NHTSA campaign 15V030000
Highland Ridge FW Recall 15V-030: Screws for Awning Lateral Arm Brackets may Fail
NHTSA recall 15V030000 was reported by Highland Ridge RV on January 23, 2015, with 284 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Highland Ridge FW Open Range 3X for the 2015 model year. Owners were notified on February 10, 2015, 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 15V030000 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.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 15V030000 (also written 15V-030 or 15V030)
- Filed by
- Highland Ridge RV
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 284 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 22.18% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 15V030000. 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.
Highland Ridge FW
Highland Ridge FW Open Range 3X
- 2015 · Vehicles built August 5, 2014 – November 17, 2014 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 15V030000.
Defect description
Highland Ridge RV (Highland) is recalling certain model year 3x recreational trailers manufactured August 5, 2014, to November 17, 2014 equipped with recalling Latitude Awnings styles GX and G manufactured April 10, 2014, to November 4, 2014 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.
Safety consequence
The screws could fail, causing the supporting bracket and the awning to fall and potentially injure a person beneath it.
Manufacturer remedy
Highland will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective screws, free of charge. The recall began February 2015. Owners may contact Highland customer service at 1-260-768-7771, or Carefree customer service at 1-800-621-2617.
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 15V030000
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.