The 2002 R-Vision Trail Bay 3000 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 368 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the trailer hitches. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
TRAILER HITCHES03V0130002003-01-07368 affected
Defect
ON CERTAIN FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH AN UPPER DECK PIN BOX, THE FRONT SECTION OF THE UPPER DECK AT THE PIN BOX AREA HAS A PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE FLEXING.
Consequence
THIS EXCESSIVE FLEXIBILITY CAN CAUSE THE CRACKING OF THE SURROUNDING FRAME AND POTENTIALLY LOOSEN OR SEVER THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE FIFTH WHEEL AND THE TOWING VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A RETRO FIT KIT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 18, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT R-VISION AT 1-574-268-2111.
Complaints by component
TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY
2
TRAILER HITCHES
1
Total complaints3
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Tl*the contact owns a 2002 r-vision trail bay 3000 series 5th wheel trailer. The contact stated that there was a failure within the pin box. It was insufficient and not strong enough to actually tow a vehicle due to the flexing of the steel. The contact discovered nhtsa campaign id number…”
“Recall nhtsa#03v013000: on certain fifth wheel trailers equipped with an upper deck pin box, the front section of the upper deck at the pin box area has a problem with excessive flexing. Consumer indicated never received this recall on her vehicle. And this is a violation of the national traffic…”
“Nhtsa recall 03 v 013 000/pin box cracking: the consumer stated the dealer sold them this 5th wheel trailer without repairing the recall. The consumer wanted to know what recourse they may have concerning this issue. Please provide any further information. *jb”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2002 R-Vision Trail Bay 3000 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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