2018 Livin Lite Camplite 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 2018 Livin Lite Camplite, 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
- Body & structure4100.0%
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
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
PETITION TO EXPAND RECALL 18V-643 / SAFETY DEFECT REPORT Vehicle: 2018 Livin' Lite CampLite 16DBS I am writing to formally report a critical structural safety defect in the frame and drawbar assembly of my 2018 Livin' Lite CampLite 16DBS travel trailer. I respectfully request that the NHTSA investigate this condition and petition to expand NHTSA Recall 18V-643 to include the 16DBS model line. Background and Context (Recall 18V-643) NHTSA Campaign Number 18V-643 covers select 2017–2019 Livin' Lite CampLite trailers (models 21BHS, 21RBS, 23RKS, and 23RLS). The recall identifies drawbar/tongue frame welds that are prone to severe stress cracking under normal highway operation, creating an immediate risk of frame detachment while towing. My 2018 CampLite 16DBS shares the same frame fabrication methods, materials, and drawbar geometry as the larger models recalled under 18V-643. Description of Defect During a recent safety inspection, I identified structural failure on my 16DBS trailer mirroring the defect described in Recall 18V-643: Location: Cracking along the drawbar/A-frame tongue welds near main frame junction. Photos to be attached. Note: photos are identical to those shown the recall remedy photos. Condition: Visible structural cracks extending through the weld bead. Usage History: Operated strictly within Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) limits, with no off-road abuse, accidents, or frame modifications. Without intervention, this defect poses a direct risk of catastrophic drawbar separation at highway speeds. Requested Action Given that this manufacturing defect extends beyond the currently recalled 21-foot and 23-foot models, I request that NHTSA: Initiate an inquiry into expanding Recall 18V-643 to cover the 2018 Livin' Lite CampLite 16DBS and other models manufactured in the same timeframe.
Both trailer drawbars where they connect to the main frame of the trailer cracked where on the verge of failure.
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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