LANCE TRAVEL TRAILER 2015: EQUIPMENT

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 15V109000

Make Model Year
LANCE TRAVEL TRAILER 2015
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
2015-02-20 2015-02-24 2015-02-24

Production Dates: 2014-04-10 - 2014-12-15

Manufacturers Involved: Lance Camper Manufacturing. Corp.

Component: EQUIPMENT

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 550

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Summary

Lance Camper Manufacturing Corp. "Lance" is recalling certain model year 2015 Slide-In Campers, and Travel Trailers built April 10, 2014, to December 15, 2014, and equipped with certain Latitude Awnings, styles GX and G, manufactured by Carefree of Colorado. The affected awnings may have screws that attach the lateral arm brackets to the mounting brackets that were not manufactured to specification.

Consequence

The screws could fail, causing the supporting bracket to fail, and the awning to fall and potentially strike and injure a person beneath it.

Remedy

Lance will notify owners, and dealers will remove and replace the defective screws, free of charge. The recall began on February 20, 2015. Owners may contact Lance customer service at 1-661-949-3322.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 'TTY 1-800-424-9153', or go to www.safercar.gov.