Carefree recall: Equipment
What is wrong
Carefree of Colorado (Carefree) is recalling certain Latitude Awnings styles GX and G manufactured April 10, 2014, to November 4, 2014. The awnings were supplied to various vehicle manufacturers as original equipment for use in manufacturing new motorhomes. The affected awnings may have screws that attach the lateral arm brackets to the mounting brackets that were not manufactured to specification.
What could happen
The screws could fail, causing the supporting bracket to fail, and the awning to fall and potentially strike and injure a person beneath it.
The fix
Owners will be notified by their vehicle manufacturer with instructions on how to obtain the free remedy. Owners should contact their vehicle manufacturer for more information or they may contact Carefree customer service at 1-800-621-2617.
Vehicles covered
- Carefree Awning
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 14E078000
- Type
- Equipment
- Filed by
- Carefree Of Colorado
- Reported to NHTSA
- Nov 17, 2014
- Owners notified
- Nov 18, 2014
- Vehicles or items affected
- 1,146
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Apr 10, 2014 to Nov 4, 2014
- Part
- Equipment › Recreational vehicle/trailer
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.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Carefree recall: Equipment Nov 13, 2014
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.