2014 Grand Design Reflection 337RLS Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2014 Grand Design Reflection 337RLS, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Brakes450.0%
- Other / unspecified337.5%
- Body & structure112.5%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
BEARING GREESE IS MIGRATING THROUGH INNER GREASE SEAL AND CONTAIMENATING BRAKE SHOES AND DRUM SURFACE RESULTING IN A LOSS OF BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS. UPON INSPECTION ALL FOUR WHEEL HAD CONTAIMENATED BRAKES.
GREASE SEALS FOR WHEEL BEARINGS ON 3 OUT OF 4 WHEELS FAILED AT UNDER 2000 MILES. GREASE LEAKED ONTO BRAKE MECHANISMS, MAKING THEM SPONGY. 1 OUT OF 4 BRAKE ASSEMBLIES TOTALLY FAILED. GREASE SEALS AND WHEEL ASSEMBLIES ARE MANUFACTURED BY LIPPERT.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
GREASE SEALS FOR WHEEL BEARINGS ON 3 OUT OF 4 WHEELS FAILED AT UNDER 2000 MILES. GREASE LEAKED ONTO BRAKE MECHANISMS, MAKING THEM SPONGY. 1 OUT OF 4 BRAKE ASSEMBLIES TOTALLY FAILED. GREASE SEALS AND WHEEL ASSEMBLIES ARE MANUFACTURED BY LIPPERT.
WE PURCHASED A NEW GRAND DESIGN REFLECTION 5TH WHEEL IN APRIL OF 2014. WE HAVE HAD CONSIDERABLE PROBLEMS WITH IT, BUT NEVER EXPECTED TO FIND THAT THE BRAKES, GREASE SEALS, AND WHEEL BEARINGS WERE IN INSTALLED CORRECTLY. I BECAME AWARE THAT THERE WERE MANY REPORTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THE GREASE SEALS AND WHEEL BEARINGS. I WAS IN TEXAS AND WE HAD THE GREASE SEALS AND WHEEL BEARINGS SERVICED. I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THAT ALL OF THE GREASE SEALS WERE LEAKING AND THE BEARINGS WERE NOT ADJUSTED CORRECTLY. I HAD ALL OF THE GREASE SEALS REPLACED AND THE BEARINGS PACKED CORRECTLY AND INSTALLED CORRECTLY. I AM AMAZED THAT WE HAD NOT HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN THE 15,000 MILES THAT WE HAD TRAVELLED. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHILE CAMPING WITH THIS 5TH WHEEL CAMPER, UPON INSPECTION OF WHY THE FENDERS WERE VIBRATING SO MUCH WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, TWO OF THE BRACES WERE BROKEN AND READY TO FALL OFF. SINCE THEN I INSPECT THESE BRACES BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BY ONE BREAKING OFF AND HITTING A CAR ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE HAD ANOTHER OCCURRENCE WITH A BRACKET BREAKING OFF. I MENTIONED THE BRACKETS BREAKING ON A VISIT TO A DEALER. HIS REPLY WAS WE HAVE TO FIX THESE MANY TIMES. THIS SEEMS VERY UNSAFE TO HAVE THE BRACKET BREAKING OFF AND POSSIBLY HITTING A VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. THE BRACKETS DON'T BREAK OFF IN THE DRIVEWAY.THE BRACKET IS STEEL, SHAPED LIKE A "Z", DIMENSIONS OF ABOUT 14 INCHES X 1 INCH BY ABOUT 1/8 INCH THICK. AT THE BOTTOM A SELF TAPPING SCREW IS SCREWED THROUGH THE FENDER TO THE BRACKET AND AT THE TOP ANOTHER SELF TAPPING SCREW IS SCREWED THROUGH THE BRACKET AND INTO THE FRAME. THE FLEXING IS ABSORBED BY THE SCREW AND SINCE THEY ARE HARDENED WILL BREAK. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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