Riverside RV: Exterior Lighting
Riverside RV reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 21, 2017 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 146. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Riverside RV (Riverside) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Whitewater and Mt. McKinley travel trailers. These trailers were manufactured without rear-facing reflectors and have non-reflective tail lights. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
The risk
Without rear-facing reflectors or reflective tail lights, the vehicle may have reduced visibility from behind, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Riverside will notify owners, and dealers will install reflective tape on the rear bumper below the tail lights, free of charge. The recall began on May 11, 2017. Owners may contact Riverside customer service at 1-260-499-4578.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Riverside Mt. Mckinley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Riverside Whitewater | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Riverside Mt. Mckinley | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Riverside Whitewater | 0 | 2 | 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 17V270000.
Full record for the 2018 Riverside Mt. Mckinley → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →