Recreation By Design: Equipment
Recreation By Design reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 14, 2013 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 16. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Recreation by Design is recalling certain model year 2013 Monte Carlo 35 SC FW, 37 PM, 37 SC, 40 SC FW, 43 SC FW, 44 PM, 44 SC, 44 SC FW, and 52 SC FW travel trailers; North American 36 SC, and 44 PM travel trailers; and Royal Travel 39 SC, and 42 SC travel trailers. If the awning installation sequence was not completely followed, the Dometic-brand awning motor may unknowingly become damaged.
The risk
If motor damage has occurred, it is possible that the awning can unfurl unexpectedly, either while the trailer is at rest or while in transit, increasing the risk of personal injury or a vehicle crash.
The remedy
Recreation by Design will notify owners, and Dometic staff will replace the affected motors with a design that is not subject to an out-of-sequence installation error. The recall began on September 9, 2013. Owners may contact Recreation by Design at 1-800-999-1902 or Dometic at 1-888-447-0003 for more information. Owners are being instructed not to drive their vehicle until repairs can be performed.
13 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Monte Carlo 35 SC FW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Monte Carlo 37 PM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Monte Carlo 37 SC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Monte Carlo 40 SC FW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Monte Carlo 43 SC FW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Monte Carlo 44 PM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Monte Carlo 44 SC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Monte Carlo 44 SC FW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Monte Carlo 52 SC FW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 North American 36 SC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 North American 44 PM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Royal Travel 39 SC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Royal Travel 42 SC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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 13V361000.
Full record for the 2013 Monte Carlo 35 SC FW → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →