes a structural suspension defect that increases the risk of a crash through potential wheel detachment, which is a high-risk-of-harm product defect. No injuries or deaths are reported in the source, and this is an NHTSA recall without an explicit Class I designation, placing it at score 3 per the rubric criterion for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Grand Design RV, LLC is recalling certain 2023 Momentum and Reflection travel trailers equipped with 5200 and 6000 CURT RV axles. The axles may have an improperly tightened grease fitting that can separate and cause damage, possibly resulting in wheel detachment.

A detached wheel increases the risk of a crash. Dealers will inspect and repair, or replace the grease fittings as necessary at no cost to owners. Owner notification letters were mailed July 28, 2023.

Owners may contact Grand Design customer service at 1-574-825-9679 to arrange service. For additional information, owners may contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) or visit www.nhtsa.gov.

The recalled product

Product
GRAND DESIGN MOMENTUM, REFLECTION
Brand
GRAND DESIGN
Manufacturer
Grand Design RV, LLC
Category
Vehicle — RV / Travel Trailer
Hazard
Affected units
1,366

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (2)

  • MOMENTUM
  • REFLECTION

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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