Model year

2016 Highland Ridge FW Open Range

Trailer, Not Applicable, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from Dec 4, 2019 to Dec 4, 2019.

Recall campaigns covering this model year1148 vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints1Close to the median 2016 trailer
Severity index0.02016 trailers average 8.7
First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2016 Highland Ridge FW Open Range peaked in 2019, with 1 filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

00.250.50.751201912020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

100% of complaints about the 2016 Highland Ridge FW Open Range name suspension

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

Suspension
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls

One recall campaign covers the 2016 Highland Ridge FW Open Range

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Recall campaigns for the 2016 Highland Ridge FW Open Range
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
17V-065Feb 1, 2017Axle hangers on the affected vehicles may puncture the riser tube wall, allowing the axle to shift and become misalignedSuspension148Repair or modification
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2016 Highland Ridge FW Open Range

The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.

1 complaint on file, page 1 of 1.

  1. Filed Dec 4, 2019Failure Mar 1, 2017800 milesLincoln City, ORSuspension

    FRAME CRACKING IN SEVERAL PLACES AROUND SPRING SHACKLES, BETWEEN TIRES. STARTED AS STRESS FRACTURES. NOW HOLES AND CRACKS 12 INCHES LONG. I HAVE CONTACTED HIGHLAND RIDGE, LIPPERT FRAME COMPANY, SALES POINT. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST MY RV. HOWEVER AFTER LIPPERT SENT ME AN EMAIL TELLING ME THEY WOULD NO LONGER COMMUNICATE WITH ME. THEY INSTRUCTED ME THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE FOR HIGHLAND RIDGE TO HANDLE. I WENT ON A SPREE. I STOPPED EVERY OPEN RANGE 5TH WHEEL, TRAILER I COULD. ASKED THE OWNERS IF I COULD SLIDE UNDER THEIR RV AND CHECK THE FRAME. NEARLY ALL OF THE RV'S HAD CRACKED FRAMES IN THE SAME PLACES. I RECONNECTED ALL PREVIOUS AGENCIES TO INFORM THEM OF WHAT I FOUND. NEW PICTURES OF UPDATED ISSUES. LIKE TIRES RUBBING ON FRAME WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY TURNING CORNERS. TIRES WEARING OUT EXCESSIVELY AND IN ODD PATTERNS. THEY ALL HAVE THROWN THEIR HANDS IN THE AIR. THEY ARE NOT CONCERNED OF THE ISSUE. IF YOU LOOK ON THE WEB BOTH COMPANIES HAVE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS. ESPECIALLY LIPPERT. THE 316 AND 345 FRAMES ARE SHARED BY ALL MANUFACTURES. SO ITS NOT JUST A PROBLEM WITH HIGHLAND. IT CROSSES OVER TO BIG HORN, COUGARS, 32 TO 36 FOOT 5TH WHEELS AND TRAILERS. THE DAMAGE IS DONE WHEN YOU ARE BACKING INTO RV SPACES. THE SPRING SHACKLES ROLL THE BOX RECTANGLE TUBING. THIS TUBING IS MOUNTED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE RV I BEAM. THE ROLLING IS LITERALLY TEARING THE WEB OF THE I BEAM. CRACKING THE BOTTOM FLANGE OF THE I BEAM OFF THE WEB. DURING TURNS AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE RV ROLLS AND PITCHES. SOMETIMES YOU CAN SEE THE TIRES OUTSIDE OF THE WHEEL WELL. ROLLING THE SHACKLES AS MUCH AS 4 INCHES SIDE TO SIDE. WHEN LEAVING PARKING LOTS IT IS REALLY NOTICEABLE. THE RV ROCKS BACK AND FORTH EVEN AFTER STRAIGHTENING OUT. BOTH COMPANIES BLAME EACH OTHER. IT'S LIKE 3RD GRADE PLAY GROUND ARGUMENT. I HAVE OTHER OWNER INFO

    NHTSA complaint 11286782
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
Service bulletins

1 manufacturer communication cover this model year

Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

  • SRP 23-090 Apr 6, 2023 ยท Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    Slide Out Crack - Standard Repair Instructions
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.