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NHTSA campaign 13V361000

Recreation By Design Recall 13V-361: Unexpected Unfurling of the Awning

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 13V361000 was reported by Recreation By Design on August 14, 2013, with 16 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Monte Carlo 35 SC FW, Monte Carlo 37 PM, Monte Carlo 37 SC and more for the 2013 model year. Owners were notified on September 9, 2013, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 13V361000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
13V361000 (also written 13V-361 or 13V361)
Filed by
Recreation By Design
Report received
Potentially affected
16 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Equipment
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V361000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Monte Carlo

  • Monte Carlo 35 SC FW

  • Monte Carlo 37 PM

  • Monte Carlo 37 SC

  • Monte Carlo 40 SC FW

  • Monte Carlo 43 SC FW

  • Monte Carlo 44 PM

  • Monte Carlo 44 SC

  • Monte Carlo 44 SC FW

  • Monte Carlo 52 SC FW

All Monte Carlo recalls

North American

  • North American 36 SC

  • North American 44 PM

All North American recalls

Royal Travel

  • Royal Travel 39 SC

  • Royal Travel 42 SC

All Royal Travel recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V361000.

Defect description

Recreation by Design is recalling certain model year 2013 Monte Carlo 35 SC FW, 37 PM, 37 SC, 40 SC FW, 43 SC FW, 44 PM, 44 SC, 44 SC FW, and 52 SC FW travel trailers; North American 36 SC, and 44 PM travel trailers; and Royal Travel 39 SC, and 42 SC travel trailers. If the awning installation sequence was not completely followed, the Dometic-brand awning motor may unknowingly become damaged.

Safety consequence

If motor damage has occurred, it is possible that the awning can unfurl unexpectedly, either while the trailer is at rest or while in transit, increasing the risk of personal injury or a vehicle crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Recreation by Design will notify owners, and Dometic staff will replace the affected motors with a design that is not subject to an out-of-sequence installation error. The recall began on September 9, 2013. Owners may contact Recreation by Design at 1-800-999-1902 or Dometic at 1-888-447-0003 for more information. Owners are being instructed not to drive their vehicle until repairs can be performed.

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.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 13V361000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.