US NHTSA Recalls: Highland Ridge Travel Trailers

Washington, DC: As of Sunday, July 11, 2021, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”), a division of the US Department of Transportation, has posted a total of one-hundred (100) vehicle, tire, accessory or other automotive-related product recalls this past month.

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Additional information:

Among the one-hundred (100) recalls the NHTSA announced in June, came news of the following:

Highland Ridge Recreational Vehicles, LLC (“Highland”), a Shipshewana, Indiana establishment and subsidiary of Thor Industries, has recalled an estimated 3,072 model year 2020-2021 Mesa Ridge Limited, Mesa Ridge Lite, Open Range Light, Open Range Ultra Lite, 2019-2020 Mesa Ridge, 2019-2021 Open Range, 2020 Silverstar Limited and Silverstar Lite Fifth Wheel and Travel Trailers equipped with a Winntec model 6020 Two-Stage Propane Regulators marketed, sold and delivered in the United States.

Recall Category: Equipment – Propane Regulator may fail and cause fire

NHTSA Safety Notification 21V430000 reports the Regulator may fail, causing an increase in propane pressure.

According to the NHTSA, increased propane pressure can enlarge the flames in Gas Appliances, increasing the risk of a fire, explosion, burns and/or smoke inhalation with consequential life-changing or life-ending results.

==> If you have a medical emergency, please contact 9-1-1, your closest hospital or emergency center equipped to properly treat burns, scalds, blast injury, smoke inhalation and/or respiratory and/or cardiac injury.

Please note that under 49 United States Code § 30112(a), it is illegal for anyone, including a manufacturer, distributor, dealer or retailer to sell an item of equipment or vehicle that fails to comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards.

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Authorized Highland Ridge RV Dealers will replace the Regulator and test the Propane system for leaks, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 3, 2021. Owners may contact Highland Customer Service toll-free at 1-260-768-7771 during normal business hours, Monday to Friday, Eastern Standard Time (“EST”) for more information. No manufacturer’s designation was listed for this recall at press time.

==> You may also contact the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) during normal business hours, Eastern Standard Time, or visit https://www.safercar.gov/.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for vehicles manufactured, marketed and/or sold by Highland Ridge Recreational Vehicles, please search for “Highland Ridge” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for vehicles manufactured, marketed and/or sold by Thor Industries, please search for “Thor” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for accessories manufactured, marketed and/or under the Winntec brand, please search for “Winntec” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for vehicles manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the Highland Ridge Mesa Ridge brand, please search for “Mesa Ridge” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for vehicles manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the Highland Ridge Open Range brand, please search for “Open Range” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for vehicles manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the Highland Ridge Silverstar brand, please search for “Silverstar” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Crash hazards, please search for “crash” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Fire hazards, please search for “fire” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Amputation hazards, please search for “amputation” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Bone Fracture hazards, please search for “fracture” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Burn hazards, please search for “burn” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Concussion hazards, please search for “concussion” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Laceration hazards, please search for “laceration” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Injury hazards, please search for “injury” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Central Nervous System (“CNS”) damage, please search for “central nervous system (“CNS”) damage” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> You can use the NHTSA’s VIN Look-up Tool to determine if your specific vehicle is affected by this or other recent recall (major light vehicles only): https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls

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More information about this recall:
NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V430000
Recalls Direct RIN: 14658-2021
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