Alliance RV Recalls 2025 Benchmark Trailers Due to Step Detachment Risk
Alliance RV is recalling 2025 Benchmark 42LFT travel trailers because step mounting bolts may loosen, allowing steps to detach and increase injury risk.
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: The recall involves a structural component (step assembly) that may detach, creating a risk of injury. Per the rubric, risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported are classified as High (3).
Plain-English summary
Alliance RV, LLC is recalling certain 2025 Benchmark 42LFT travel trailers equipped with a removable step assembly. The recall addresses a defect where the clip-on bracket mounting bolts may come loose, allowing the steps to detach.
Steps that detach while in use increase the risk of injury. The source text does not report any specific injuries or fatalities associated with this defect.
Dealers will inspect and repair or replace the clip-on bracket as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 2, 2025. Owners may contact Alliance customer service at 1-574-218-7165 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
The recalled product
- Product
- ALLIANCE RV BENCHMARK
- Brand
- ALLIANCE RV
- Manufacturer
- Alliance RV, LLC
- Category
- Vehicle — Travel Trailer
- Affected units
- 32
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 (1)
- BENCHMARK
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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