2014 Grand Design Reflection

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Service Brakes1
000

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Equipment › Appliance › Refrigerator22V038000
Filed Jan 28, 202243,421 vehiclesGrand Design Rv, Llc

Defect. Grand Design RV, LLC (Grand Design) is recalling certain 2013-2021 Momentum, Solitude, and Reflection recreational vehicles. A 110-volt wire in the refrigerator cabinet may be improperly secured, which could result in the wire contacting the refrigerator cooling unit, causing an electrical arc.

Risk. An electrical arc increases the risk of a fire.

Remedy. Dealers will inspect and replace any damaged wiring, and properly secure the wires, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on February 21, 2022. Owners may contact Grand Design customer service at 1-574-825-9679. Grand Design's number for this recall is 910026.

Equipment › Other › Labels15V518000
Filed Aug 14, 20151,721 vehiclesGrand Design Rv, Llc

Defect. Grand Design RV, LLC (Grand Design) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Reflection fifth-wheel trailers manufactured September 5, 2013, to June 30, 2015. The affected vehicles may have been manufactured with axles rated to 5200 lbs. instead of 6000 lbs. as designed and as listed on the Certification Label. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."

Risk. The inaccurate label may result in users overloading their trailer, resulting in axle or tire failure and increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy. Grand Design will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the trailers and will replace any axle that is only rated to 5200 lbs. with an axle rated to 6000 lbs., free of charge. The recall began on September 10, 2015. Owners may contact Grand Design customer service at 1-574-825-8000 ext. 2015. Grand Design's number for this recall is 910004.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Service Brakes
Filed Jan 19, 20174,000 milesTX

GREASE SEALS ON INNER HUB AND CAP ON OUTER HUB LEAKED GREASE INTO BRAKE SYSTEM AND CONTAMINATED THE BRAKES. COULD BE THE GREASE WAS TOO THIN, OVER PACKED OR GREASE SEALS DEFECTIVE. I HAVE CLEANED AND RESEALED MY BRAKES TWICE. LIPPERT WHO SUPPLIES THE AXLE AND BRAKE ASSEMBLIES TO GRAND DESIGN SENT ME NEW GREASE SEALS ONCE BUT DID NOT AGREE TO PAY FOR MY TIME AND OTHER SUPPLIES. I WAS ABLE TO CATCH IT QUICK ENOUGH THAT THE BRAKE SHOES HAD NOT BEEN CONTAMINATED YET. WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS THERE IS NO BRAKING ACTION ON THE TRAILER DUE TO THE CONTAMINATION THAT INCLUDES GREASE ON THE BRAKE MAGNETS WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW THE BRAKE TO WORK. THIS CONTAMINATION OCCURRED SOMETIME WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. SINCE I HAVE REPLACED THE SEALS AND USED A GOOD WHEEL BEARING GREASE I HAVE NOT HAD A RECURRENCE OF BRAKE FAILURE. THIS CONDITION CAUSES BRAKING LOSS ON THE TRAILER BRAKES THAT RESULTS IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION THAT CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND INJURY OR DEATH. GRAND DESIGN AND LIPPERT ARE BOTH AWARE OF THIS CONDITION BUT HAVE ONLY OFFERED TO PROVIDE PARTS TO CORRECT THE CONDITION BUT BASED ON OTHER OWNERS REPORTS OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. DATE BELOW IS APPROXIMATE

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2022
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20260100Routine
20250100Routine
20247200Routine
20234200Routine
202227400Routine
202123100Routine
20205100Routine
20199510Routine
201811510Routine
201725510Routine
201619620Routine
201516410Routine
2014 — this page1200Routine
20130100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Jan 28, 2022. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.