The 2006 Pilgrim Open Road has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 25,500 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the structure. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT08V3360002008-07-2425,500 affected
Defect
PILGRIM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MY 2004-2007 FIFTH WHEEL AND TRAVEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATOR MANUFACTURED BY THE DOMETIC CORPORATION. THE REFRIGERATOR MAY HAVE A DEFECT IN THE BOILER TUBE. PRESSURIZED COOLANT SOLUTION COULD BE RELEASED INTO AN AREA WHERE AN IGNITION SOURCE (GAS FLAME) IS PRESENT.
Consequence
RELEASE OF COOLANT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD IGNITE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy
PILGRIM WILL BE WORKING WITH DOMETIC TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS (PLEASE SEE 08E032). DOMETIC WILL REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS BY INSTALLING A SECONDARY BURN HOUSING, A THERMAL FUSE, AND A MELT FUSE FREE OF CHARGE. DOMETIC HAS RETAINED STERICYCLE INC. TO MANAGE THIS CAMPAIGN. STERICYCLE WILL ASSIST THE OWNER IN…
Complaints by component
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
2
EQUIPMENT
1
STRUCTURE
1
STRUCTURE:BODY
1
TRAILER HITCHES
1
TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY
1
Total complaints7
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Pinbox failed where connected to main frame. The failure caused the trailer front to fall approximately 3 inches, almost contacting the top of the truck bed rails. Failure was noticed when we stopped at an rv park at the end of day. Both left and right sides failed at the connection of the pinbox…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pilgrim open road. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, she noticed the front of the trailer dropped onto the bed side rails of the truck and king pin. The hitch went into the trailer. The metal had to be replaced due to fatigued. The rv was then…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pilgrim international open road camper rv with the original dometic refrigerator, model number m-332rks-5. The contact stated that the refrigerator was repaired under a manufacturer recall in which a secondary shield was installed around the burner. The contact was…”
“2006 pilgrim international open road 5th wheel pin box welding broke on right side and as a result the metal around the welding on the left side has also broken in a couple of spots. The pin box appears to be ready to go through the floor of the 5th wheel. Had we not discovered this prior to…”
“2006 pilgrim international open road 5th wheel pin box welding broke on right side and as a result the metal around the welding on the left side has also broken in a couple of spots. The pin box appears to be ready to go through the floor of the 5th wheel. Had we not discovered this prior to…”
“R.v.frame failure, ipperrtt mfg. Manufacturers the majority of all fames for trailer mfg's and there are numerous complaints about the poor welding and the frames breaking. Lippert will not stand behind there frames because they say they are building them to the mfg. Specs. My frame broke and…”
“My 2006 pilgrim open road 394rd4s-5 5th wheel trailer, purchased in calgary, ab, canada, suffered a catastrophic pin-box failure while my family and I were on vacation in california in july of this year. On arrival in san diego, we discovered the pin-box had gone from a 45 degree angle to…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2006 Pilgrim Open Road as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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