The 2016 Open Range 3x has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 180 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the structure. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT15V8340002015-12-11180 affected
Defect
Highland Ridge RV (Highland) is recalling certain model year 2015 Open Range fifth wheels and 2015-2016 3X fifth wheels and Highlander travel trailers manufactured May 8, 2014, to December 4, 2015 and equipped with a side vented sewer drainage system termination valve. The affected vehicles may be missing a caution…
Consequence
If the drain valve is left open, sewer gas may fill the recreational vehicle, increasing the risk of occupant injury.
Remedy
Highland will notify owners and send them the missing label, free of charge. The recall began on January 15, 2016. Owners may contact Highland customer service at 1-260-768-7771. Highland's number for this recall is 9904272.
Complaints by component
STRUCTURE
1
SUSPENSION
1
Total complaints2
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Spring hangers broke (manufactured by lippert). Previous recall # 14e052000. Both rear-most hangers broke while driving approximately 7 days apart. Each could have caused injury and/or death as we were driving on freeways at 60 mph. Contacted manufacturer but no action as yet. I have the broken…”
“Spring hangers broke (manufactured by lippert). Previous recall # 14e052000. Both rear-most hangers broke while driving approximately 7 days apart. Each could have caused injury and/or death as we were driving on freeways at 60 mph. Contacted manufacturer but no action as yet. I have the broken…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2016 Open Range 3x as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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