2024 Escape Escape 21

Defect. Escape Trailer is recalling certain 2024 Escape 17, 19, 21, 23, and 5.0 travel trailers. The LED backlight circuit board in the cooktop range may fail, causing the board to overheat.

Risk. A circuit board that overheats increases the risk of a fire.

Remedy. Dealers will cut the circuit powering the LED backlights and terminate the wiring, or remove the LED backlights, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 27, 2024. Owners may contact Escape Trailer customer service at 1-604-703-1650.

The contact owns a 2024 Escape 21C. The contact stated that the vehicle trailer has required an abnormal number of repairs, including a broken and decomposed hitch. The contact also reported 2 flat tires and discovered that a trailer misalignment caused the issue. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where a hitch misalignment was diagnosed. The issue persisted. The vehicle was then taken to another independent mechanic, where it was again diagnosed as having an improperly aligned hitch. The hitch issue has caused additional problems, including damage to the exhaust and engine failure. The vehicle was repaired again, but the issue persisted. The vehicle has not been repaired since. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 5,000.