NHTSA campaign 13V357000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Outdoors RV Manufacturing: Equipment

Outdoors RV Manufacturing reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 8, 2013 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 204. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

Outdoors RV Manufacturing is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Creek Side trailers manufactured February 27, 2013, through March 11, 2013; model year 2013-2014 Timber Ridge trailers manufactured April 5, 2013, through May 1, 2013; and model year 2013 Wind River trailers manufactured April 3, 2013, through April 19, 2013; and model year 2014 Black Stone trailers manufactured April 24, 2013, through April 25, 2013. Due to a design change in the Dometic-brand power awning motor assembly, the motor assembly screws may unknowingly shear.

The risk

If the motor assembly screws shear, it is possible that the awning can unfurl unexpectedly, either while the vehicle is at rest or while in transit, increasing the risk of personal injury or a vehicle crash.

The remedy

Outdoor RV began notifying owners on August 26, 2013 and Dometic staff will replace the affected motors with motors of a different design. Owners may contact Outdoor RV at 1-541-624-5500 or Dometic at 1-888-447-0003 for more information. Owners are being instructed not to drive their vehicle until repairs can be performed.

30 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls
2014 Black Stone 280Rksb	0	1
2014 Creek Side 18Ck	0	1
2014 Creek Side 20Fq	0	1
2014 Creek Side 22Rb	0	1
2014 Creek Side 23Bhs	0	1
2014 Creek Side 23Rks	0	1
2014 Creek Side 26Bks	0	1
2014 Creek Side 26Rls	0	1
2014 Timber Ridge 240Rks	0	1
2014 Timber Ridge 250Fls	0	1
2014 Timber Ridge 250Rds	0	1
2014 Timber Ridge 270Dbhs	0	1
2014 Timber Ridge 270Dsrl	0	1
2014 Timber Ridge 280Rks	1	1
2013 Creek Side 18Ck	0	1
2013 Creek Side 20Fq	0	1
2013 Creek Side 22Rb	0	1
2013 Creek Side 23Bhs	0	1
2013 Creek Side 23Rks	0	1
2013 Creek Side 26Bks	0	1
2013 Creek Side 26Rls	0	1
2013 Timber Ridge 240Rks	0	1
2013 Timber Ridge 250Fls	0	1
2013 Timber Ridge 250Rds	0	1
2013 Timber Ridge 270Dbhs	0	1
2013 Timber Ridge 270Dsrl	0	1
2013 Timber Ridge 280Rks	0	1
2013 Wind River 240Rksw	0	1
2013 Wind River 250Rdsw	0	1
2013 Wind River 250Rlsw	0	1

What this page is, and what to do next

A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.

This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 13V357000.

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