EquipmentRecall 15V-109 · Lance vehicles
Lance Camper Manufacturing. Corp. recall 15V-109 covers 550 Lance vehicles for a equipment problem, reported to NHTSA on February 24, 2015. The manufacturer's latest report (2016 Q2) shows 72% of affected vehicles repaired.
Source: NHTSA recall 15V109000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by the manufacturer.
The problem
Lance Camper Manufacturing Corp. (Lance) is recalling certain model year 2015 Slide-In Campers, and Travel Trailers built April 10, 2014, to December 15, 2014, and equipped with certain Latitude Awnings, styles GX and G, manufactured by Carefree of Colorado. The affected awnings may have screws that attach the lateral arm brackets to the mounting brackets that were not manufactured to specification.
The risk
The screws could fail, causing the supporting bracket to fail, and the awning to fall and potentially strike and injure a person beneath it.
The fix
Lance will notify owners, and dealers will remove and replace the defective screws, free of charge. The recall began on February 20, 2015. Owners may contact Lance customer service at 1-661-949-3322.
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Recall repairs are free. Confirm whether this recall is open on your vehicle by entering its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
How fast cars are being fixed
72%repaired
Share of affected vehicles repaired in each quarterly report the manufacturer filed with NHTSA.
Vehicles in this recall
Built from April 10, 2014 to December 15, 2014. Not every vehicle in these model years is included; check by VIN.