2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2017 Grand Design Solitude. Owners have filed 10 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Grand Design dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2017 Grand Design Solitude. Check your Solitude by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 10 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Grand Design Solitude. Grand Design has issued at least 6 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Read Grand Design Solitude owner complaints and bulletins, every year
Owners have filed 10 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Grand Design Solitude. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“The contact owns a 2017 Grand Design Solitude. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the contact became aware of a gap in the corner of the RV overhang, in the transition to the vehicle upper deck down to the lower deck.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11706718
“The steel Frame of the 5th wheel trailer developed broken welds and cracked metal tubing. This information should be included in the following current investigation. ODI PE24029”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11633748
“The contact owns a 2017 Grand Design Solitude RV. The contact stated that while driving, the rear axle suspension separated from vehicle. The contacted noticed that the rear axle shifted three inches towards the driver's side.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11434056
“THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GRAND DESIGN SOLITUDE FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT THE REAR WALL OF THE TRAILER HAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11415522
“BOUGHT NEW, AFTER 6 MONTHS OF USE THE BRAKES FAILED. THE LIPPERT AXLES ON THE COACH HAD FAILURE ON THE SEALS AND COATED THE BRAKES WITH GREASE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE ON A 16,000 TRAILER WITH NO BRAKES.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11071988
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2017 Grand Design Solitude is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Grand Design dealer.