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HighNHTSA·24V624000·Announced 2024-08-21

Escape travel trailer cooktop circuit boards may fail and overheat

Escape Trailer is recalling certain 2024 travel trailers because the LED backlight circuit board in the cooktop range may fail and overheat. 248 units are affected.

What this means for you

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: Risk-of-harm defect with a stated fire risk from an overheating circuit board, and no death or injury reported in the NHTSA record.

Plain-English summary

Escape Trailer is recalling certain 2024 Escape 17, 19, 21, 23 and 5.0 travel trailers under NHTSA campaign number 24V624000. The potential number of units affected is 248.

The LED backlight circuit board in the cooktop range may fail, causing the board to overheat. According to NHTSA, a circuit board that overheats increases the risk of a fire.

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 using the details in the NHTSA recall record.

The recalled product

Product
ESCAPE ESCAPE 23, ESCAPE 17, ESCAPE 19, ESCAPE 21
Brand
ESCAPE
Manufacturer
Escape Trailer
Category
Vehicle — Travel trailer
Hazard
Affected units
248

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 (5)

  • ESCAPE 23
  • ESCAPE 17
  • ESCAPE 19
  • ESCAPE 21
  • ESCAPE 5.0

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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