NHTSA campaign 15V109000
Lance Recall 15V-109: Screws for Awning Lateral Arm Brackets may Fail
NHTSA recall 15V109000 was reported by Lance Camper Manufacturing. Corp. on February 24, 2015, with 550 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Lance Slide-In Camper and Lance Travel Trailer for the 2015 model year. Owners were notified on February 20, 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 15V109000 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
- 15V109000 (also written 15V-109 or 15V109)
- Filed by
- Lance Camper Manufacturing. Corp.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 550 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 71.82% (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 15V109000. 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.
Lance
Lance Slide-In Camper
- 2015 · Vehicles built April 10, 2014 – December 15, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Lance Travel Trailer
- 2015 · Vehicles built April 10, 2014 – December 15, 2014 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 15V109000.
Defect description
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.
Safety 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.
Manufacturer 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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 15V109000
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.